Roach leads Baylor against TCU after 21-point game
Baylor Bears (17-12, 9-9 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (16-13, 9-9 Big 12)
Fort Worth, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on TCU after Jeremy Roach scored 21 points in Baylor’s 71-61 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The Horned Frogs have gone 14-2 at home. TCU ranks seventh in the Big 12 in team defense, giving up 68.7 points while holding opponents to 44.2% shooting.
The Bears are 9-9 against Big 12 opponents. Baylor is sixth in the Big 12 scoring 77.8 points per game and is shooting 45.2%.
TCU is shooting 42.3% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points lower than the 44.1% Baylor allows to opponents. Baylor has shot at a 45.2% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 44.2% shooting opponents of TCU have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Reynolds is scoring 12.2 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Horned Frogs. Vasean Allette is averaging 11.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 36.3% over the past 10 games.
Jayden Nunn averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc. Norchad Omier is shooting 53.4% and averaging 15.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Horned Frogs: 6-4, averaging 66.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.
Bears: 4-6, averaging 73.8 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.