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1/19/2026 7:08:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs to host Cowboys on Tuesday
FORT WORTH – TCU (11-7, 1-4) will try for its fourth-straight win over Oklahoma State (14-4, 2-3) when the Cowboys visit Schollmaier Arena on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. tip on ESPN+.
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- The Horned Frogs are 8-4 at home this season.
- Of TCU's four Big 12 losses, three were by six points or less.
- Sophomore David Punch leads the team in points (14.2) and rebounds (7.7).
- Punch is one of three players nationally averaging at least 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
- Punch's 2.3 blocks per game ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally.
- Punch ranks 10th in the Big 12 with 7.7 rebounds per game.
- Punch's free throw percentage has improved from 52.9 percent last season to 63.4 percent this season.- Senior Jayden Pierre is at 969 career points, 31 away from 1,000.
- Pierre is TCU's top 3-point threat shooting 41.3 percent from three. He has made a three in all but two games.
- Harding ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally with 6.2 assists per game.
- Harding has had five or more assists in seven-straight games.
- Harding ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 1.9 steals per game.
- Harding is one of three players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8 points, 6 assists and 1 steal.
- Sophomore Micah Robinson has come off the bench in every game and averages 10.3 points.
- Robinson has made at least one 3-pointer in seven-straight games.
- Junior Liutauras Lelevicius is 24-of-24 from the free throw line, tied for the most in the nation without a miss.
- TCU ranks 25th nationally in KenPom's defensive efficiency rating at 99.0.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 14.3 turnovers forced per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 39th nationally in turnover margin at +3.2.
- TCU tied a season-low with eight turnovers at Utah, the seventh time this season the Frogs have had less than 10.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 7.6 steals per game.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 34th nationally with 15.5 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 15th nationally with 5.4 blocks per game.
- It is Jamie Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 515 career wins ranks 20th among active coaches.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 124-44 overall and 47-36 in Big 12 games.
- 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
- Oklahoma State is 14-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12 following an exciting 84-83 win over Kansas State late Saturday night. Vyctorius Miller was fouled on a 3-point shot with 2.8 seconds left and hit all three free throws.
- Anthony Roy leads the team in scoring with 17.9 points per game, which ranks 11th in the Big 12. His 90 percent free throw shooting leads the conference and is 25th nationally. Roy is also one of the top 3-point shooters making 44.7 percent, which ranks second in the Big 12 and 12th nationally.
- The Cowboys have one of the top scoring offenses in the country, ranking 13th nationally in points per game at 88.2.
SERIES HISTORY
- Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 29-15,
- TCU has won 11 of the last 15 meetings, including the last three.
- The series is tied, 9-9, in games played in Fort Worth with TCU winning the past seven in Schollmaier Arena.
- Last season's meeting was won by a 3-pointer from Vasean Allette with .4 seconds remaining. After leading the entire game, the Frogs fell behind with 18 seconds to play before the final possession began with 3.2 remaining.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU made 13 of its final 14 shot attempts but could never get the advantage on Utah in an 82-79 loss at the Huntsman Center Saturday. Micah Robinson's game-tying 3-point attempt on the final possession fell short.
- David Punch scored a career-high 22 points to go with six rebounds.
UP NEXT
- TCU will look for its fourth-straight win at Baylor when the Horned Frogs face the Bears on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
