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TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 2nd Round
23-11, 5-5 Away

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33-2, 15-0 Home

Duke Blue Devils and TCU Horned Frogs square off in NCAA Tournament second round

No. 9 TCU vs. No. 1 Duke game preview

Game Preview

TCU Horned Frogs (23-11, 12-8 Big 12) vs. Duke Blue Devils (33-2, 20-1 ACC)

Greenville, South Carolina; Saturday, 5:15 p.m. EDT

Blue Devils -10.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke and TCU meet in the NCAA Tournament second round.

The Blue Devils have gone 20-1 against ACC opponents, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. Duke has a 2-2 record in one-possession games.

The Horned Frogs are 12-8 in Big 12 play. TCU ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Xavier Edmonds averaging 3.0.

Duke averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 7.4 per game TCU gives up. TCU averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than Duke allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Boozer is scoring 22.5 points per game with 10.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans is averaging 16.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 43.2% over the last 10 games.

David Punch is averaging 14.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and two blocks for the Horned Frogs. Edmonds is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 81.3 points, 39.0 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points per game.

Horned Frogs: 8-2, averaging 77.3 points, 33.4 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Duke: 91.1%
TCU: 8.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W12
71.8 Points Against 63.2
77.9 Points Per Game 82.0
45 Field Goal % 49
33 Three Point % 35
36.2 Rebounds Per Game 40.4
15.5 Assists Per Game 16.8
4.5 Blocks Per Game 3.3
7.6 Steals Per Game 7.7
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.3
11.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 10.8

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 29-6
Iowa State 12-6 4 27-7
Kansas 12-6 4 23-10
Texas Tech 12-6 4 22-10
TCU 11-7 5 23-11
BYU 9-9 7 23-12
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 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 33-2
Virginia 15-3 2 29-5
Miami 13-5 4 25-8
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-9
Clemson 12-6 5 24-10
Louisville 11-7 6 24-10
NC State 10-8 7 20-14
Florida State 10-8 7 18-15
California 9-9 8 22-11
Stanford 9-9 8 20-12
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
SMU 8-10 9 20-14
Wake Forest 7-11 10 18-16
Syracuse 6-12 11 15-17
Pittsburgh 5-13 12 13-20
Notre Dame 4-14 13 13-18
Boston College 4-14 13 11-20
Georgia Tech 2-16 15 11-20
Full Standings

TCU Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ TTU TTU W 73-65
vs CIN CIN W 73-63
vs OKST OKST W 95-88
vs KU KU L 78-73
vs OSU OSU W 66-64

Duke Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UNC W 76-61
vs FSU W 80-79
vs CLEM W 73-61
vs UVA W 74-70
vs SIE W 71-65