TCU sophomore guard Mike Miles has no complaints about an early tip-off time to kick off the day’s Big 12 Tournament action. The 5-seed Horned Frogs will take on the 4-seed Texas Longhorns at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

“I like earlier games,” Miles said. “I don’t like playing at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m., so it’s better for me. I’m not really a morning person, but, when it comes to playing basketball, I’ll be up and ready for the game.”

So will the Longhorns.

“I wake up early every day,” UT senior guard Courtney Ramey said. “I’m ready to play anytime of the day.”

For TCU, it will be looking to avenge a regular-season sweep by Texas. The Longhorns won the rebounding battle the first two meetings, and forced a number of turnovers in winning games by 23 points in Fort Worth and nine points in Austin.

Here’s everything else you need to know going into the game:

The Details

When/where: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.

TV/radio: ESPN2 (Rich Hollenberg, Chris Spatola, Kris Budden); KLIF (570 AM) with Brian Estridge and John Denton

Records: TCU 19-11, 8-10 Big 12; Texas 21-10, 10-8 Big 12

About TCU: TCU has four victories against top 25 teams this season. That’s the most ranked wins in a single-season in program history. ... A win would give TCU its fourth 20-win season in Jamie Dixon’s six seasons. It’d be TCU’s 15th 20-win season all-time. ... TCU has six Quad 1 victories, which is tied for 10th-most nationally. In the NCAA’s NET rankings, Q1 wins are considered home wins against teams ranked in the top 30; neutral site wins against top 50; and road wins against top 75. ... TCU and Texas are playing against each other in the Big 12 Tournament for the first time since 2013.

About Texas: The Longhorns have won the last seven games against the Frogs. ... Texas is the defending Big 12 Tournament champion. The Longhorns won their first conference title and became the first school from Texas to win the Big 12 Tournament. ... All five of Texas’ starters were named to the All-Big 12 team: Timmy Allen (second team), Marcus Carr (third team), and Christian Bishop, Andrew Jones, Courtney Ramey (honorable mention). ... Texas is 49-42 (.538) all-time in league tournament games, including a 28-23 (.549) mark in its previous 24 trips to the Big 12 championship.

Projected lineups

TCU: Mike Miles, Damion Baugh, Chuck O’Bannon Jr., Emanuel Miller, Eddie Lampkin

Texas: Timmy Allen, Marcus Carr, Christian Bishop, Andrew Jones, Courtney Ramey

Prediction

TCU has had two forgettable games against Texas so far this season. The Longhorns rolled the Frogs 73-50 in Fort Worth on Jan. 25, and then rallied back in the second half for a 75-66 victory in Austin on Feb. 23. The Frogs looked like a better team much of the game in Austin until falling apart late. TCU will learn from its mistakes and avoid being a three-time loser to UT. TCU 73, Texas 68.

This story was originally published March 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM.

Drew Davison

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Drew Davison was a TCU and Big 12 sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. He covered everything in DFW from Rangers to Cowboys to motor sports.