Texas Christian @ Kansas State preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 14, 2019 ) Texas Christian 61, Kansas State 70

TCU and sophomore guard RJ Nembhard are flying high entering their first true road game of the season Tuesday against Kansas State in a Big 12 contest. The Horned Frogs won their conference opener 81-79 in overtime over Iowa State on Saturday as Nembhard posted career highs of 31 points and six 3-pointers, including a bank shot from well behind the arc that tied the game with 1.7 seconds left in regulation.

"It’s huge," senior guard Desmond Bane told reporters. "We just beat two good teams in a row (George Mason 87-53 on Dec. 30). Some momentum moving forward. It’s the first time for a lot of these guys playing in the Big 12, so to win our first game is huge." Kansas State dropped its conference opener 66-61 at Oklahoma on Saturday and is 3-6 since a 4-0 start. "It's a tough loss," Wildcats coach Bruce Weber told the media. "... We led a lot of the game and we did some good things and played a lot of young guys, but we didn't find a way to win the game." Kansas State has won four straight meetings and 13 of 17 encounters since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.

TIME: 9 p.m. ET. TV: ESPNU

ABOUT TCU (10-3, 1-0 Big 12): Bane averages team highs of 17 points and 1.8 steals, and also contributes 7.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists after recording 16 points and eight boards versus Iowa State. Sophomore center Kevin Samuel blocked six shots for the second straight game Saturday to go along with 16 points and nine rebounds, and averages 11.7 points to go along with club bests of 8.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks while shooting 70 percent from the field - third nationally through Sunday's games. Nembhard (13.6 points) was 2-for-22 from 3-point range in the previous six contests before going 2-for-3 against George Mason and 6-for-8 versus Iowa State.

ABOUT KANSAS STATE (7-6, 0-1): Senior forward Xavier Sneed, who scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds against Oklahoma, leads the team with 15 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Junior guard Cartier Diarra (12.5 points, 4.7 rebounds) had 10 points, seven assists and six rebounds Saturday, and is tied second in the Big 12 with 5.9 assists after recording seven in each of the last two contests. Senior forward Makol Mawien averages 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds after scoring nine points in each of the past two games.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Horned Frogs' 17.7 assists per game lead the Big 12 and were ninth nationally.

2. The Wildcats have been outrebounded 455-450 this season.

3. TCU paces the Big 12 in 3-pointers made at 9.9 per game, which was 20th nationally.

PREDICTION: Kansas State 63, TCU 62