TCU
Arizona State
Preview: Arizona State
2/23/2026 11:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs and Sun Devils Play at 8 p.m.
FORT WORTH – TCU (17-10, 7-7) continues its two-game homestand with an 8 p.m. game against Arizona State (14-13, 5-9) on Tuesday which will air on CBSSN.
NOTES
- Â Â The Horned Frogs have won six of their last nine games, including four of their last five.
- Â Â TCU is 12-5 at home this season and have won their last three.
- Â Â In the Frogs' last four home wins, they have outscored opponents 41-2 to finish games after trailing late.
- Â Â Of TCU's 10 losses this season, six were by six points or less.
- Â Â Sophomore David Punch leads the team in points (14.2) and rebounds (6.7).
-Â Â Â Punch is the only player averaging at least 14 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 2.0 blocks.
-Â Â Â Punch's 2.1 blocks per game ranks second in the Big 12 and 21st nationally.
- Â Â Punch ranks 11th in the Big 12 with 6.7 rebounds per game.
- Â Â Xavier Edmonds ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 8.4 rebounds per game in conference play.
- Â Â Edmonds is averaging more points (14.4-10.5) and rebounds (8.4-4.2) in Big 12 play than he did in nonconference.
- Â Â Edmond has had a double-double in eight of the last nine games.
- Â Â Edmonds' eight double-doubles this season is the most at TCU since Kevin Samuel in 2020 (11).
- Â Â Only JT Toppin (TTU) has more double-doubles (9) in conference play than Edmonds (8).
- Â Â Liutauras Lelevicius is TCU's top 3-point threat at 41.9 percent. He is shooting 51.1 percent in Big 12 play.
- Â Â Brock Harding ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 31st nationally with 5.7 assists per game.
- Â Â Harding has had four or more assists in all but two (at CU, at UCF) Big 12 game.
- Â Â Harding ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 1.7 steals per game.
-Â Â Â Harding is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal.
- Â Â Tanner Toolson is 18 points away from 1,000 for his career.
- Â Â TCU ranks 29th in defensive efficiency with a rating of 98.9 according to KenPom.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 13.8 turnovers forced per game.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +2.5.
- Â Â TCU has had less than 10 turnovers in a game eight times.
- Â Â TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 7.7 steals per game.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 30th nationally with 14.6 fastbreak points per game.
- Â Â TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 28th nationally with 4.8 blocks per game.
-Â Â Â It is Jamie Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 521 career wins ranks 20th among active coaches.
-Â Â Â Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 128-46 overall and 51-37 in Big 12 games.
-Â Â Â Dixon was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in August.
-Â Â Â Dixon is one of just 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
-Â Â Arizona State is 14-13 overall and 5-9 in the Big 12 following Saturday's 73-68 loss at Baylor. ASU is 2-7 on the road.
-Â Â The Sun Devils are led in scoring by Maurice Odum, who ranks 12th in the Big 12 with 17.1 points per game. Massamba Diop averages 13.8 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game. His 57.6 percent shooting from the field ranks third in the Big 12.
-Â Â Arizona State ranks fourth in the Big 12 in turnover margin (2.4) and turnovers forced (13.7) per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- Â Â TCU leads the all-time series 5-2 ad have won the last three.
- Â Â It will be the first meeting in Schollmaier Arena. On Dec. 16, 2023, the teams met at Dickies Arena for a neutral-court matchup that TCU won 79-59.
- Â Â In the last meeting, TCU won 74-70 on Feb. 15, 2025 in Tempe, Ariz. Jace Posey scored 20 points off the bench.
LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU used a 12-2 scoring run to close out the game and defeat West Virginia, 60-54, Saturday at home.
- Â Â Xavier Edmonds recorded his eighth double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
- Â Â It was the first time TCU won a game scoring 60 or fewer points since a 59-44 win at Iowa State on Jan. 22, 2022.Â
UP NEXT
- Â Â TCU will play at Kansas State on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
