Tuesday, February 26
Morgantown, W.Va.
6 PM
TCU
18-10/6-9
96
at
104
West Virginia
11-17/3-12
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OT 2
OT 3
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TCU
30
38
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West Virginia
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104
TCU Falls at WVU in Triple Overtime, 104-96
2/26/2019 9:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TCU records a season-high 18 steals
MORGANTOWN, W.V. - In a game with 13 ties and 21 lead changes, TCU's men's basketball team lost 104-96 in triple overtime to West Virginia Tuesday at WVU Coliseum.
TCU (18-10, 6-9) trailed for most of the game, but fought back at key times in the game. The Frogs trailed by six in regulation with 1:59 to play and were down three with 37 seconds in the second overtime.
Senior JD Miller scored a career-high 24 points, including nine points and several timely buckets in the three overtime periods. Sophomore Kouat Noi recorded his second consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
TCU started the game with stout defense, holding West Virginia (11-17, 3-12) to just 2-of-10 from the field to begin the game. The Frogs also tallied five steals in the first 5:30, but could not translate it to the offensive end where they shot 4-of-12 to open the game.
After TCU tied the score at 20-20 with 6:25 remaining in the first half, the Mountaineers gained momentum, holding TCU to 1-of-8 from 3-point range, and took a 36-30 lead into the break.
TCU began the second half on a 9-2 run to go up 39-38, its first lead since midway through the first half. The Frogs and Mountaineers continued to battle with neither team taking more than a two possession lead until the third overtime period.
WVU led 68-62 with 1:59 to play, but TCU nailed back-to-back 3-pointers from Miller and Desmond Bane and the Mountaineers missed their last three shots to tie the game at 68-68 at the end of regulation.
The Frogs' short bench started to catch up with them as Samuel fouled out midway through the first overtime and Noi fouled out early in the second overtime. With the score tied 88-88 after two overtimes, Bane hit a jumper to put the Frogs ahead 90-88 with 4:44 to play. However, WVU closed the game on a 14-5 run to improve to 6-0 all-time against TCU in Morgantown.
West Virginia's Derek Culver led the Mountaineers with 22 points and 21 rebounds, the most rebounds by an individual against TCU since 2003. Jordan McCabe scored 25 points.
Up Next
TCU returns home to play No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Notes
- TCU dropped to 2-13 in the all-time series and 0-6 in Morgantown.
- Jamie Dixon dropped to 11-14 against West Virginia.
- It was Dixon's 100th career game as TCU's head coach. He's 63-37 in his third season.
- It was TCU's first triple-overtime game since Nov. 24, 2009 when the Frogs defeated Texas State, 108-99. TCU fell to 4-1 in games that have gone to at least a third overtime.
- The Frogs fell to 0-2 in overtime games this season, 3-4 under Dixon, and 49-69 all-time in overtime games since 1961.
- The game featured 13 ties and 21 lead changes.
- The Horned Frogs recorded a season-high 18 steals as a team, smashing their previous best of 11 steals which had occurred twice this season. It was the most steals since recording 15 against Austin College on Nov. 14, 2011. Five different players recorded multiple steals for the first time this season.
- Desmond Bane (53), JD Miller (48), RJ Nembhard (38), Kouat Noi (43), and Alex Robinson (50) all set career highs in minutes played.
- Every TCU player recorded at least three personal fouls for a season-high 28 personal fouls called on TCU as a team.
- TCU had multiple players foul out for only the second time this season, last occurring when West Virginia played at TCU on Jan. 15.
- The Horned Frogs had at least five players score in double figures for the seventh time this season.
- West Virginia pulled down 52 rebounds and recorded 23 assists. Both are season highs by a TCU opponent.
- TCU turned it over a season-high 24 times and forced a season-high 24 turnovers.
- TCU shot a season-low 55.0 percent on 11-of-20 shooting from the free throw line.
Individual Notes
- Kouat Noi had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double and his third of the career and season.
- Noi was 3-for-7 from 3-point range, giving him now 25th straight games with a made three.
- Noi also tied his career high in blocks with two and steals with three.
- JD Miller scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting, moving him into 31st place on the TCU all-time scoring list with 1,068 career points. His previous career high of 21 points came Jan. 17, 2018 against Iowa State.
- Over his past four games, JD Miller is averaging 16.5 points per game on 55.6 percent shooting from the floor.
- Miller played in his 131st game as a Horned Frog, tying Kaviar Shephard for the second most in school history.
- Desmond Bane scored 17 points which ties him with Gary Landers at 22nd on the all-time TCU scoring list with 1,114 career points. He has now scored at least 16 points in six of his last seven games.
- Bane also added a career high four steals.
- Alex Robinson scored 16 points and is now 23rd on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,104 points scored at TCU. He has now scored in double-figures in eight consecutive games.
- Kevin Samuel recorded three blocks, giving him 11 straight games with a block and multiple blocks in nine of his last 11 games
- RJ Nembhard scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and recorded a career-high three steals.
TCU (18-10, 6-9) trailed for most of the game, but fought back at key times in the game. The Frogs trailed by six in regulation with 1:59 to play and were down three with 37 seconds in the second overtime.
Senior JD Miller scored a career-high 24 points, including nine points and several timely buckets in the three overtime periods. Sophomore Kouat Noi recorded his second consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
TCU started the game with stout defense, holding West Virginia (11-17, 3-12) to just 2-of-10 from the field to begin the game. The Frogs also tallied five steals in the first 5:30, but could not translate it to the offensive end where they shot 4-of-12 to open the game.
After TCU tied the score at 20-20 with 6:25 remaining in the first half, the Mountaineers gained momentum, holding TCU to 1-of-8 from 3-point range, and took a 36-30 lead into the break.
TCU began the second half on a 9-2 run to go up 39-38, its first lead since midway through the first half. The Frogs and Mountaineers continued to battle with neither team taking more than a two possession lead until the third overtime period.
WVU led 68-62 with 1:59 to play, but TCU nailed back-to-back 3-pointers from Miller and Desmond Bane and the Mountaineers missed their last three shots to tie the game at 68-68 at the end of regulation.
The Frogs' short bench started to catch up with them as Samuel fouled out midway through the first overtime and Noi fouled out early in the second overtime. With the score tied 88-88 after two overtimes, Bane hit a jumper to put the Frogs ahead 90-88 with 4:44 to play. However, WVU closed the game on a 14-5 run to improve to 6-0 all-time against TCU in Morgantown.
West Virginia's Derek Culver led the Mountaineers with 22 points and 21 rebounds, the most rebounds by an individual against TCU since 2003. Jordan McCabe scored 25 points.
Up Next
TCU returns home to play No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Notes
- TCU dropped to 2-13 in the all-time series and 0-6 in Morgantown.
- Jamie Dixon dropped to 11-14 against West Virginia.
- It was Dixon's 100th career game as TCU's head coach. He's 63-37 in his third season.
- It was TCU's first triple-overtime game since Nov. 24, 2009 when the Frogs defeated Texas State, 108-99. TCU fell to 4-1 in games that have gone to at least a third overtime.
- The Frogs fell to 0-2 in overtime games this season, 3-4 under Dixon, and 49-69 all-time in overtime games since 1961.
- The game featured 13 ties and 21 lead changes.
- The Horned Frogs recorded a season-high 18 steals as a team, smashing their previous best of 11 steals which had occurred twice this season. It was the most steals since recording 15 against Austin College on Nov. 14, 2011. Five different players recorded multiple steals for the first time this season.
- Desmond Bane (53), JD Miller (48), RJ Nembhard (38), Kouat Noi (43), and Alex Robinson (50) all set career highs in minutes played.
- Every TCU player recorded at least three personal fouls for a season-high 28 personal fouls called on TCU as a team.
- TCU had multiple players foul out for only the second time this season, last occurring when West Virginia played at TCU on Jan. 15.
- The Horned Frogs had at least five players score in double figures for the seventh time this season.
- West Virginia pulled down 52 rebounds and recorded 23 assists. Both are season highs by a TCU opponent.
- TCU turned it over a season-high 24 times and forced a season-high 24 turnovers.
- TCU shot a season-low 55.0 percent on 11-of-20 shooting from the free throw line.
Individual Notes
- Kouat Noi had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double and his third of the career and season.
- Noi was 3-for-7 from 3-point range, giving him now 25th straight games with a made three.
- Noi also tied his career high in blocks with two and steals with three.
- JD Miller scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting, moving him into 31st place on the TCU all-time scoring list with 1,068 career points. His previous career high of 21 points came Jan. 17, 2018 against Iowa State.
- Over his past four games, JD Miller is averaging 16.5 points per game on 55.6 percent shooting from the floor.
- Miller played in his 131st game as a Horned Frog, tying Kaviar Shephard for the second most in school history.
- Desmond Bane scored 17 points which ties him with Gary Landers at 22nd on the all-time TCU scoring list with 1,114 career points. He has now scored at least 16 points in six of his last seven games.
- Bane also added a career high four steals.
- Alex Robinson scored 16 points and is now 23rd on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,104 points scored at TCU. He has now scored in double-figures in eight consecutive games.
- Kevin Samuel recorded three blocks, giving him 11 straight games with a block and multiple blocks in nine of his last 11 games
- RJ Nembhard scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and recorded a career-high three steals.
Team Stats
TCU
WVU
FG%
.475
.439
3FG%
.333
.323
FT%
.550
.667
RB
45
52
TO
24
24
STL
17
10
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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