When: 8 p.m. CT at Schollmaier Arena - Fort Worth, Texas
Records: TCU (20-13, 7-11 Big 12), Sam Houston State (21-11, 16-2 Southland)
Series: TCU owns an 8-2 edge in the series, though the schools have not met on the hardwood since November 2002.
TV: ESPNU
What's on the line
TCU finds itself in a bit of a let-down situation, to say the least. Even with six losses in their final eight games of the regular season, the Horned Frogs did not expect to find themselves playing in the NIT, considering many bracketologists still had TCU in the NCAA tournament before ultimately being left to dry as the third team out of the field.