Texas men need win at TCU to keep their Big 12 basketball title hopes alive
No. 9 Texas vs. No. 22 TCU
8 p.m. Wednesday, Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth
TV/radio: ESPN2 / 104.9
About the series: Texas leads 119-69. Texas overcame an 18-point deficit in the first half in a 79-75 win in the first meeting this season between the teams Jan. 11 at Moody Center.
About the Longhorns: Texas has dropped three consecutive road games in Big 12 play but also has won three straight games at Schollmaier Arena. Overall, Texas has beaten TCU in eight of the past nine meetings. … Hunter reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 15th time this season in Saturday’s 81-72 loss at Baylor. He added four assists against just one turnover in a season-high 37 minutes. … The Longhorns have been ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll for 15 consecutive weeks, which marks the longest such stretch since Texas was in the top 10 for all 19 polls during the 2002-03 season that ended in the Final Four.
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About the Horned Frogs: Miles, the Big 12’s preseason player of the year, missed four games with a knee injury but has returned to the lineup and led the Frogs with 24 points in an 83-82 win at Texas Tech Saturday. … The Longhorns cited TCU’s transition game as one of its biggest threats; the Frogs lead the nation with 19.3 fast-break points per game. … The Frogs are trying to snap two lamentable streaks: with a pair of wins in their final two regular-seasons games, they’d secure a winning record in conference play for the first time since 2001, and they’re all but assured to compete in two consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 1953.
— Thomas Jones
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas men need to beat host TCU to keep Big 12 title hopes alive
