No. 20 Texas Tech visits TCU following Nelson's 30-point showing
Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-3, 5-1 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (15-5, 4-3 Big 12)
Fort Worth, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: TCU hosts the No. 20 Texas Tech Red Raiders after Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 30 points in TCU's 105-102 overtime victory over the Baylor Bears.
The Horned Frogs have gone 9-1 in home games. TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 18.1 assists per game led by Avery Anderson III averaging 3.8.
The Red Raiders are 5-1 in conference matchups. Texas Tech has a 3-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
TCU averages 83.6 points, 16.4 more per game than the 67.2 Texas Tech allows. Texas Tech has shot at a 46.3% clip from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points above the 43.5% shooting opponents of TCU have averaged.
The Horned Frogs and Red Raiders square off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Emanuel Miller is averaging 16.8 points and six rebounds for the Horned Frogs.
Pop Isaacs averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Raiders, scoring 17.1 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Horned Frogs: 6-4, averaging 77.4 points, 38.0 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points per game.
Red Raiders: 9-1, averaging 78.6 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
