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FORT WORTH – TCU concludes a two-game road swing with a visit to the mountains to rematch BYU at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday in Provo.
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FORT WORTH – TCU concludes a two-game road swing with a visit to the mountains to rematch BYU at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday in Provo.
The Horned Frogs defeated the Cougars 81-67 on Dec. 30 to begin Big 12 play. Four Frogs scored in double figures in the win, three of whom produced double-doubles.
The Game
Teams: TCU (16-9, 3-11 Big 12) at BYU (15-12, 5-9 Big 12)
Date: 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 21
Location: Marriott Center in Provo, Utah
Coverage
Television: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
- Spencer Linton, play-by-play
- Kristin Kozlowski, analyst
- Chris Blake, play-by-play
- TCU led by as many as 23 points and shot 50 percent from the field in its 81-67 takedown of BYU on Dec. 30 to begin conference play.
- Madison Conner tallied 21 points vs. the Cougars in December while Agnes Emma-Nnopu (14 points, 11 rebounds) was one of three Frogs to finish with a double-double.
- TCU and BYU are the top-two 3-point shooting teams in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs and Cougars combined for 17 three-pointers in their December meeting.
- TCU held reigning Big 12 Player of the Week Lauren Gustin (17.1 ppg) to a season-low 10 points in their first battle as Big 12 foes.
- The Horned Frogs snapped a 25-game road losing streak with their win in Cincinnati on Saturday.
- TCU is 3-1 against the Big 12's four conference newcomers this season.
- TCU and BYU checked in at 47th and 74th, respectively, in the NCAA NET ratings, providing the Horned Frogs with a chance to pick up their second Quad 1 win of the season.
- Madison Conner scored 31 points behind a 7-15 clip from downtown in her return to the court at Cincinnati. Conner missed TCU's previous six games due to injury.
- Conner regained her status as the Big 12's active leading scorer at 21.5 points per game.
- Conner is eight 3-pointers away from breaking Zahna Medley's 2015-16 single-season program record (87).
- Conner ranks second in the country in 3-pointers per game (4.2). She has knocked down at least seven on four occasions this season.
- Conner has produced three 30-point games, second among all players in the Big 12 and the second-most in a single season in school history.
- Sydney Harris and Conner rank second and fourth, respectively, in the nation in 3-pointers per 40 minutes. Harris' average of 5.3 trails only Caitlin Clark for the national lead.
- Harris scored a TCU career-high 27 points vs. the Bearcats, 22 of which came in the second half.
- Harris is shooting a Big 12 best 45.6 percent from long range.
- TCU drained a season-high 14 three-pointers for the third time this year at Cincinnati. The Horned Frogs shot 8-17 behind the arc in the first half, with Conner connecting at a 6-9 clip.
- TCU is one of just two teams alongside Gonzaga ranking in the top-10 nationally in 3-pointers per game (5th, 9.7), 3-point percentage differential (9th, .099) and 3-pointers (9th, 243).
- TCU is producing the third-best single-season 3-pointers per game average in the 25-year history of the Big 12.
- The Horned Frogs are the only team in the country with two 20-point-per-game scorers in Conner and Sedona Prince (21.2 ppg), the latter of whom is expected back before the end of the season. They rank 13th and 16th in scoring among all D1 players.
- TCU ranks second only to No. 8 Kansas State in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio, opponent field goal percentage, 3-point percentage defense and blocks per game.
- TCU has hit double figures in 3-pointers in 13 of its 25 games.
- The Horned Frogs have held teams under their season scoring average 19 times, including all five of their games vs. ranked opposition.
- TCU doubled its overall win total from the previous year for the seventh time in its 47-season existence with Saturday's win. Mark Campbell also became the first first-year TCU head coach to accomplish the feat.
- Agnes Emma-Nnopu leads all Big 12 guards and ranks 10th in total rebounding (7.1 rpg).
- Emma-Nnopu ranks 13th among all guards 5-11-or-shorter in offensive rebounds (62).
- Emma-Nnopu has scored at least 18 points in three of her last six outings.
- Put TCU within a game of eighth place in the Big 12 standings.
- Mark the second time TCU has swept a season series with BYU. The Horned Frogs earned double-digit wins over the Cougars during the 2007-08 campaign.
- Give TCU its first season sweep of a Big 12 foe in four years.
- Signify the first time since Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 2020 that TCU has won consecutive road games.
- Be TCU's 185th as a Big 12 member.
- Nudge Mark Campbell within two victories of becoming the winningest first-year head coach in program history.
- Hand TCU its first Big 12 win in Provo in any sport.
- Send the Horned Frogs to consecutive Big 12 victories for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.
- Make TCU 4-1 against conference newcomers this season.
Meeting: 21st
All-Time Series: BYU leads, 11-9
Since joining Big 12: Tied, 1-1
Date Series Began: Dec. 12, 1987
Last Game Played: Dec. 30, 2023
Last Meeting: TCU won, 81-67
Current Win Streak: TCU, W1
TCU at Home: 6-4
TCU on the Road: 3-5
TCU on a Neutral Court: 0-2
Largest Margin of Victory by TCU: 24, (Feb. 3, 2018)
Largest Margin of Victory by BYU: 17, (Feb. 25, 2006)
Longest Winning Streak by TCU: 3, (March 3, 2007-March 8, 2008)
Longest Winning Streak by BYU: 4, (Jan. 25, 2006-Feb. 1, 2007)
Series Since TCU Joined Big 12
TCU Record in Series: 1-1
TCU at Home: 1-0
TCU on the Road: 0-0
TCU on a Neutral Court: 0-1
Series Notes: BYU
- TCU and BYU squared off twice annually from 2006-2011 during their shared Mountain West Conference affiliation.
- BYU claimed seven of 13 ballgames between the programs during their MWC era.
- Sedona Prince and Jaden Owens both finished with double-doubles vs. BYU in December in what proved to be their penultimate game on the court as teammates. Prince paired a game-high 25 points with 10 rebounds. Owens finished with 15 points and 10 assists.
- TCU's win over BYU in December marked the first time in four years the Horned Frogs won their conference-opener.
- The Horned Frogs held the Cougars to 38 percent shooting (24-62) from the field and three 3-pointers in the second half.
