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Big 12 basketball continues their conference play with a matchup on Tuesday night between the #19 TCU Horned Frogs (13-5, 2-3 Big 12) and the Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-10, 0-5 Big 12). TCU just dropped a nail-biter at home to Iowa State 73-72, losing as 4.5-point favorites. OK State just lost their fifth straight league game, going down to Kansas State on the road 70-66, but covered the 8.5-point spread as underdogs. These teams split their matchups last season, with each team winning on their home floor. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:00 EST from Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and can be found on ESPN2.
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The TCU Horned Frogs have had an up and down start to conference play. They almost won in Allen Fieldhouse, then defeated #9 Oklahoma and #2 Houston in impressive fashion. They were climbing the Top 25 until they recently dropped back to back games, losing in Cincinnati by four, then going down by one at home to Iowa State. The Big 12 currently has 10 teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament in Bracketology, more than any other conference making it the most difficult in the nation. Against Iowa State, TCU was led by guard Trevian Tennyson with 19 points in the loss.
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TCU is led by their athletic 6'7 senior forward Emanuel Miller, he leads the team in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.3 PPG and 5.7 RPG. Miller is a physical presence on the wing, and attacks the basket well as he leads the team in free throw attempts. He has reached double figures in each of his last six games, including a 27 point game against Oklahoma. TCU has a balanced attack behind Miller, five players are averaging between 9.1 and 10.8 PPG. The top scorer of the bunch is Jameer Nelson Jr. with 10.8 PPG as a 6'2 guard, and is also a strong perimeter defender with 2.4 steals per game. Micah Peavy is a 6'8 wing player adding 10.7 PPG and 5.0 RPG. Trevian Tennyson is the top shooter on the team, the 6'3 senior has 36 made threes on the year on 48.0% shooting from deep while scoring 9.3 PPG.
The Horned Frogs are currently ranked 24th overall according to KenPom. they rank 32nd in offensive efficiency and 35th in defensive efficiency. They play fast on offense, their temp is the 43rd fastest out of 362 Division I teams. TCU is currently projected to be a 9-seed in the NCAA Tournament according to Bracketology.
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