Saturday, January 27
Lubbock, Texas
2 PM
TCU
at
Texas Tech
Preview: at Texas Tech
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Horned Frogs face Lady Raiders at 2 p.m. on Saturday
FORT WORTH – TCU is set for its first of two battles this season against its west Texas rival with a trip to Lubbock on Saturday to face Texas Tech.
The Horned Frogs and Lady Raiders are no stranger to one another, having collided 62 times on the hardwood. TCU holds a 14-11 record in the all-time series between the programs since the turn of the 21st century.
The Lady Raiders return the trip to Fort Worth on Feb. 28 in TCU's final regular season home game in 2023-24.
The Game
Teams: TCU (15-4, 2-6 Big 12) at Texas Tech (15-6, 4-4 Big 12)
Date: 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 27
Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas
Coverage
Television: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Meeting: 63rd
All-Time Series: Texas Tech leads, 48-14
Since joining Big 12: TCU leads, 13-11
Date Series Began: Feb. 2, 1980
Last Game Played: March 1, 2023
Last Meeting: Texas Tech won, 66-49
Current Win Streak: Texas Tech, W3
TCU at Home: 1-0
TCU on the Road: 1-0
TCU on a Neutral Court: 1-0
Largest Margin of Victory by TCU: 21, (Jan. 13, 2016)
Largest Margin of Victory by Texas Tech: 59 (March 4, 1983)
Longest Winning Streak by TCU: 4, (Jan. 7, 2018-Present
Longest Winning Streak by Texas Tech: 37 (Feb. 2, 1980-Dec. 22, 1999)
Series Since TCU Joined Big 12
TCU Record in Series: 13-11
TCU at Home: 8-3
TCU on the Road: 4-7
TCU on a Neutral Court: 1-1
Last 10 Games
Date W/L Score Location
3/1/23 L 66-49 Lubbock
1/7/23 L 78-70 Fort Worth
3/2/22 L 89-79 Lubbock
1/19/22 W 51-50 Fort Worth
1/23/21 W 61-53 Fort Worth
12/19/20 L 78-72 Lubbock
3/1/20 L 87-83 Lubbock
1/8/20 W 80-76 Fort Worth
2/6/19 W 70-63 Lubbock
1/16/19 W 78-70 Lubbock
Series Notes: Texas Tech
The Horned Frogs and Lady Raiders are no stranger to one another, having collided 62 times on the hardwood. TCU holds a 14-11 record in the all-time series between the programs since the turn of the 21st century.
The Lady Raiders return the trip to Fort Worth on Feb. 28 in TCU's final regular season home game in 2023-24.
The Game
Teams: TCU (15-4, 2-6 Big 12) at Texas Tech (15-6, 4-4 Big 12)
Date: 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 27
Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas
Coverage
Television: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
- Ron Thulin, play-by-play
- Brandi Poole, analyst
- Chris Blake, play-by-play
- TCU and Texas Tech have split their last 12 meetings on the hardwood.
- The Horned Frogs and Lady Raiders were pegged to finish ninth and 10th, respectively in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll.
- The teams share a common opponent in Tulsa. TCU downed the Golden Hurricane 82-50 on Dec. 1 behind a 41-point masterclass from Madison Conner. Tulsa got the upper hand on Texas Tech three weeks later, bettering the Lady Raiders 66-58 at the Maui Classic.
- TCU will double its overall win total from last season with a win over the Lady Raiders.
- TCU can secure its first Big 12 victory since the 2020-21 campaign on Saturday.
- A victory in Lubbock gives TCU its fifth win over a team featured in the top-100 of the NET Rankings.
- Sedona Prince was one of 10 finalists for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award on Friday. Prince is the first Frog to ever receive the recognition.
- Prince continues to be the only player in the country averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game despite being sidelined for the last three weeks with a hand injury.
- TCU lost exactly two-thirds of its scoring with injuries to Prince (21.2 ppg), Madison Conner (21.0 ppg) and Jaden Owens (7.9 ppg).
- TCU is one of only two teams ranking in the top-10 nationally in 3-point percentage differential and 3-point percentage defense. The other? National No. 1 South Carolina.
- TCU is the lone D1 program that ranks in the top-five in 3-point percentage differential (4th, .123) and 3-pointers per game (5th, 9.7).
- TCU is 70 deep balls shy of breaking the program's single-season record for 3-pointers
- TCU has held 17 of its 19 foes under their season scoring average, including both of its ballgames against AP top-10 teams.
- TCU is ninth nationally in field goal percentage defense (25.0). No opposing team has connected above a 42 percent clip from the field vs. the Horned Frogs.
- TCU is second in the Big 12 and 17th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.37).
- TCU assisted on 75 percent-or-more of its field goals for the eighth time this season on Tuesday.
- UCF became the 14th opponent TCU has kept at-or-below 25 percent from distance. The Horned Frogs limited the Knights to 3-14 shooting behind the arc.
- TCU is 19th nationally and one of three Big 12 teams inside the top-20 in effective field goal percentage (.536), which places a greater emphasis on 3-point field goals.
- The Horned Frogs jumped two spots to 36th in the NCAA NET Rankings following their win over UCF. TCU has yet to dip outside the top-40 of the rankings.
- TCU guaranteed itself a winning overall record for the first time in four seasons with Tuesday's win.
- TCU tallied the final nine points in its victory against UCF. The Horned Frogs outscored the Knights by a combined 42-27 margin in the first and fourth frames.
- Sarah Sylvester, the first-ever TCU student-athlete to play varsity volleyball and basketball in the same season, played the final minute of the third quarter vs. UCF with TCU trailing 48-47.
- TCU installed the 5-out motion offense ahead of Tuesday's game. The Horned Frogs promptly matched their season-high for points scored in the first quarter (27).
- Agnes Emma-Nnopu ranks eighth in the nation in offensive rebounds among all guards 5-11-or-shorter. She has snagged 51 this season (2.7 per game). Emma-Nnopu's eight offensive boards against ACU were tied for the second-most in a game by any player this season.
- Aaliyah Roberson scored a career-best 17 points vs. UCF. The 6-2 sophomore is averaging 13 points and 4.7 rebounds per game since sliding into TCU's starting five.
- Give Mark Campbell a combined 30-game year-over-year win improvement in three seasons as a head coach.
- Mark the second time in three seasons as a head coach Campbell has doubled a team's win total from the previous season.
- Put Campbell within three victories of becoming the winningest first-year head coach in program history.
- Be Campbell's 55th career head coaching victory.
- Guarantee TCU a winning record following the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
- Signify TCU's first Big 12 road win since an 83-79 defeat of Oklahoma on March 4, 2021.
- Give TCU a 14-10 edge under the Big 12 umbrella in the all-time series between the programs.
- Be TCU's 185th overall victory in its 12-year Big 12 era.
- Stake the Horned Frogs to their first win in Lubbock in five seasons.
Meeting: 63rd
All-Time Series: Texas Tech leads, 48-14
Since joining Big 12: TCU leads, 13-11
Date Series Began: Feb. 2, 1980
Last Game Played: March 1, 2023
Last Meeting: Texas Tech won, 66-49
Current Win Streak: Texas Tech, W3
TCU at Home: 1-0
TCU on the Road: 1-0
TCU on a Neutral Court: 1-0
Largest Margin of Victory by TCU: 21, (Jan. 13, 2016)
Largest Margin of Victory by Texas Tech: 59 (March 4, 1983)
Longest Winning Streak by TCU: 4, (Jan. 7, 2018-Present
Longest Winning Streak by Texas Tech: 37 (Feb. 2, 1980-Dec. 22, 1999)
Series Since TCU Joined Big 12
TCU Record in Series: 13-11
TCU at Home: 8-3
TCU on the Road: 4-7
TCU on a Neutral Court: 1-1
Last 10 Games
Date W/L Score Location
3/1/23 L 66-49 Lubbock
1/7/23 L 78-70 Fort Worth
3/2/22 L 89-79 Lubbock
1/19/22 W 51-50 Fort Worth
1/23/21 W 61-53 Fort Worth
12/19/20 L 78-72 Lubbock
3/1/20 L 87-83 Lubbock
1/8/20 W 80-76 Fort Worth
2/6/19 W 70-63 Lubbock
1/16/19 W 78-70 Lubbock
Series Notes: Texas Tech
- TCU is 14-11 versus the Lady Raiders in the 21st century. Texas Tech's extended winning streak at the expense of the Horned Frogs was during the teams' shared Southwest Conference era and in the charter years of the formation of the Big 12.
- TCU last won in Lubbock on Feb. 6, 2019, in a 70-63 victory.
- Tomi Taiwo knocked down eight 3-pointers in TCU's 78-70 home defeat to Texas Tech last season. The eight long balls are the fifth-most in a game in program history. Taiwo's eight 3-pointers were the most-ever in a game vs. a Big 12 opponent. They ranked second in TCU's Big 12 era single game history until Madison Conner drained 10 against Tulsa on Dec. 1.
- TCU's Big 12 era winning percentage vs. Texas Tech (.542) is its second highest against the conference's charter members.
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