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FWST: TCU puts its perfect record on the line in road game at SMU
BY JIMMY BURCH
jburch@star-telegram.com
From a statistical perspective, TCU’s undefeated run through the first eight games of the Jamie Dixon coaching era in men’s basketball does not suggest a team that has faced a lot of adversity along the way.
The Horned Frogs (8-0), one of the nation’s 11 remaining unbeaten teams, have outscored opponents by 17.1 points per game heading into Wednesday’s matchup in Dallas against SMU (6-3). TCU heads to Moody Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip-off with a 48.4 shooting percentage from the floor, which ranks 43rd among the nation’s 347 Division I programs. The Frogs rank among the nation’s top 10 teams in steals (10.0 per game, seventh) and turnover margin (plus-6.1 per game, 10th).
What the digits do not show is how TCU erased a 17-point lead during the early stages of an 86-71 victory over Washington. They do not reflect the challenge TCU faced while becoming the only visiting team to win this season at UNLV (5-3), where the Rebels hold a 4-1 home record.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article119269343.html#storylink=cpy
BY JIMMY BURCH
jburch@star-telegram.com
From a statistical perspective, TCU’s undefeated run through the first eight games of the Jamie Dixon coaching era in men’s basketball does not suggest a team that has faced a lot of adversity along the way.
The Horned Frogs (8-0), one of the nation’s 11 remaining unbeaten teams, have outscored opponents by 17.1 points per game heading into Wednesday’s matchup in Dallas against SMU (6-3). TCU heads to Moody Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip-off with a 48.4 shooting percentage from the floor, which ranks 43rd among the nation’s 347 Division I programs. The Frogs rank among the nation’s top 10 teams in steals (10.0 per game, seventh) and turnover margin (plus-6.1 per game, 10th).
What the digits do not show is how TCU erased a 17-point lead during the early stages of an 86-71 victory over Washington. They do not reflect the challenge TCU faced while becoming the only visiting team to win this season at UNLV (5-3), where the Rebels hold a 4-1 home record.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article119269343.html#storylink=cpy
