Game Info
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-6, 11-4)
Bad Guys: TCU Horned Frogs (17-9, 6-8)
When to Watch: Saturday, February 26th @ 5:00 pm
Where to Watch: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena | Ft. Worth, Texas
How to Watch: ESPN2 | ESPN+
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | TuneIn App
The Line: Texas Tech -5.5
Advanced Stats
| TEXAS TECH | STAT | TCU |
|---|---|---|
Lineups
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
|---|---|---|
| POINT GUARD | Kevin McCullar (6-6/210) | 10.3 / 3.2* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Davion Warren (6-6/215) | 9.8 / 3.0 |
| SMALL FORWARD | Terrence Shannon, Jr. (6-6/215) | 11.2 / 2.8 |
| POWER FORWARD | Kevin Obanor (6-8/235) | 10.0 / 4.9 |
| CENTER | Bryson Williams (6-8/240) | 13.6 / 4.4 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Marcus Santos-Silva (6-7/250) | 5.1 / 4.3 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Adonis Arms (6-5/200) | 8.3 / 4.2 |
| EIGHTH MAN | Mylik Wilson (6-3/175) | 3.3 / 1.9* |
| NINTH MAN | Daniel Batcho (6-11/235) | 2.7 / 3.1 |
| TENTH MAN | Clarence Nadolny (6-3/200) | 4.2 / 1.3 |
| ELEVENTH MAN | Chibuzo Agbo (6-7/220) | 1.3 / 1.2 |
| TWELFTH MAN | KJ Allen (6-6/255) | 2.1 / 1.6 |
| THIRTEENTH MAN | Austin Timperman (6-9/190) | 0.0 / 0.0 |
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
| POINT GUARD | Mike Miles (6-2/195) | 14.8 / 4.0* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Damion Baugh (6-4/195) | 10.4 / 4.1* |
| SMALL FORWARD | Chuck O’Bannon, Jr. (6-6/215) | 9.6 / 4.2 |
| POWER FORWARD | Emanuel Miller (6-7/215) | 10.5 / 6.3 |
| CENTER | Eddie Lampkin (6-11/268) | 6.5 / 6.0 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Francisco Farabello (6-3/178) | 5.1 / 2.5 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Micah Peavy (6-7/215) | 6.3 / 4.3 |
| EIGHTH MAN | Xavier Cork (6-9/228) | 3.3 / 2.8 |
| NINTH MAN | JaKobe Coles (6-7/225) | 2.9 / 2.3 |
| TENTH MAN | – (-/-) | – / – |
* Assists.
Starting 5
1. Stats. TCU is a weird team. they are top third in offense, which his really good, but they are top third because of largely one statistic, offensive rebounding which they are 1st in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage. Everything else is not so great in that they are 336th in turnover percentage, 330th in three-point shooting, and 326th in free throw percentage. So their best trait is just getting more possessions to score. Defensively, the numbers are much better across the board without a ton of variances, 60th in eFG%, 184th in forcing turnovers, 77th offensive rebounding percentage allowed, and 79th in free throw rate allowed.
2. Scouting. After starting very hot, TCU has struggled of late, losing 4 of 5 or 5 of their last 7. So they’ve had a tough stretch. Miller and Lampkin are probably their best players. Miller is a good shooter inside the arc and one of the team’s best rebounders. Lampkin is across the board a good shooter and offensive and defensive rebounder. O’Bannon and Miles are TCU’s volume shooters and neither shoot particularly well, Miles makes 28% and O’Bannon is better in that he makes 35%. Probably more accurate to state that O’Bannon isn’t a high-end shooter. I mentioned the last time out that Farabello is the team’s best shooter and that is true, 37%.
3. How They Match Up. Texas Tech is a bit on a streak, winning 4 in a row and Williams has been so good. He reall is hte team’s best shooter for the most part. Texas Tech does not have good three-point shooters and their best shooters other than Williams is Obanor, who makes 32% and Arms, who makes 33%. So when I write about other teams not shooting well from deep, that definitely applies to Texas Tech. As an aside, Williams makes 44% of his 3-point shots. Texas Tech is 281st in 3-point shooting overall. A few gambling stats, Texas Tech is 5-3 against the spread on the road and TCU is 6-6-2 against the spread at home. The Horned Frogs are 10-4 at home, so definitely a home court advantage. Texas Tech is 18-3 as a favorite and TCU is 5-6 as an underdog. Let’s win this one for McCullar’s ankle and Jamie Dixon’s lack of awareness or compassion.
4. lagniappe | something given as a bonus or extra gift.
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— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 26, 2022
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No. 9 Texas Tech takes a four-game winning streak into its Big 12 road contest against TCU at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. The Red Raiders earned an 82-69 win over the Horned Frogs in the first matchup on Feb. 12 in Lubbock with Terrence Shannon, Jr. going for 20 points and Bryson Williams scoring 16 to begin the four-game streak.
Tech (22-6, 11-4 Big 12) extended its winning streak and improved to 17-0 at home with a 66-42 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday, while the Horned Frogs (17-9, 6-8 Big 12) earned a 77-67 win over West Virginia on Monday before a 75-66 loss to No. 20 Texas on Wednesday in a week where rescheduling is forcing them into a three-game week. A win would give Tech its first sweep of Texas, Baylor and TCU in the same season since 1996.