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TCU women given absurdly late start time for Sunday’s second-round game

Fort Worth sports fans are used to seeing 9 p.m. start times when the Rangers, Mavericks or Stars are playing teams in the Pacific time zone.

But not when the game is in Fort Worth.

TCU women’s basketball fans will have to stay up late Sunday to watch the Horned Frogs’ second-round game in the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 seed TCU (30-5) will face No. 6 Washington (22-10) at 9 p.m. Sunday at Schollmaier Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN.

“Schollmaier After Dark,” the TCU women’s basketball X account posted shortly before midnight Friday.

In fairness to the NCAA and ESPN, none of the host sites for Sunday’s games are farther west than the Central time zone. The other hosts are Duke, LSU, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas. With ESPN apparently determined to put on a sextuple-header Sunday, TCU drew the short straw for the late start.

The Horned Frogs romped to an 86-40 victory over No. 14 UC San Diego in the first round Friday at Schollmaier. (That game started at 11 a.m.) Washington cruised past No. 11 South Dakota State 72-54.

⚡ Full coverage of TCU men in NCAA Tournament:

→Horned Frogs' Sweet 16 dream dies in second half vs. No. 1 Duke

→TCU could have special season next year — but can it keep its top players?

→TCU coach disputes controversial technical foul call

→Horned Frogs beat Ohio State in first-round thriller

→TCU relaxed, focused as it awaits chance at history

→Has TCU made Sweet 16 before? Sort of .. but not really

→David Punch backs up pregame comment that riled Buckeyes

→Returning freshmen fueled Horned Frogs' run to tournament

→Will donors help Jamie Dixon take TCU to next level?

⚡ Full coverage of TCU women in NCAA Tournament:

→Horned Frogs survive in OT, extend home streak, return to Sweet 16

→Engel: NCAA and ESPN did TCU wrong with late start time

→TCU given absurdly late tipoff for second-round game

→Coach shrugs off late start time: 'No excuses'

→Seniors share favorite Schollmaier memories, look to extend streak

→Three takeaways as Horned Frogs romp past UC San Diego

→Hot-shooting senior explodes for career high

→Why all the Horned Frogs are wearing No. 40

→TCU women didn't get home cooking they wanted

TCU is an 8.5-point favorite over the Huskies.

The winner will advance to the Sweet 16 in the Sacramento regional next week.

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This story was originally published March 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM.

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Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
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