TCU
Oklahoma
Preview: No. 9 Oklahoma
1/8/2024 5:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs will host Sooners Wednesday at 8 p.m.
NOTES
- TCU (11-3, 0-1 Big 12) will face its second of three-straight top 10 teams when it hosts No. 9 Oklahoma (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
- TCU finished its nonconference slate 7-0 at home, unbeaten for the third time under Jamie Dixon.
- TCU won its last home game against a top 10 opponent, a 75-73 victory over No. 9 Texas on March 1, 2023.
- TCU last played three-straight top 10 teams two seasons ago. The Frogs defeated No. 9 Texas Tech on Feb. 26, 2022 and beat No. 6 Kansas on March 1 before falling two days later to the Jayhawks in Lawrence on March 3.
- TCU was 6-8 against AP Top 25 teams last season. It was the most wins over ranked teams in program history.
- Of TCU's 34 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 19 have come in the last six seasons under Dixon.
- TCU's remaining strength of schedule rank is 11th nationally according to ESPN's BPI.
- TCU has a scoring margin of 17.8, which ranks 10th nationally.
- Emanuel Miller leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 16.3 points per game.
- Miller is also the team leader in rebounds with 5.9 per game, which ranks 15th in the Big 12.
- Miller ranks sixth in the Big 12 in shooting percentage at 50.0 and sixth in free throw percentage at 84.1.
- Jameer Nelson Jr. ranks second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally with 2.7 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of 11 players nationally that is averaging at least 11.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
- Trevian Tennyson has made 12 of his last 19 attempts from 3-point range over the past four games.
- Oklahoma State transfer Avery Anderson is 6-2 all-time and averages 15 points against Oklahoma.
- TCU leads the nation with 24.5 fastbreak points per game. No other team averages 20.
- TCU ranks fourth nationally in average possession length at 14.4 seconds per offensive possession.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and eighth nationally with 10.9 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 17.0 turnovers forced per game.
- The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but one game (Nevada) this season.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and seventh nationally in assists with 19.3 per game
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 13th nationally with 85.4 points per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 13th nationally with a turnover margin of +4.4.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 21st nationally in field goal percentage at 49.7 percent.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 97-34 overall and 34-29 in Big 12 games.
LAST TIME OUT
- A game with 11 ties and 26 lead changes resulted in a 83-81 loss at No. 2 Kansas on Saturday.
- Trevian Tennyson scored a season-high 24 points and Emanuel Miller scored 20 and added five rebounds.
- Tennyson tied a career-high with six 3-pointers on eight attempts. He was a season-best 9-of-12 from the field.
- TCU was without JaKobe Coles (foot) for the second-straight game due to injury.
About the Opponent
- Oklahoma is 13-1 on the season and 1-0 in the Big 12 following a 71-63 win over Iowa State on Saturday.
- The Sooners are led in scoring by Otega Oweh who averages 14.9 points and Javian McCollum who averages 14.7.
- Wednesday will be OU's first road game of the season.
Series History
- Oklahoma leads the all-time series 28-7, including an 11-3 advantage in Fort Worth.
- TCU has won three of the last four meetings, but the Sooners won last, 74-60, in Norman on March 4, 2023.
- The Horned Frogs have won the past two meetings in Fort Worth. Last season's meeting was TCU's largest win in the series, a 79-52 win on Jan. 24, 2023.
- The last time a ranked OU team visited Schollmaier Arena was Dec. 30, 2017. It was a 90-89 win by the No. 12 Sooners. The last time a top 10-ranked Sooner team was in Fort Worth was March 4, 2016 when they were No. 6.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host No. 2 Houston on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
