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RV Women’s Basketball preview: TCU
01.03.2023 | Women's Basketball
RV Texas (10-4, 1-0 Big 12) vs TCU (6-6, 0-1 Big 12)
Game 15
Wednesday, January 4, 2022 – 6:30 p.m. Central
Schollmaier Arena – Fort Worth, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on Big 12 Now/ESPN+ with Josh Sours and Jada Curtis on the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
SERIES: Texas leads the all-time series 49-4.
Notables
THE WIN OVER KANSAS STATE: Texas opened Big 12 play with an 87-41 victory over Kansas State at Moody Center. The Longhorns won their conference opener for the eighth time in the last nine years. The 41 points allowed to the Wildcats was the fewest Texas has allowed a Big 12 opponent since the 2017-18 season. Rori Harmon scored 15 points, dished out 13 assists and grabbed eight rebounds and was one of four Texas players to score in double-figures in the game.
RORI'S RETURN: After sitting out the first five games of the season with a toe injury, sophomore All-American Rori Harmon made her return in the Longhorns win vs Princeton. Harmon was named to the Wade Trophy Watch list for the top collegiate women's basketball player, marking her eighth preseason honor. The Longhorns are 8-1 with Harmon in the lineup this season. With Harmon in the lineup Texas has decreased their turnovers per game from 19.4 to 14.3 per game. The Longhorns are averaging 13.8 more points per game with Harmon and are forcing eight more turnovers per game.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Longhorns are holding opponents to 54.4 points per game this season. The Texas defense held USC to 48 points, when they came into the game averaging over 72 points per game. Texas has held 13 of their 14 opponents below their season scoring average. Texas is 10-0 on the season when they hold an opponent to 59 points or less. 13 times this season the Longhorns have held an opponent to single digit scoring in a quarter.
SCORING INSIDE: Texas has a 560-316 advantage over opponents this season in points in the paint. Khadija Faye is averaging 12.2 points per game and 8.8 rebounds a game over her last five games. DeYona Gaston is averaging 15.4 points per game over her last five games.
FORCING TURNOVERS:
The Longhorns are forcing 23.4 turnovers per game. Over their last four games Texas has forced 107 turnovers and held a 125-19 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers. Texas ranks 9th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game and 13th in the NCAA in turnover margin.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Longhorns have played a challenging schedule. All four of their defeats are against top-25 teams or teams receiving votes, with two of the four against top-10 teams.
NCAA RANKS: Texas leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th in the country in blocked shots per game at 5.7
