TCU
Oral Roberts
Preview: Oral Roberts
12/17/2025 12:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs Host Golden Eagles Thursday at 7 p.m.
FORT WORTH – TCU (7-3) will play its second game amid a stretch that includes three games in seven days when the Horned Frogs host Oral Roberts (5-8) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.
Tickets for TCU's remaining December games are on sale for as low as $10. Another option for purchase is the Dixon Deal, which includes a ticket and 24 oz. drink and your choice of any two of the following items: hot dog, peanuts, popcorn, pretzel or candy. Voucher must be picked up at will call.
NOTES
- Schollmaier Arena, then the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, held its first game on Dec. 18, 1961, a 63-61 win over Centenary. The facility is the third oldest in the Big 12 Conference behind Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938) and Allen Fieldhouse (1955).
- TCU is 4-3 at home this season and will play its next four games at Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU's top returner in scoring and rebounding, David Punch, leads in those categories this season with 13.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He has scored at least 12 points in the last five games.
- Punch's 2.4 blocks per game ranks first in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally.
- Punch is shooting 56.0 percent from the field which ranks fifth in the Big 12.
- Punch is the only player nationally averaging at least 13.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks.
- Six different players have led the team in scoring through the 10 games so far this season.
- Jayden Pierre is TCU's top 3-point threat, making 41.7 percent from deep and 2.0 threes per game.
- Harding ranks first in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally with 2.4 steals per game.
- Harding ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 30th nationally with 5.8 assists per game.
- Harding ranks sixth in the Big 12 with a 2.9 assist/turnover radio.
- TCU ranks 23rd nationally in KenPom's defensive efficiency rating at 97.5 and 15th in turnover percentage at 22.4.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 27th nationally with 16.0 turnovers forced per game.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 27th nationally in turnover margin at +4.3.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 8.4 steals per game.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 15.9 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally with 5.3 blocks per game.
- TCU returns nine players and welcome seven newcomers as well as two others who redshirted last season.
- TCU returns six "scholarship" players from last season, the second most in the Big 12 only to Houston's nine.
- It is Jamie Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 511 career wins ranks 20th among active coaches.
- Under Dixon, TCU has a record of 91-21 in November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 110-20 against nonconference teams including 73-7 in Schollmaier Arena.
- Dixon was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in August.
- Dixon is one of just 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Oral Roberts is 5-8 on the season following a 63-62 loss at Missouri State on Tuesday and is 0-5 on the road.
- The Golden Eagles are led in scoring by Ty Harper's 16.8 points per game.
- ORU leads the Summit League and rank 31st nationally in free throw percentage at 77.3 percent. Harper is shooting 81 percent.
- ORU was picked to finish ninth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
- TCU leads the all-time series 4-1 with a 3-1 lead in Fort Worth.
- The Frogs and Golden Eagles have met twice since Jamie Dixon has been the head coach and won both. The first meeting was 79-62 on Nov. 11, 2018 and the latest was 71-63 on Dec. 2, 2021.
- It will be the second team from the Summit League that TCU has faced after defeating Kansas City, 81-45, earlier this season.
LAST TIME OUT
- David Punch scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half to help lead TCU to a 69-65 comeback win over Incarnate Word Monday night in Schollmaier Arena.
- Brock Harding scored six of TCU's final eight points to win after trailing by 14 in the first half.
- Punch had five of TCU's season-high nine blocked shots.
UP NEXT
- In its final game before Christmas, TCU will host Florida A&M on Sunday at 3 p.m.
