TCU MBB at Kansas State Preview & Game Thread

FORT WORTH – TCU will hit the highway for two-straight video games, beginning with Kansas State on Saturday at 5:30 pm on ESPN2.

NOTES

– The Horned Frogs have received seven of their final 10 video games, together with 5 of their final six.

– TCU has outrebounded its opponents in every of the final six video games with an general margin of +6.8.

– TCU is 5-5 away from Schollmaier this season, together with 3-5 in highway video games.

– Six of TCU’s losses had been by six factors or much less. Four of their losses had been to 4 of the present prime 5 ranked groups.

– A win Saturday would give TCU three sweeps of Big 12 opponents for the second time and first since 2018.

– A win Saturday would give TCU its ninth Big 12 win, tying its most ever. TCU had 9 wins in 2018 and 2023-25.

– A win Saturday would give TCU its most Big 12 wins (6) over seven video games.

– Sophomore David Punch leads the staff in factors (13.9) and rebounds (6.6).

– Punch is one in every of two gamers averaging at least 13.5 factors, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 help, 1.0 steal and a couple of.0 blocks.

– Punch’s 2.1 blocks per recreation ranks second within the Big 12 and twenty first nationally.

– TCU is 4-1 since Micah Robinson was inserted into the beginning lineup. He is averaging 10.6 factors this season.

– Xavier Edmonds ranks seventh within the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per recreation in convention play.

– Edmonds is averaging extra factors (14.5-10.5) and rebounds (8.3-4.2) in Big 12 play than he did in nonconference.

– Edmonds’ eight double-doubles this season is essentially the most at TCU since Kevin Samuel in 2020 (11).

– Only JT Toppin (TTU) has extra double-doubles (9) in convention play than Edmonds (8).

– Liutauras Lelevicius is TCU’s prime 3-point risk at 40.2 p.c. He is capturing 46.9 p.c in Big 12 play.

– Brock Harding ranks third within the Big 12 and twenty fifth nationally with 5.9 assists per recreation.

– Harding has had 4 or extra assists in all however two (at CU, at UCF) Big 12 recreation.

– Harding ranks fifth within the Big 12 with 1.75 steals per recreation.

– Harding is one in every of six gamers within the Big 12 averaging at least 8.0 factors, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal.

– Tanner Toolson is six factors away from 1,000 for his profession.

– TCU ranks twenty seventh in defensive effectivity with a score of 98.8 in response to KenPom.

– TCU ranks third within the Big 12 with 13.8 turnovers pressured per recreation.

– TCU ranks third within the Big 12 in turnover margin at +2.6.

– TCU has had lower than 10 turnovers in a recreation 9 occasions together with a season-low seven final trip vs. Arizona St.

– TCU ranks third within the Big 12 with 7.8 steals per recreation.

– TCU ranks third within the Big 12 and twenty eighth nationally with 14.8 fastbreak factors per recreation.

– TCU ranks second within the Big 12 and twenty eighth nationally with 4.8 blocks per recreation.

– It is Jamie Dixon’s tenth season with the Horned Frogs. His 522 profession wins ranks twentieth amongst energetic coaches.

– Dixon is one in every of simply 11 energetic head coaches who’ve made at least 15 appearances within the NCAA Tournament.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

– Kansas State is 11-17 general and 2-13 within the Big 12 following a 79-70 loss at Colorado on Wednesday.

– The Wildcats are led by All-American PJ Haggerty’s 23.5 factors per recreation which ranks third within the NCAA. No one has scored extra subject objectives than Haggerty’s 246.

– KSU makes 9.5 3-pointers per recreation, which ranks second within the Big 12.

HISTORY SERIES

– Kansas State leads 21-15 general and 9-6 in Manhattan.

– TCU has received six of the final eight conferences, together with 4 straight, and received 4 of the final 5 in Manhattan.

– The Frogs are going for his or her third collection sweep of the Wildcats. TCU received the collection final season and in 2020.

– In the assembly on Feb. 7, Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 factors and 10 rebounds as TCU erased an 18-point deficit to win 84-82. The Frogs scored the ultimate seven factors of the sport.

LAST TIME OUT

– TCU withstood foul bother to prime Arizona State, 90-78, Tuesday night time at Schollmaier Arena.

– A complete of 52 fouls had been known as. It pressured three of TCU starters (Edmonds, Pierre, Punch) to play restricted minutes.

– Micah Robinson tied a profession excessive with 20 factors and led TCU in rebounding with eight.

UP NEXT

– TCU will play at No. 16 Texas Tech on Tuesday at 6 pm on FS1.

Preview offered by TCU Athletics.