TCU
Cincinnati
Preview: Cincinnati
3/5/2026 4:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs host Bearcats Saturday at 1 p.m.
FORT WORTH – In its final home game of the season, TCU (20-10, 10-7) will host Cincinnati (17-13, 9-8) at 1 p.m. on Saturday on TNT.
Tickets are on sale for $12 through the TCU Ticket Office.
NOTES
- In its final home game of the season, TCU will host Cincinnati at 1 p.m. on Saturday on TNT.
- TCU has won seven of its last eight games, the most conference wins over an eight-game stretch since 1998.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in each of the last eight games with an overall margin of +7.5.
- The Horned Frogs are 13-5 at home this season and have won their last four.
- Under Jamie Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 129-46 overall and 52-37 in Big 12 games.
- TCU is 3-3 against top 10 ranked teams this season, one of four teams in the Big 12 with at least three top 10 wins.
- The Frogs received two points in this week's AP Top 25 Poll.
- Six of TCU's losses were by six points or less. Three losses were to teams currently ranked in the top seven.
- TCU swept three Big 12 opponents for the second time ever and the first since 2018.
- The Frogs' 10 Big 12 wins are the most they've had in a conference since 1998 when they were 14-0 in the WAC.
- TCU has 20 wins for the fourth time in the last five seasons and the seventh times in the last 10.
- TCU's four-straight wins ties for its longest streak in Big 12 play (2018).
- Five-straight wins would be the longest streak in a conference since winning 15-straight in the WAC in 1998.
- Sophomore David Punch leads the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game.
- Punch's 2.0 blocks per game ranks third in the Big 12 and 25th nationally.
- TCU is 6-1 since Micah Robinson was inserted into the starting lineup (last seven games).
- Robinson is averaging 10.7 points this season and a team-best 14.1 points in the last seven games.
- Xavier Edmonds ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 8.8 rebounds per game in conference play.
- Edmonds is averaging more points (14.9-10.5) and rebounds (8.8-4.2) in Big 12 play than he did in nonconference.
- Edmonds' 10 double-doubles are the most of any player in Big 12 games this season.
- Over the last eight games, Edmonds is averaging a double-double at 15.5 points and 10.1 rebounds.
- Brock Harding ranks third in the Big 12 and 28th nationally with 5.9 assists per game.
- Harding has had four or more assists in all but two (at CU, at UCF) Big 12 game.
- Harding ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 1.8 steals per game.
- Harding in the last four games has 27 assists to five turnovers and is 10-of-13 from the free throw line.
- TCU ranks 19th in defensive efficiency with a rating of 97.2 according to KenPom.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 14.0 turnovers forced per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +2.9 and has had less than 10 turnovers in a game 10 times.
- TCU leads the Big 12 with 12.9 offensive rebounds in conference games only.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 8.0 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 32nd nationally with 14.3 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 34th nationally with 4.6 blocks per game.
- It is Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 524 career wins ranks 19th among active coaches.
- Dixon is one of just 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Cincinnati is 17-13 overall and 9-8 in the Big 12. The Bearcats have won six of their last seven games with the last three wins coming by 16 or more points. UC is coming off a 90-68 win over BYU on Tuesday.
- The Bearcats are led in scoring and rebounding by Baba Miller who is averaging a double-double with 13.8 points and 10.0 rebounds. He is also averaging a team-best 3.6 assists.
- UC is one of the best defensive teams, ranking 10th in KenPom's defensive efficiency. The Bearcats rank second in the Big 12 with 26.4 attempts from 3-point range per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- Cincinnati leads the all-time series 7-1, including a 2-1 advantage in Fort Worth.
- Since being members of the same conference, UC leads the series 2-1 with each team winning at home.
- UC won last season's meeting, 75-63, on Feb. 22, 2025 in Cincinnati. TCU won at home on Feb. 24, 2024, 75-57.
LAST TIME OUT
- Xavier Edmonds had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead TCU to a 73-65 win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Tuesday.
- The Frogs used a 39-25 rebounding advantage to grab the second-highest ranked road win in its history.
- Micah Robinson scored 15 points and Jayden Pierre added 14.
UP NEXT
- TCU will begin play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Game time and opponents will be decided after Saturday's games.
