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Preview: at West Virginia - TCU Athletics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Having won five of its last seven games, TCU (15-12, 8-8) will play at West Virginia (16-11, 7-9) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT on CBSSN.
GoFrogs: West Virginia at TCU MBB Preview
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Having won five of its last seven games, TCU (15-12, 8-8) will play at West Virginia (16-11, 7-9) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT on CBSSN.
NOTES
- With two weeks left in the regular season, the Horned Frogs are tied for seventh in the Big 12 Conference.
- TCU is 2-7 on the road this season which includes a win at No. 25 Baylor.
- TCU is 13-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
- The Frogs are 11-1 when leading at halftime.
- TCU is 9-1 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
- TCU is 10-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU's losses are all to teams ranked in the top 78 of the NET.
- TCU is 4-8 in NET Q1 games. The Frogs have no Q3 or Q4 losses.
- TCU has two games remaining that as of now, are NET Q1, including Tuesday at West Virginia.
- TCU is 1-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season and 2-3 against the top 25.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 6.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 7.5 rebounds per game and has five double-doubles.
- Udeh is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least six points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
- Udeh has won the opening tip in 19 of 25 games played this season and 46 of his 60 field goals have been dunks.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshmen averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
- Only three teams nationally have more than five freshmen averaging at least 7.0 minutes or more.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.7 points. His average of 14.8 in Big 12 games ranks 14th.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.7 points and 12.9 in Big 12 games.
- Allette is averaging 5.0 assists over the last seven games.
- Trazarien White averages 8.5 points and has made a 3-pointer in six-straight games.
- Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.4) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 45th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 30.9 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- TCU ranks 30th in defensive efficiency at 97.5 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers eight times in Big 12 play, including 10 at Cincinnati.
- Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
- Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Dixon is one of 20 active D1 head coaches that has at least 500 career wins at a D1 program.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- West Virginia is 16-11 overall and 7-9 in the Big 12 following a 73-51 loss at No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday.
- The Mountaineers are 11-4 at home this season.
- Javon Small's 18.2 points per game rank second in the Big 12 and his 5.6 assists rank fourth.
- WVU is one of the best defenses in the country ranking second in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally in scoring defense allowing 64.5 points per game. The Mountaineers lead the Big 12 and rank 12th nationally allowing 29.4 percent shooting from three.
SERIES HISTORY
- West Virginia leads the all-time series 18-8 overall. The Mountaineers lead the series in Morgantown, 11-1.
- TCU has won five of the last seven meetings, including the last four games.
- Last season, TCU earned its first win in Morgantown, 93-81 on March 6.
- In the meeting earlier this season, Vasean Allette led the team in points (22), rebounds (11) and assists (5).
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU snapped a three-game win streak with a 75-63 loss at Cincinnati on Saturday.
- The Horned Frogs were led by freshman David Punch's 18 points and six rebounds.
- Vasean Allette scored 13 points and Trazarien White had 10.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host its final two games of the season starting on Saturday with UCF. Tip is at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
