Noi Scores 30, Frogs Fall to Sooners

Saturday, January 12

Norman, Okla.

1 PM

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Noi Scores 30, Frogs Fall to Sooners

1/12/2019 5:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Noi Nails 8 Threes in Loss

NORMAN, Okla. – Sophomore Kouat Noi poured in a career-high 30 points, but the No. 25 TCU men's basketball team fell on the wrong side of 21 lead changes and lost 76-74 at No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday.

OU led 15-9 early before the Frogs scored 13 unanswered, which included three-straight 3-pointers by Noi, to give TCU a 36-27 lead with 5:25 left in the half. TCU, which dominated on the glass in the half, 30-14, took a 43-37 lead into halftime.

Noi was 8-of-12 from 3-point range, which tied for the second-most made threes in TCU history. That performance kept the Frogs in the game as TCU overall struggled from the field and finished a season-low 34.7 percent from the field.

TCU led 60-55 with 6:24 to play before OU scored eight unanswered to take a 63-60 lead with 4:10 on the clock. After a technical foul by the Sooners, Desmond Bane made two free throws and then hit a 3-pointer to give TCU a 65-63 lead with 3:46 remaining. There were four ties and five lead changes the rest of the way.

Noi's eighth 3-pointer gave TCU a 71-69 lead with 2:27 to play, which ended up being the last time TCU held the advantage. The Frogs had the ball down two with 3.2 to play, but having to inbound the ball under OU's basket, the shot was a running 3-point attempt from about five feet beyond-the-arc by freshman guard Kendric Davis, which hit the front of the rim.

Up Next
TCU hosts West Virginia Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.

Team Notes
- There were 13 ties and 21 lead changes. Both were the most in a TCU game this season.
- TCU's 30 rebounds in the first half were its most in any half this season. The Frogs' advantage on the glass was 30-14 at the break. OU had the advantage in the second half, 22-12. TCU had the edge overall in rebounds, 42-36.
- TCU fell to 1-2 on the road this season.
- TCU dropped to 4-22 all-time against Oklahoma and 0-12 in Norman.
- TCU shot a season-low 34.7 percent from the field. Its previous low was 42.4 percent at SMU.
- TCU was 12-of-27 from 3-point range which tied a season high for most made 3-pointers in a season (USC).
- TCU had a season-high 17 offense rebounds and just eight second chance points.

Individual Notes
- Kouat Noi was 8-for-12 from 3-point range. The eight made 3-pointers tied for the second most in school history. It was the most made 3-pointers since Hank Thorns made eight against UNLV on Feb. 14, 2012. Ryan Carroll (1999), Malcolm Johnson (1998) and Michael Strickland (1990) are the only other TCU players with eight made threes. Strickland holds the record with nine against Arkansas on Feb. 14, 1990.
- It was Noi's 15^th straight game with a made 3-pointer, dating back to last season.
- With a career-high 30 points, Noi scored the most points by a TCU player since Garlon Green scored 31 at Rice on Dec. 12, 2012. It was the 10^th time he finished in double figures this season.
- Desmond Bane's six assists tied a season high. It was the first time this season Bane led the team in assists and the first time in 12 games that Alex Robinson did not.
- Robinson reached double figures in scoring for the fifth straight contest with 16 points and the seventh time in the last eight games.
- Robinson now has (539) assists in his career and is 36 assists away from matching Corey Santee's school record of 575 assists.
- JD Miller led the Frogs in rebounding for the fourth straight game with a 12, which tied a career high.