TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

TCU Horned Frogs

22-11, 5-5 Away

Ohio State Buckeyes

21-12, 14-3 Home

Ohio State and TCU meet in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

TCU Horned Frogs (22-11, 12-8 Big 12) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (21-12, 13-9 Big Ten)

Greenville, South Carolina; Thursday, 12:15 p.m. EDT

Buckeyes -2.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State and TCU play in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Buckeyes are 13-9 against Big Ten opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. Ohio State averages 79.8 points while outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game.

The Horned Frogs are 12-8 in Big 12 play. TCU is sixth in the Big 12 with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Xavier Edmonds averaging 2.9.

Ohio State averages 79.8 points, 7.7 more per game than the 72.1 TCU allows. TCU has shot at a 44.8% rate from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points greater than the 44.0% shooting opponents of Ohio State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: John Mobley Jr. averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Buckeyes, scoring 15.6 points while shooting 41.6% from beyond the arc. Bruce Thornton is averaging 20.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists over the past 10 games.

Jayden Pierre averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Horned Frogs, scoring 10.5 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc. David Punch is shooting 48.1% and averaging 14.3 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buckeyes: 6-4, averaging 76.4 points, 26.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game.

Horned Frogs: 8-2, averaging 76.9 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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Ohio State: 65.4%

TCU: 34.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TCU		OSU
L1	Streak	L1
72.1	Points Against	72.8
78.3	Points Per Game	79.8
45	Field Goal %	49
33	Three Point %	36
36.2	Rebounds Per Game	33.2
15.6	Assists Per Game	14.4
4.5	Blocks Per Game	2.4
7.7	Steals Per Game	4.9
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.7
11.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.1

Game Information

Venue: Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Capacity:

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arizona	16-2	-	32-2
Houston	14-4	2	28-6
Iowa State	12-6	4	27-7
Kansas	12-6	4	23-10
Texas Tech	12-6	4	22-10
TCU	11-7	5	22-11
BYU	9-9	7	23-11
UCF	9-9	7	21-11
West Virginia	9-9	7	18-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-15
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-14
Baylor	6-12	10	16-16
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan	19-1	-	31-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	26-6
Michigan State	15-5	4	25-7
Illinois	15-5	4	24-8
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-10
Purdue	13-7	6	27-8
UCLA	13-7	6	23-11
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-12
Iowa	10-10	9	21-12
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-17
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-19
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20