TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns: Basketball lineups, TV, time, score prediction
TCU basketball doesn’t have a target number for its NCAA Tournament dreams.
Signs point that two wins in the final five games may be enough to get the Frogs’ dancing, and three would essentially lock them in March Madness.
“We really want to win all of them,” TCU guard Mike Miles said. “We want to get to the tournament. That’s the main goal. So, however many we’ve got to win, we need to win that. But we want to win all of them.”
Well, TCU has another chance to earn a coveted ‘W’ on Wednesday at No. 20 Texas. It’ll be the Frogs’ last trip to the Erwin Center as the Longhorns are set to move into the new, $388 million Moody Center next season.
With that being said, here’s everything else you need to know going into the game:
The Details
When/where: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Erwin Center, Austin
TV/radio: ESPN2 (Mark Neely, Chris Spatola); KLIF (570 AM) with Brian Estridge and John Denton
Records: TCU 17-8, 6-7 Big 12; Texas 19-8, 8-6 Big 12
About TCU: TCU hast lost its last six games against Texas. The Frogs’ last victory over the Longhorns was a 69-65 victory on March 2, 2019 in Austin. ... The Frogs dropped the first meeting against the Longhorns 73-50. The 50 points are a season low for TCU. ... TCU was just 2 of 16 from 3-point range in the first meeting. ... TCU center Eddie Lampkin (right knee) is questionable for the game. Xavier Cork stepped into the starting role in a victory over West Virginia on Monday. ... TCU is being led in scoring by sophomore guard Mike Miles, who is averaging 14.73 points per game. That’s the sixth most among Big 12 players.
About Texas: The Longhorns have lost two of their last three games to Baylor and Texas Tech. ... Texas has lost consecutive games only once this season. ... In the first meeting with TCU, Timmy Allen led Texas with 16 points. ... The Longhorns won the rebounding 41-31 in the first meeting. ... Texas coach Chris Beard is 8-2 all-time against TCU’s Jamie Dixon. ... This is the second to last home game for the Longhorns at the Erwin Center. The school is selling tickets for as low as $10.
Projected lineups
TCU: Mike Miles, Damion Baugh, Chuck O’Bannon Jr., Emanuel Miller, Xavier Cork.
Texas: Andrew Jones, Courtney Ramey, Timmy Allen, Christian Bishop, Marcus Carr.
Prediction
TCU coach Jamie Dixon doesn’t have a great track record against Chris Beard, and the Longhorns outplayed the Frogs in every phase last month. TCU keeps it closer and scores more than its season-low 50 points but falls short. Texas 69, TCU 65.
