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(NCAAB) Kansas State vs. TCU,
Point Spread: 4.00 | -110.00 TCU (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 4.00 | -110.00 TCU (Home)
Result: Loss
Big 12 Game of the Month
Though Kansas State has played some decent teams on neutral courts (going 1-2 straight up against the three teams as good or better than TCU), this is incredibly their first game on their opponents home court.
Their second game Saturday at Kansas, so off a nice home win three days ago to Oklahoma State, what a tough sandwich situation to be making road debut. This is especially true when your best player is playing his first road game since high school. Freshman Marcus Foster, who scored 17 against Oklahoma State, has carried the load for K-State this season, averaging 14.4 points per game.
On the other hand, TCU finally has one of their best players healthy. In his first Big 12 game of his career, junior Amric Fields, who suffered a season-ending injury a year ago prior to league play, tallied a season-high 22 points against West Virginia, marking only the third time the Oklahoma City product has eclipsed the 20-point barrier during his four-year career. Consider this, when Fields plays more than 20 minutes in a game this season, he is averaging 17.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds a contest. The junior is also shooting 56 percent from the field, including 47 percent from behind the arc. TCU is also 4-1 in those contests, with the only loss coming to West Virginia. In two games since returning from injury, Fields is averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shooting 48.4 percent.
Freshmen tend to play much better at home. While K State has their star making his road debut, TCU has a rookie ramping it up and playing at home. Freshman Brandon Parrish has started to heat up as of late, scoring a career-high 18 points against West Virginia. In the last three games, Parrish, who is averaging 53 percent from behind the arc during the three outings, has scored 48 of TCUs 216 points, which includes 10 of the Frogs 20 three-point field goals. In all, the Arlington product has scored in double-digits in five-straight contests.
Though Kansas State has played some decent teams on neutral courts (going 1-2 straight up against the three teams as good or better than TCU), this is incredibly their first game on their opponents home court.
Their second game Saturday at Kansas, so off a nice home win three days ago to Oklahoma State, what a tough sandwich situation to be making road debut. This is especially true when your best player is playing his first road game since high school. Freshman Marcus Foster, who scored 17 against Oklahoma State, has carried the load for K-State this season, averaging 14.4 points per game.
On the other hand, TCU finally has one of their best players healthy. In his first Big 12 game of his career, junior Amric Fields, who suffered a season-ending injury a year ago prior to league play, tallied a season-high 22 points against West Virginia, marking only the third time the Oklahoma City product has eclipsed the 20-point barrier during his four-year career. Consider this, when Fields plays more than 20 minutes in a game this season, he is averaging 17.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds a contest. The junior is also shooting 56 percent from the field, including 47 percent from behind the arc. TCU is also 4-1 in those contests, with the only loss coming to West Virginia. In two games since returning from injury, Fields is averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shooting 48.4 percent.
Freshmen tend to play much better at home. While K State has their star making his road debut, TCU has a rookie ramping it up and playing at home. Freshman Brandon Parrish has started to heat up as of late, scoring a career-high 18 points against West Virginia. In the last three games, Parrish, who is averaging 53 percent from behind the arc during the three outings, has scored 48 of TCUs 216 points, which includes 10 of the Frogs 20 three-point field goals. In all, the Arlington product has scored in double-digits in five-straight contests.
