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BYU Cougars (10-4, 1-2 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (8-6, 1-2 Big 12)
Fort Worth, Texas; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: BYU takes on TCU in Big 12 action Saturday.
The Horned Frogs are 8-0 on their home court. TCU has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.
The Cougars are 1-2 against conference opponents. BYU scores 81.4 points while outscoring opponents by 15.3 points per game.
TCU's average of 7.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 9.2 per game BYU gives up. BYU has shot at a 47.7% rate from the field this season, 5.8 percentage points higher than the 41.9% shooting opponents of TCU have averaged.
The Horned Frogs and Cougars face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Wenzel is shooting 44.9% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Horned Frogs, while averaging eight points.
Trevin Knell is shooting 44.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, while averaging 9.9 points.
LAST 10 GAMES: Horned Frogs: 5-5, averaging 67.5 points, 32.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Cougars: 6-4, averaging 77.2 points, 34.7 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
