TCU Horned Frogs vs. K-State Wildcats: Basketball lineups, TV, time, score prediction
Schollmaier Arena is turning into a legitimate home-court advantage for TCU basketball this season. Nobody is happier about that trend than coach Jamie Dixon.
And Dixon has a reason for it.
“We have very outgoing kids,” Dixon said. “You can see them engaging with students after the game, during the game. This is not a team that you have to get them going. You almost have to keep a steady ship. They’ve got a lot of energy and a very outgoing bunch. They are students first and connecting with the students is part of the experience.”
Dixon and the Frogs are hopeful for another solid turnout against Kansas State on Saturday night. The university is encouraging fans to wear black for the game.
With that being said, here’s everything else you need to know going into the game:
The Details
When/where: 7 p.m. Saturday at Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth
TV/radio: ESPNU (Chuckie Kempf, Bryndon Manzer); KLIF (570 AM) with Brian Estridge and John Denton
Records: TCU 15-4, 4-3 Big 12; K-State 11-10, 3-6 Big 12
About TCU: With a victory, TCU would have 16 wins through 20 games for the first time since the 1997-98 season. ... TCU is looking for its second regular-season series sweep. The Frogs have already knocked off Oklahoma at home and on the road. They defeated K-State last month in Manhattan. ... Damion Baugh connected for the game-winner in TCU’s 60-57 victory at K-State on Jan. 12. ... TCU is 14-2 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
About K-State: K-State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 71-68 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday as Nijel Pack made the game-winning 3-pointer for K-State. Pack leads the team in scoring and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 16.8 points per game. ... The Wildcats lead the all-time series 19-10, including a 7-3 record in Fort Worth. ... K-State defeated TCU 62-54 in Fort Worth last season.
Projected lineups
TCU: Mike Miles, Damion Baugh, Chuck O’Bannon Jr., Emanuel Miller, Eddie Lampkin Jr.
K-State: Mike McGuirl, Markquis Nowell, Mark Smith, Nijel Pack, Carlton Linguard, Jr.
Prediction
TCU is a team playing with confidence right now. The Frogs are riding high after a victory at Oklahoma and know they have to take care of their home games the rest of the way to earn a March Madness ticket. With home losses to Baylor and Texas already, TCU won’t let another one slip away. TCU 69, K-State 61.
