Texas Tech @ Texas Christian preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 2, 2019 ) Texas Tech 81, Texas Christian 66

Teams with identical Big 12 and overall records but at opposite ends of two-game streaks meet Tuesday when No. 18 Texas Tech travels to stumbling TCU. The Red Raiders are coming off double-digit wins over Kansas State and Iowa State, while the Horned Frogs have dropped road contests to West Virginia and Oklahoma by a combined 52 points.

Sophomore Kyler Edwards scored 22 points and drained 5-of-6 shots beyond the arc, the Red Raiders shot 54 percent from the floor and the defense held the Cyclones to 36 percent shooting while forcing 20 turnovers in the 72-52 victory Saturday. "To win a Big 12 game, you have to score enough points," Red Raiders coach Chris Beard said. "As a coach, you sit around and try to figure out how to score those points. It has never been the plan to score all those points on offense. You have to create an offense off of your defense and special teams." Jamie Dixon's crew, which is headed in the opposite direction, lost 81-49 at West Virginia followed by Saturday's 83-63 loss at Oklahoma. The Sooners shot 54 percent from the floor while leading scorer Desmond Bane was held to 12 points on 2-of-10 3-pointers.

TIME: 8 p.m. ET. TV: No TV

ABOUT TEXAS TECH (12-5, 3-2 Big 12): Edwards (12.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists) was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 23 points in two games last week, including a career-high 24 at Kansas State. Davide Moretti (13.3 points, 38 percent 3-pointers) scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and leads the conference in free-throw percentage (91.5). Freshman Jahmi'us Ramsey leads the Red Raiders and is sixth in the Big 12 by scoring 15.5 points per game but has just 17 points in his last two outings, while Chris Clarke (6.8 points) is second in the Big 12 with 5.7 assists and eighth in the conference at eight per game.

ABOUT TCU (12-5, 3-2): The Frogs, who had a season-low eight turnovers in the loss to the Sooners, shot just 22.2 percent from 3-point range and were victimized by Brady Manek's career-high 31 points and seven 3-pointers. Bane (16.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists) ranks third in Big 12 games only in scoring (15.4 points) while RJ Nembhard ranks ninth (14.2). Kevin Samuel (10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds) ranks third in the Big 12 in shooting at 65.9 percent, sixth in rebounds (8.4) and leads with eight double-doubles.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Texas Tech owns an 83-51 advantage in the series and has swept the Horned Frogs in each of the last two years.

2. Bane is seventh on TCU's all-time scoring list (1,535 points) and Samuel is sixth in blocked shots (122).

3. Moretti is tied for the NCAA active career lead in free-throw shooting with Miami's DJ Vasiljevic at 91.1 percent.

PREDICTION: Texas Tech 65, TCU 59