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Preview: at Cincinnati - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH - No. 19 TCU (13-3, 2-1) will play three of its next four games on the road starting with one at new Big 12 Conference team Cincinnati (12-4, 1-2) on
GoFrogs: No. 19 TCU at Cincinnati Preview
FORT WORTH - No. 19 TCU (13-3, 2-1) will play three of its next four games on the road starting with one at new Big 12 Conference team Cincinnati (12-4, 1-2) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Fifth Third Arena on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
NOTES
- The Frogs are coming off consecutive wins over AP Top 10 teams for the second time in program history with wins over No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 2 Houston.
- TCU is 2-1 on the road with its lone loss by two points at No. 2 Kansas on Jan. 6.
- TCU's three losses this season are all to teams ranked in the top 40 of the NET and all Quadrant 1 defeats.
- TCU's remaining strength of schedule rank is 13th nationally according to ESPN's BPI.
- TCU is ranked for the first time this season, coming in at No. 19 in the AP Top 25 poll.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 30-21 as a Top 25 team. The Frogs are 21-19 all-time as a ranked team on the road.
- TCU is shooting 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
- TCU has a scoring margin of 16.2, which ranks 12th nationally.
- Emanuel Miller earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday.
- Miller leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 16.8 points per game.
- Miller has reached 20 points in four of the last seven games including 27 last Wednesday vs. No. 9 Oklahoma.
- Miller is also the team leader in rebounds with 5.9 per game, which ranks 16th in the Big 12.
- Jameer Nelson Jr. ranks second in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 2.6 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of 12 players nationally that is averaging at least 11.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
- TCU leads the nation with 22.8 fastbreak points per game. No other team averages 20.
- TCU ranks eighth nationally in average possession length at 14.8 seconds per offensive possession.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 11th nationally with 10.2 steals per game.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 15th nationally with 16.2 turnovers forced per game.
- The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but two games this season (Houston and Nevada).
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and ninth nationally with 18.9 assists per game. The best under Dixon is 18.6 in 2017-18.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally with 84.0 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in 2017-18.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally with a turnover margin of +4.0.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 24th nationally in field goal percentage at 48.9 percent.
- TCU has held its opponents to less than 30 percent from 3-point range in four of the last five games.
LAST TIME OUT
- An Emanuel Miller layup with 6.7 seconds to play put TCU on top for good in a 68-67 win over No. 2 Houston in a defensive battle Saturday evening in Fort Worth. The Frogs trailed by as many as 12 in the first half.
- TCU's win was the Frogs' top-ranked win at home since 2020 when it defeated No. 2 Baylor.
- Avery Anderson III scored 11 points and led TCU in assists for the sixth time with six.
About the Opponent
- Cincinnati has lost its last two games, the latest was a 62-59 defeat at No. 14 Baylor on Saturday.
- The Bearcats are led in scoring by Viktor Lakhin's 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
- UC ranks fourth nationally in rebounding margin, outrebounding its opponents by 12 boards per game.
Series History
- Cincinnati leads the all-time series 5-0 and holds a 2-0 advantage with games played at home.
- It is the first meeting between the two programs since Feb. 26, 2005 when both teams were in Conference USA.
- UC won the last meeting, 89-74, in Fort Worth. Current TCU Assistant Coach/Player Development Corey Santee scored 16 points in the game and had three assists and three rebounds.
- It will be TCU's first game at Cincinnati since an 85-57 loss there on Jan. 17, 2004.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host No. 24 Iowa State on Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.
