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GoFrogs: No. 9 TCU at Iowa State WBB Preview

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GoFrogs: No. 9 TCU at Iowa State WBB Preview
FORT WORTH – No. 9 TCU looks to tackle one of the toughest road environments in college basketball on Sunday when it visits Iowa State to begin the second half of conference play.

The matchup marks the Horned Frogs' fourth game vs. a preseason AP Top 10 team in 2024-25. The Cyclones began the season eighth in The Associated Press poll. TCU has since boasted the Big 12's highest AP Top 25 ranking for nine straight polls dating back to Dec. 2.

Sunday's game will air on FS1.

The Game
Teams: No. 9 TCU (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) at Iowa State (15-8, 6-4 Big 12)
Date: 3 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 2
Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa

Game Coverage
Television
FS1
  • Krista Blunk, Play-by-Play
  • Madison Hock, Analyst
Radio
88.7 KTCU FM
  • Chris Blake, Play-by-Play
Opening Tip
  • TCU averages a conference-leading 75 points per game in Big 12 road games. The Frogs have met or exceeded the average in four of their seven road or neutral site affairs.
  • The Horned Frogs have led at halftime in all nine of their conference games and in 20 of 22 tilts.
  • TCU has trailed for only 13:25 combined across its four Big 12 road affairs.
  • Sedona Prince, Hailey Van Lith and Madison Conner account for 72 percent of TCU's scoring (497-695 points) in Big 12 play. They have teamed up for 60-plus points in four conference games.
  • Prince is averaging 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game in Big 12 road games this year.
  • TCU will earn a program record third victory over a preseason AP Top 10 with a win on Sunday.
  • The Frogs have been the highest-ranked team in the AP Top 25 for nine straight polls.
  • TCU has claimed five of its last seven Big 12 road bouts dating back to February of 2024.
Frog Focus
  • TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks second nationally in 3-pointers (219).
  • The Horned Frogs have connected 11 times from behind the arc in 11 games this season, a clip that tops the national ranks.
  • TCU is fourth among all D1 programs in 3-pointers over the last two seasons with 531.
  • TCU is one of three teams ranking in the top-10 nationally in 3-pointers, 3-pointers per game (7th, 10.0) and 3-point percentage (9th, .374).
  • TCU has drilled at least nine 3-pointers in 12 of its 25 conference games and 33 times overall under Mark Campbell. The Horned Frogs are 29-4 when connecting nine-or-more times from distance.
  • The Frogs are one of three teams alongside UConn and K-State ranking in the top-five nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd, 1.73), assists (4th, 434) and assists per game (5th, 19.7).
  • TCU has finished with 20-or-more assists in 11 games, the third most of any team in America.
  • The Horned Frogs have netted at least 80 points in 13 of their 20 victories. TCU is undefeated at 22-0 in the Mark Campbell era when scoring 80-plus.
  • TCU set a program record for most ranked wins in a season (four) in its 80-75 defeat of No. 25 Baylor on Jan. 26. The triumph signified the first season in which TCU has earned three ranked wins at home.
  • TCU had four players score in double figures for the eighth time this season vs. Baylor.
  • Including Baylor, TCU has held 17 opponents below their season scoring average in 2024-25.
  • Prince, Van Lith and Conner are the highest-scoring trio in America. Together, they average 52.4 combined points per game.
  • Prince, Van Lith and Conner hung 64 combined points against Baylor, their most in a game as teammates. They have scored at least 60 combined points in seven games.
  • Prince (19.3 ppg) and Van Lith (18.3 ppg) are one of only four duos nationwide averaging at least 18 points per game.
  • Prince ranks second and third, respectively among all Big 12 players in league play in scoring (22.6 ppg) and rebounding (9.2 rpg).
  • Prince has scored 20-plus points in 11 of her 14 career Big 12 games.
  • Prince finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds vs. Baylor, notching her school record seventh straight 20-point game.
  • Prince continues to lead the nation in blocks (72, 3.4 bpg). She sent back three shots for the 13th time this season at the expense of Baylor.
  • TCU is 17-2 when Prince scores at least 20 points and/or finishes with a double-double.
  • Van Lith is one of three D1 players averaging 18 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
  • Van Lith is averaging 19.3 points per game over her last six conference tilts.
  • Van Lith has finished with at least 15 points and five assists in 12 games this season, the second-most of any player in America.
  • Van Lith is one of seven players nationally with at least 120 assists and a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
  • Conner continues to lead the nation in 3-pointers (83).
  • Conner tops the national charts in games with at least four 3-pointers with 13.
  • Conner is shooting 48 percent from distance (61-128) over TCU's last 12 games, averaging 5.1 three-pointers per game in that span.
  • Conner has produced the Big 12's second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in league play at 2.6. She has increased her assist-per-game average in conference play to 4.6 this season from 3.0 in 2023-24.
  • Agnes Emma-Nnopu leads all Big 12 guards in offensive rebounds (49) and ranks third at her position in total rebounding average (6.1 rpg).
A Win Over the Cyclones Would…
  • Send TCU to its first victory over Iowa State in five years.
  • Mark the third time TCU has notched four Big 12 road victories in 13 seasons of conference membership. TCU last did so in 2019-20, the year of its best finish in Big 12 play.
  • Lift TCU to its 13th conference win in its last 15 outings.
  • Improve TCU's record in Big 12 road affairs following a win to 5-4 in the Mark Campbell era.
  • Signify the fifth season in which TCU has won at least nine Big 12 games.
  • Count as the Horned Frogs' 32nd all-time Big 12 road victory.
  • Improve TCU's Big 12 record in the Campbell era to 15-13.
  • Guarantee TCU a share of first place in the Big 12 standings ahead of its visit to conference leader Kansas State on Wednesday.
  • Make TCU 5-2 opposite teams featured in the top 40 of the NCAA NET rankings.
  • Put TCU within four victories of matching its single-season record for total wins (25).
Series Notes: Iowa State
  • TCU last won in Ames on Jan. 15, 2020, in a 77-74 comeback victory. The Frogs trailed by 10 points late in the third quarter. The victory remains the most recent game in which TCU has overcome a 10-point deficit to both win on the road and in Big 12 play. TCU all-time leading scorer Lauren Heard tallied a game-high 25 points in the win.
  • The Horned Frogs forfeited last season's matchup with the Cyclones, scheduled for Jan. 17, 2024, in Hilton Coliseum due to a rash of injuries that forced the program to hold open tryouts.
  • TCU is 6-2 vs. ISU when facing the Cyclones with a winning record or .500 in conference play.
  • ISU won the initial meeting between the two teams, an 88-60 victory over the Horned Frogs back on Dec. 30, 1986, in Ames.
  • TCU and ISU's only neutral court meeting came back in 2010, when the two teams faced off in the Paradise Jam. The Cyclones won the contest 64-59.
  • Ola Akomolafe, TCU's director of student-athlete development and recruiting operations, scored 12 points in TCU's most recent victory against ISU, an 82-72 home win on Feb. 16, 2020.
 
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