Thursday, March 14
Kansas City, MO.
1:30 PM
TCU
20-13, 7-11
61
vs
70
#15 Kansas State
25-7, 14-4
1
2
F
TCU
34
27
61
Kansas State
32
38
70
TCU Falls to Top-Seeded K-State
3/14/2019 5:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bane led the Frogs with 16 points
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - TCU could not hold on to a 12-point first-half lead and lost to No. 15 ranked and top-seeded Kansas State, 70-61, in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Thursday at Sprint Center.
Junior Desmond Bane scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half. Senior Alex Robinson had a well-rounded game with 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists while playing all 40 minutes.
TCU (20-13) led the entire first half and as many as 12, 23-11 with 9:04 to play after two free throws by Kendric Davis. The Frogs' lead dwindled down to one, but hung on to take a 34-32 lead at halftime. A big difference in the first half was at the free throw line where TCU was 9-of-13 and KSU (25-7) was 0-of-2.
Just over five minutes into the second half, KSU took its first lead of the game, 42-39, on a three by Kamau Stokes, part of an 10-0 run by the Wildcats. The KSU run escalated to 17-2 as the Wildcats took a 51-41 lead with 11 minutes to play. Behind seven-straight points by Bane, TCU got to within three points, 55-52, with 5:43 to play.
KSU went on an 8-2 run to push its lead back to nine. However, the Frogs kept pace by making seven of eight field goal attempts, including a Bane layup, which brought the Frogs to within three points, 63-60, with 1:28 to play. TCU missed its final two shots and committed its 18th turnover of the game as the Wildcats closed the game on a 7-1 run.
In the second half, KSU shot 10-of-13 from the free throw line while TCU was 1-of-2.
Up Next
TCU will await its postseason fate.
Team Notes
- TCU faced Kansas State for the third time in the Phillips 66 Basketball Championship. The previous two meetings (2015, 2018) were both two-point games with each team winning once. The Horned Frogs won 67-65 in 2015 before dropping a 66-64 overtime decision last season.
- The Horned Frogs fell to 5-7 all-time at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- The Horned Frogs led 34-32 at the half. TCU dropped to 17-3 when ahead at the break this season.
- TCU led for the opening 25:12 of the game, including by as many as 12 points in the first half, before Kansas State took its first lead, 42-39, on a Kamau Stokes' 3-pointer with 15:48 to play.
- TCU used the starting lineup of Alex Robinson, Desmond Bane, Kouat Noi, JD Miller and Kevin Samuel for the 15th time this season (8-7).
- TCU fell to 5-1 this season and 13-4 overall in neutral-site games under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- TCU and Kansas State both had 36 rebounds. The Horned Frogs are now 0-2 this season and 0-6 in the Dixon era when totaling the same number of boards as their opponent.
- The Horned Frogs' 36 rebounds were just two short of their total of 38 from Wednesday night's Oklahoma State game which was their most at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- TCU's 18 turnovers were its most at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- The Horned Frogs fell to 3-7 in their traditional purple uniform this season and 13-22 under Dixon.
- All seven Horned Frogs who saw action broke into the scoring column.
- TCU fell to 5-10 when scoring 69 points or less this season, compared to 15-3 when reaching 70 points.
- TCU (20-13) has won at least 20 games in three consecutive seasons for the second-time in program history, the first time since 1996-99. The current run is during the first three campaigns under Dixon.
- TCU won at least one game in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
- The Horned Frogs have played in the quarterfinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in each of the last five seasons.
Individual Notes
- JD Miller played in his 136th game, tying Brandon Parrish (2013-17) for the most in TCU history.
- Alex Robinson had seven assists to give him 230 on the year No. 2 all-time at TCU for assists in a season. Robinson also ranks No. 3 (228, 2016-17) and No. 7 (190, 2017-18) on that list.
- Robinson has at least five assists in eight straight games and in 24 of TCU's 33 contests overall this season. In 103 career games, Robinson has led the Horned Frogs in assists 84 times.
- Robinson played all 40 minutes, his first game this season and fourth of his career to play in every minute of a contest. His career highs for minutes are 50 in a triple-overtime game at West Virginia and 42 in an overtime contest against Kansas this year as well as last season versus Kansas State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- Robinson had 12 points to reach double figures for the 11th time in the last 13 games.
- Robinson's seven rebounds were his most since totaling eight on Jan. 12 at Oklahoma.
- Robinson totaled 13 rebounds in two games at this year's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- Desmond Bane scored a team-high 16 points, including 13 in the second half. He was limited to seven first-half minutes due to two fouls.
- Bane led the Horned Frogs in scoring for the 12th time this season and 20th time in his career.
- Kevin Samuel had 11 points to give him back-to-back games with double figures in scoring for the first time since the second and third contests of the season, versus Oral Roberts (Nov. 11) and Fresno State (Nov. 15). It was his third game in the last four with double digits in points and the 11th time on the season.
- Samuel had a blocked shot to give him at least one in the last 16 games and 27 of 33 contests this season.
- Kouat Noi was 4-of-4 at the free-throw line in the first half, his first attempts at the charity stripe in the last five contests.
- RJ Nembhard's two blocked shots in the first half tied a career high. It's the third time he's accomplished the feat this season.
Junior Desmond Bane scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half. Senior Alex Robinson had a well-rounded game with 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists while playing all 40 minutes.
TCU (20-13) led the entire first half and as many as 12, 23-11 with 9:04 to play after two free throws by Kendric Davis. The Frogs' lead dwindled down to one, but hung on to take a 34-32 lead at halftime. A big difference in the first half was at the free throw line where TCU was 9-of-13 and KSU (25-7) was 0-of-2.
Just over five minutes into the second half, KSU took its first lead of the game, 42-39, on a three by Kamau Stokes, part of an 10-0 run by the Wildcats. The KSU run escalated to 17-2 as the Wildcats took a 51-41 lead with 11 minutes to play. Behind seven-straight points by Bane, TCU got to within three points, 55-52, with 5:43 to play.
KSU went on an 8-2 run to push its lead back to nine. However, the Frogs kept pace by making seven of eight field goal attempts, including a Bane layup, which brought the Frogs to within three points, 63-60, with 1:28 to play. TCU missed its final two shots and committed its 18th turnover of the game as the Wildcats closed the game on a 7-1 run.
In the second half, KSU shot 10-of-13 from the free throw line while TCU was 1-of-2.
Up Next
TCU will await its postseason fate.
Team Notes
- TCU faced Kansas State for the third time in the Phillips 66 Basketball Championship. The previous two meetings (2015, 2018) were both two-point games with each team winning once. The Horned Frogs won 67-65 in 2015 before dropping a 66-64 overtime decision last season.
- The Horned Frogs fell to 5-7 all-time at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- The Horned Frogs led 34-32 at the half. TCU dropped to 17-3 when ahead at the break this season.
- TCU led for the opening 25:12 of the game, including by as many as 12 points in the first half, before Kansas State took its first lead, 42-39, on a Kamau Stokes' 3-pointer with 15:48 to play.
- TCU used the starting lineup of Alex Robinson, Desmond Bane, Kouat Noi, JD Miller and Kevin Samuel for the 15th time this season (8-7).
- TCU fell to 5-1 this season and 13-4 overall in neutral-site games under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- TCU and Kansas State both had 36 rebounds. The Horned Frogs are now 0-2 this season and 0-6 in the Dixon era when totaling the same number of boards as their opponent.
- The Horned Frogs' 36 rebounds were just two short of their total of 38 from Wednesday night's Oklahoma State game which was their most at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- TCU's 18 turnovers were its most at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- The Horned Frogs fell to 3-7 in their traditional purple uniform this season and 13-22 under Dixon.
- All seven Horned Frogs who saw action broke into the scoring column.
- TCU fell to 5-10 when scoring 69 points or less this season, compared to 15-3 when reaching 70 points.
- TCU (20-13) has won at least 20 games in three consecutive seasons for the second-time in program history, the first time since 1996-99. The current run is during the first three campaigns under Dixon.
- TCU won at least one game in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
- The Horned Frogs have played in the quarterfinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in each of the last five seasons.
Individual Notes
- JD Miller played in his 136th game, tying Brandon Parrish (2013-17) for the most in TCU history.
- Alex Robinson had seven assists to give him 230 on the year No. 2 all-time at TCU for assists in a season. Robinson also ranks No. 3 (228, 2016-17) and No. 7 (190, 2017-18) on that list.
- Robinson has at least five assists in eight straight games and in 24 of TCU's 33 contests overall this season. In 103 career games, Robinson has led the Horned Frogs in assists 84 times.
- Robinson played all 40 minutes, his first game this season and fourth of his career to play in every minute of a contest. His career highs for minutes are 50 in a triple-overtime game at West Virginia and 42 in an overtime contest against Kansas this year as well as last season versus Kansas State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- Robinson had 12 points to reach double figures for the 11th time in the last 13 games.
- Robinson's seven rebounds were his most since totaling eight on Jan. 12 at Oklahoma.
- Robinson totaled 13 rebounds in two games at this year's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- Desmond Bane scored a team-high 16 points, including 13 in the second half. He was limited to seven first-half minutes due to two fouls.
- Bane led the Horned Frogs in scoring for the 12th time this season and 20th time in his career.
- Kevin Samuel had 11 points to give him back-to-back games with double figures in scoring for the first time since the second and third contests of the season, versus Oral Roberts (Nov. 11) and Fresno State (Nov. 15). It was his third game in the last four with double digits in points and the 11th time on the season.
- Samuel had a blocked shot to give him at least one in the last 16 games and 27 of 33 contests this season.
- Kouat Noi was 4-of-4 at the free-throw line in the first half, his first attempts at the charity stripe in the last five contests.
- RJ Nembhard's two blocked shots in the first half tied a career high. It's the third time he's accomplished the feat this season.
Team Stats
TCU
KS
FG%
.442
.419
3FG%
.294
.320
FT%
.667
.667
RB
36
36
TO
18
9
STL
6
9
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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