TCU set to take on UTSA in Wednesday road contest
12/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2006
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Game #8 • Dec. 6, 2006 • TCU (4-3) at UT-San Antonio (3-5)
7 p.m. (CT) • UTSA Convocation Center • San Antonio, Texas
Television: None
Radio: 103.3 FM ESPN and KTCU 88.7 FM
The Horned Frogs Against the Roadrunners
• TCU is 6-3 all time against UT-San Antonio in a series that dates back to 1981.
• Seven of the nine games have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
• The Horned Frogs have won three straight meetings, with the most recent coming on Dec. 15, 2001, a 91-85 decision in Fort Worth.
• Oddly, TCU has a better record against UTSA in games played in San Antonio (3-1), than in games played in Fort Worth (3-2).
Looking For One Away From Home
• TCU is 0-2 on the road this year after a 74-53 loss in Moraga, Calif., to St. Mary's on Nov. 21 and a 63-35 loss at Oklahoma on Dec. 2.
• The Horned Frogs' last road victory came in the second round of the 2005 NIT, a 78-76 overtime win at Western Michigan.
Rare Home-and-Home
• In addition to Wednesday's game, TCU and UTSA will also meet in Fort Worth on Dec. 27 (exactly three weeks later) as part of a season home-and-home package.
• It is the first time that TCU has played two non-conference games in a season against the same team since 1994-95, when the Horned Frogs played Louisiana Tech in Fort Worth and Ruston, La.
• The Horned Frogs also played home-and-home series with Louisiana Tech in both 1992-93 and 1993-94.
Local Flavor
• TCU is 2-1 this year against schools from the state of Texas. The Horned Frogs beat Stephen F. Austin (59-53) and UT-Arlington (97-89), but lost to Texas Tech (70-60).
• Of the Horned Frogs' 13 nonconference games, TCU has six against programs in the state of Texas. In addition, five more are versus schools from bordering states (Louisiana-3, Oklahoma-1 and Arkansas-1).
A Littleton Connection
• Longtime friends, TCU assistant coach Jeff Luster and UTSA head coach Brooks Thompson, were high school teammates at Littleton High School in Littleton, Colo.
• The Lions won the 1989 Colorado Class 4A state title with a 24-0 record that year, and Thompson was named the 4A Player of the Year.
• Thompson was a senior on that team, while Luster was a junior.
Points of Emphasis
• TCU averaged 76.0 points per game over their first three outings, but have scored just 53.0 per game over the past four games.
• The Horned Frogs shot 46.5 percent in the first three games (74-for-159), but only 38.1 percent since (77-for-202).
Benchmarks
• The TCU bench has outscored opposing benches by an amazing 224-115 count through seven games, which figures to 16 points per game (32-16).
• In addition, the Horned Frog reserves have outscored the TCU starters 224-216.
• TCU is 4-1 when its bench outscores the opposing bench, and 0-2 when being outscored.
We Walk the Line
• TCU has been awarded just 17 free throws in the team's last two games combined.
• The Horned Frogs attemped just eight against Texas Tech and nine at Oklahoma.
• The Horned Frogs are averaging 36.5 free throw attempts per game in their four wins and 11.0 in their three losses.
