{"id":163162,"date":"2026-02-13T13:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/163162\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:12:37","slug":"no-12-wbb-prepped-for-no-17-tcu-in-thursdays-key-conference-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/163162\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 WBB Prepped for No. 17 TCU in Thursday’s Key Conference Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\t\t\t12\/11 BAYLOR BEARS (21-4, 10-2 Big 12)

\n\t\t\tLocation:\u00a0Waco, Texas\u00a0

\n\t\t\tConference\/Affiliation:\u00a0Big 12

\n\t\t\tHead Coach:\u00a0Nicki Collen<\/a> (Marquette, 1998)

\n\t\t\tRoster<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Stats<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Game Notes\u00a0(PDF)<\/a>
\n\t\t\t12\/11 BAYLOR\u00a0(21-4, 10-2 Big 12) vs\u00a0TCU\u00a0(21-4, 9-3 Big 12)

\n\t\t\tFeb. 12, 2026 \u2022 6 p.m. CT

\n\t\t\tWaco, Texas \u2022 Foster Pavilion\u00a0(7,500)\u00a0<\/p>\n

LIVE STATS:\u00a0Stat Broadcast<\/a>

\n\t\t\tWATCH:\u00a0ESPN

\n\t\t\tTalent:\u00a0Eric Frede (PxP), Christy Thomaskutty (Analyst), Jess Sims (Sideline)

\n\t\t\tLISTEN:\u00a0Baylor Sports Media Network via\u00a0FOX Sports Radio\u00a093.9FM in Central Texas and worldwide at\u00a0centexsportsfan.com<\/a>.

\n\t\t\tTalent:\u00a0Derek Smith\u00a0(PxP), Lori Fogleman\u00a0(Analyst)<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\t17\/14 TCU HORNED FROGS (21-4, 9-3 Big 12)

\n\t\t\tLocation:\u00a0Fort Worth, Texas

\n\t\t\tConference\/Affiliation:\u00a0Big 12

\n\t\t\tHead Coach: Mark Campbell (Hawaii, 2004)

\n\t\t\tRoster<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Stats<\/a>\u00a0| Game Notes (PDF)<\/a>
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\nGame notes:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baylor welcomes TCU to Foster Pavilion for the first of two matchups against the Horned Frogs in the final 17 days of the regular season. The game will air on ESPN and the Baylor Sports Media Network, with tipoff scheduled for 6 p.m., and is the first of five games in 12 days for BU.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The game is the annual Go Gold game, presented by Magnolia Realty, and fans are encouraged to wear University Gold.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pregame entertainment will feature nationally recognized magician Carl Michael, performing at 5:15 p.m. on the south concourse behind sections 103 and 104.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Upper\u2011bowl tickets are available for $5.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Two student shuttle buses will run from Penland Dining Hall beginning 90 minutes before tipoff (4:30 p.m.), transporting students to and from Foster Pavilion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first 1,500 fans entering Foster Pavilion will receive free gold poms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first 500 students to arrive can receive a free replica gold jersey, with 24 jerseys randomly autographed by Baylor players.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Five Golden Tickets will be hidden throughout arena seating; each may be redeemed at Bear Fuel 270 for a souvenir cup, hot dog, fries and a candy item.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fans wearing gold can access a concession discount, with hot dogs reduced to $2 (limit two per transaction). To qualify, gold must be the primary shirt color, not just an accent or logo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Students can attend a Student Happy Hour from door opening through tipoff, featuring half\u2011price hot dogs, pizza, water and soft drinks with a valid Baylor ID.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bears and Horned Frogs meet for the 56th time in the all-time series. Baylor held a 37-game winning streak before the Elite Eight-bound Frogs snapped the run with three wins last season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ranked No. 1 nationally in three-point defense, Baylor has held opponents to 23.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc this season, including 22.5 percent in Big 12 play.<\/p>\n

\u2022 At 21-4 overall, Baylor is ranked No. 12 in the AP Top 25 and No. 11 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. It is the Bears’ 21st straight appearance in the AP poll and their 362nd over the past 20 seasons, the second most in that span behind UConn.<\/p>\n

\u2022 BU is pursuing its 14th Big 12 regular-season title and enters the week leading the league by half a game over West Virginia and Texas Tech at 10-3. TCU sits one full game back at 9-3.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Through games on Feb. 10, Baylor is ranked No. 26 in the NET.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bears are 3-3 against Quadrant 1 opponents, with BU’s top win coming against Duke in Paris to open the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baylor held off Arizona State, using free throws from Kyla Abraham<\/a> and Jana Van Gytenbeek<\/a> in the final 20 seconds before Bella Fontleroy<\/a> and Abraham forced consecutive Sun Devil inbounding errors to secure the win.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bears shot 25 of 31 (80.6%) from the free-throw line, while Arizona State went 13 of 21 (61.9%).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Daianna Littlepage-Buggs, the game’s leading rebounder, grabbed 12 boards and added six points, while Taliah Scott led BU with 17 points.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kayla Nelms<\/a> recorded her third double-digit scoring game of the season with 12 points, with six in the paint and a career-high six from the line, while Van Gytenbeek added 13 points, a game-high five assists and two steals.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Baylor pushed its lead to as many as nine in the third quarter, but an eight-point Arizona State run kept the game close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 12\/11 BAYLOR BEARS (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) Location:\u00a0Waco, Texas\u00a0 Conference\/Affiliation:\u00a0Big 12 Head…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-163162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}