The No. 6 seed TCU Horned Frogs (21-12, 10-10 Big 12) face off against the No. 11 seed Arizona State Sun Devils (23-12, 13-10 Pac-12) Friday at Ball Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona State blew out the Nevada Wolf Pack 98-73 at University of Dayton Arena on Wednesday in the First Four.
DJ Horne was the leading scorer with 20 points. Desmond Cambridge Jr. chipped in with 17 points and six assists. TCU dropped their last game in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference Tourney on Friday at T-Mobile Center, falling to the Texas Longhorns 66-60. Mike Miles Jr. tallied 15 points to top the scoresheet in defeat. With 12 points, Chuck O’Bannon Jr. also had a strong game.
The Sun Devils triumphed in the last meeting between the teams 52-49 at Desert Financial Arena in November 2009. The Sun Devils have been led this season by Cambridge Jr. and Horne, who are averaging 13.0 and 12.0 points per game, respectively. Meanwhile, Warren Washington is grabbing 6.4 rebounds per game, and Frankie Collins is dishing 4.3 assists.
Miles Jr. (13.1 ppg) and Emanuel Miller (11.3) have powered the Horned Frogs on offense. Miller also has pulled down 6.0 rebounds per game. Damion Baugh has doled out 4.8 assists per game. Holding foes to only 40.0% from the field, the Sun Devils are one of the country’s stingiest FG% defenses (16th).
In the last 10 games, Arizona State is 6-4 with an average margin of +0.5 (70.8-70.3). TCU has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 72.4 points per game on average while scoring only 70.4 (-2.0 margin). The Horned Frogs are averaging 75.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 67.9.
SUN DEVILS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jamiya Neal: 12.8 | 7.9 | +4.9
Austin Nunez: 0.0 | 5.4 | -5.4
Points per game:
DJ Horne: 15.6 | 12.0 | +3.6
Frankie Collins: 6.0 | 9.4 | -3.4
HORNED FROGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Chuck O’Bannon Jr.: 15.6 | 11.9 | +3.7
Eddie Lampkin Jr.: 2.0 | 9.8 | -7.8
Points per game:
Chuck O’Bannon Jr.: 10.2 | 7.5 | +2.7
Rebounds per game:
Emanuel Miller: 8.6 | 6.0 | +2.6
Eddie Lampkin Jr.: 1.0 | 4.3 | -3.3
Assists per game:
Shahada Wells: 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.7
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Arizona State (+185)
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