TCU
Iowa State
Preview: No. 24 Iowa State
1/18/2024 6:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Top 25 matchup will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday
FORT WORTH - No. 19 TCU will host its third top 25 team Saturday against No. 24 Iowa State at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.
NOTES
- TCU is one of six schools among Power 6 conferences to start play with four-straight NCAA NET Quad 1 games.
- TCU is 9-0 at home. The Frogs were unbeaten at home in the nonconference for the third time under Jamie Dixon.
- The Frogs have won its last three games at home to Top 25-ranked teams dating back to last season.
- It is just the ninth time two ranked teams have played at Schollmaier Arena (3-5). Eight have come under Dixon.
- TCU is 8-4 against AP Top 25 teams at home in the past two seasons.
- TCU's four losses this season are all to teams ranked in the top 40 of the NET and all Quadrant 1 defeats.
- TCU is ranked for the first time this season, coming in at No. 19 in the AP Top 25 poll.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 30-22 as a Top 25 team. The Frogs are 21-19 all-time as a ranked team on the road.
- Of TCU's 35 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 21 have come under Dixon.
- TCU is shooting 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
- TCU has a scoring margin of 15.0, which ranks 17th nationally.
- Emanuel Miller earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday.
- Miller leads the team and ranks tied for fifth in the Big 12 with 16.7 points per game.
- Miller has reached 20 points in four of the last eight games.
- Miller is also the team leader in rebounds with 5.8 per game, which ranks 16th in the Big 12.
- Trevian Tennyson has made nine of his last 14 attempts from three.
- Jameer Nelson Jr. ranks second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally with 2.4 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of two players in the Big 12 that is averaging at least 11.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
- TCU leads the nation with 22.2 fastbreak points per game. No other team averages 20.
- TCU ranks 11th nationally in shortest possession length at 15.0 seconds per offensive possession.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and ninth nationally with 10.2 steals per game.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 16th nationally with 16.2 turnovers forced per game.
- The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but two games this season (Houston and Nevada).
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and eighth nationally with 18.9 assists per game. The best under Dixon is 18.9 in '17-'18.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally with 83.6 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in '17-'18.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 36th nationally with a turnover margin of +3.5.
- TCU has held its opponents to less than 30 percent from 3-point range in six of the last seven home games.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 99-34 overall and 36-29 in Big 12 games.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU led by as many as 11 points, but could not hold on in an 81-77 overtime loss at Cincinnati Tuesday.
- The Frogs made a season-high 11 3-pointers.
- Trevian Tennyson led the Frogs in scoring for the second time in four games with 17 points.
About the Opponent
- Iowa State is coming off an 87-72 loss at BYU on Tuesday and dropped to 1-2 in road games.
- The Cyclones are led in scoring and rebounding by Tamin Lipsey's 14.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
- ISU is one of the top defensive teams in the nation, ranking in the top five nationally in efficiency and points allowed.
Series History
- Iowa State leads the all-time series 15-14. TCU has a 7-6 advantage in games played in Fort Worth.
- ISU has won the last three meetings, but prior to that, TCU had won eight of the past nine.
- The last two games in Fort Worth were decided by three or fewer points. Last season was a 69-67 win by ISU.
- The last meeting in the series was a 70-59 win by No. 19 Iowa State over No. 22 TCU in Ames.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play at Stillwater, Okla., on Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
