Game 27: #11/12 Texas (20-6, 10-5 Big 12) vs TCU (6-18, 2-13 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Frank Erwin Center (16,540) – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts:
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network. Tyler Denning (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: 105.3 The Bat broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 48-4. Last meeting: Texas 68-47 (Jan. 22 , 2022; Fort Worth).
LEADING IN: The No. 11/12 Texas Women's Basketball team will return home this Saturday (7 p.m. CT, LHN) as they play host to TCU inside the Erwin Center. The Longhorns are riding a five-game win streak entering Saturday's contest and are coming off of a 62-51 victory over on the road on Wednesday. The Horned Frogs are coming off of a 92-57 home loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday and have dropped 10-straight games entering Saturday's tilt.
THE SERIES: Texas and TCU will meet for the 53rd time overall on Saturday. The Longhorns own a 48-4 advantage over the Horned Frogs in the all-time series and are 9-1 in their last 10 meetings. Texas took down TCU 68-47 on the road in their first meeting of the season (Jan. 22).
MANHATTAN MILESTONE: With Wednesday's victory at Kansas State, second-year head coach Vic Schaefer secured his 9th-straight season with at least 20 wins dating back to 2013-14 season during his tenure as the head coach at Mississippi State. During that span, Schaefer has also had three teams eclipse the 30-plus win mark in a season.
THE SCHAEFER FORMULA: Longhorn head coach Vic Schaefer makes no secret in the way his teams have found success over the years. Relentless full court defensive pressure, attention to detail, and limiting turnovers and mistakes have been built in to the identity of his programs. The 2021-22 Longhorns are no different ranking among the best in the country in several defensive categories. UT currently ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 32 in the NCAA holding opponents to just 56.3 points per game. They also lead the league and rank No. 11 nationally in turnovers forced at 21.7 per contest and rank No. 6 in turnover margin at 6.77.
HITTING THEIR STRIDE: After dropping three-straight games from Jan. 29 – Feb.6 , the Longhorns have righted the ship as they've won five in a row and are playing some of their best basketball of the season down the stretch run of the regular season.
With three games remaining in the Big 12 regular season schedule, the Longhorns sit in a three-way tie for third place in the league standings with Oklahoma and Kansas at 10-5. Iowa State and Baylor share the top spot in the standings at 12-3.
SCOUTING THE HORNED FROGS: TCU has had a rough go of it during their 10-game skid as they enter play in last place in the Big 12 Conference standings and haven't recorded a victory since Jan.19 vs Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs rank No. 9 in the league offensively averaging just 61.3 points per contest while allowing 73.6 points per game on defense, which also ranks No.9 in the Big 12.
Senior guard Lauren Heard paces the team offensively and ranks No. 8 in the conference averaging 14.8 points per game. She also leads the team on the glass averaging 5.9 rebounds per game. Okako Adika is the team's second-leading scorer at 9.8 points per contest while Tavy Diggs is third at 6.7 points.
NEXT: Following Saturday's tilt, Texas will travel to Kansas for their final road contest of the regular season on Wednesday, March 2. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. CT and will air nationally ESPN+. The Longhorns will conclude the regular season on Saturday, March 5, as they host Oklahoma State (1 p.m. CT, LHN) for Senior Day inside the Erwin Center.