TCU Falls to No. 18 K-State, 64-52

Saturday, January 19

Manhattan, Kan

3 PM

TCU

13-4 (2-3)

Kansas State

14-4 (4-2)

Team	1	2	F
TCU	30	25	55
Kansas State	37	28	65

TCU Falls to No. 18 K-State, 64-52

3/4/2019 11:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Samuel leads the Frogs with 17 points

FORT WORTH, Texas - Redshirt freshman Kevin Samuel scored a career-high 17 points, but TCU fell to No. 18 Kansas State, 64-52, Monday at Schollmaier Arena.

In the final home game for two seniors, JD Miller and Alex Robinson, it was Samuel that had his best game as a Horned Frog. Samuel was 8-of-11, a career high for field goals made, and added a team-high seven rebounds to go with two blocks. TCU's other redshirt freshman, RJ Nembhard, also finished in double figures with 12 points including 2-of-3 from 3-point range.

Kansas State (23-7, 13-4) shutdown the TCU offense, holding the Horned Frogs (18-12, 6-11) to a season-low 52 points. The Wildcats jumped out to a nine-point advantage to begin the game. TCU fought its way back into the game, as Desmond Bane hit his only 3-pointer of the game with just under five minutes remaining in the half to tie the game 23-23. The Wildcats closed the half on a 13-4 run as Kamau Stokes nailed a three as time expired to take a 36-27 lead at the break. The Frogs were held to just two points over the final three minutes of the half and the Wildcats made four of their final five 3-point attempts.

The Wildcats began the second half with a 15-3 run to grab their largest lead of the game, 51-30, with 14:59 to play. TCU fought back with a 20-6 run to cut K-State's lead to 57-50 with 6:00 remaining after a Robinson layup. It was as close as the Frogs would get as they made just one of their final five shots in the last six minutes of the game.

Up Next
TCU will travel to Austin for its regular-season finale against Texas on Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.

Team Notes
- TCU hosted Kansas State on Senior Night for the third consecutive season. The Frogs dropped to 1-2 in those three games.
- TCU lost its third consecutive game to Kansas State, dropping to 6-15 all-time against the Wildcats.
- Tonight's loss wrapped up the Horned Frogs' home schedule, finishing with a 12-5 record at Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU dropped to 2-6 against ranked opponents this season and 5-20 under Jamie Dixon.
- TCU only had seven players who started the season on scholarship available to play.
- The Horned Frogs scored a season-low 52 points. Their previous low was 55, which occurred twice, including at Kansas State on Jan. 19.
- The Horned Frogs also set a season low with 24 rebounds and tied a season low with seven made free throws.

Individual Notes
- Kevin Samuel scored a career high and team-high 17 points. It was the first time in his career he led the team in scoring and it was his 10th double-digit scoring effort of the season.
- Samuel's 17 points came on on 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) shooting, the most field goals he has ever made in a game.
- Samuel scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half, the most he's scored in a half this season.
- Samuel added two blocks, giving him multiple blocks in 10 of his last 13 games and at least one block in 13 straight games.
- Desmond Bane and Alex Robinson each scored seven points. They both passed Kenrich Williams and are now tied for 21st on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,128 points scored at TCU.
- Robinson added six assists, pushing his season total to 210 assists. He's 24 assists shy of Tony Edmond (1989-90) for the most ever in a single season in school history.
- RJ Nembhard scored 12 points and was 2-of-3 from beyond-the-arc. It was his sixth game in double-figures this season.
- Kendric Davis recorded his first career block with 1:29 remaining in the game.
- Kouat Noi was held scoreless for first time this season and the second time of his career. It snapped a streak of 26 consecutive games in which he made a 3-pointer. He entered the game as one of three major conference players nationwide to have a made three in at least 26 consecutive games.