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Frogs Defeat Cyclones to Sweep Season Series
2/27/2021 8:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TCU shoots 18-of-18 from the free throw line
AMES, Iowa – TCU used a balanced offensive attack and perfect free throw shooting to secure a 76-72 win at Iowa State on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum.
TCU (12-10, 5-8 Big 12) had four players score in double-figures. Mike Miles and RJ Nembhard led the Frogs with 19 points apiece. TCU was 18-of-18 shooting from the free throw line and Miles and Nembhard were a big reason why. Miles made 5-of-5 and Nembhard was 8-of-8, including four makes in the final 11 seconds.
TCU made its first three shots to jump out to an early 6-2 lead. The Frogs built their lead with stellar defense and 3-point shooting to their largest of the game, 14 at 35-21 with 4:00 remaining in the first half. TCU led 37-30 at halftime, and Chuck O'Bannon led all scorers through the first twenty minutes with nine of his game total 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.
The Cyclones (2-19, 0-15 Big 12) battled back to start the second half and took their first lead of the game at 56-53 with 10:14 to play following three consecutive 3-pointers. The Frogs responded with a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to reclaim the lead at 63-58. TCU continued its perfect free throw shooting down the stretch and held the Cyclones to 37.5 percent shooting over the final 7:34 of play to seal its third road win of the season and sweep the season series with Iowa State.
Up Next
TCU will continue its three-game road trip at No. 18 Texas Tech on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast through Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
- TCU has won seven of its last eight meetings against Iowa State and improved to 13-12 all-time against the Cyclones. The Frogs have now swept the season series against the Cyclones in three of the last four years.
- The Horned Frogs secured their third road win of conference play, their most conference wins on the road since the 2017-18 season.
- TCU shot 18-of-18 from the free throw line, the second most makes without a miss by the Frogs in a game in program history. It was the first time TCU shot 100 percent with a minimum of 15 attempts since going 15-of-15 against UNLV on Jan. 30, 2008 and the fifth time ever. Only TCU's 21-of-21 effort against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 23, 1999 beats what was done on Saturday.
- The Frogs had 13 turnovers to the Cyclones' 12, but TCU outscored Iowa State 21-11 off of turnovers. TCU improved to 9-5 this season and 64-42 under Jamie Dixon when it commits less than 15 turnovers in a game.
- TCU outrebounded ISU 33-28. ISU's 28 rebounds tied the fewest by a TCU opponent in conference play this season. TCU improved to 10-3 this season and 81-25 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- The Horned Frogs moved to 1-1 this season and 3-4 under Dixon in their anthracite uniforms.
- TCU started with the lineup of Mike Miles, RJ Nembhard, PJ Fuller, Chuck O'Bannon Jr. and Kevin Samuel for the fourth consecutive game and fifth time this season (2-3).
Individual Notes
- RJ Nembhard scored 19 points, including 8-for-8 shooting from the free throw line. It was his 19th consecutive game scoring in double-figures.
- Defensively, Nembhard tied his career high with three steals, last occurring on Dec. 12, 2020 against Texas A&M.
- Mike Miles scored 19 points to move him into 10th place alone on the TCU all-time freshman scoring leaderboard with 301 points this season. He was previously tied with Jeff Jacobs who scored 282 points during the 1993-94 season.
- Miles added five assists to move into ninth place on the TCU all-time freshman assists leaderboard with 68 assists this season. He surpassed teammate Francisco Farabello's 65 assists from last season.
- Miles also tied for the team lead with six rebounds.
- Chuck O'Bannon scored 11 points, including 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range.
- Kevin Samuel scored 10 points, and TCU improved to 8-2 this season when Samuel scores in double-figures.
- Jaedon Ledee scored five points, tied a team high with six rebounds, and recorded a season-high two steals.
TCU (12-10, 5-8 Big 12) had four players score in double-figures. Mike Miles and RJ Nembhard led the Frogs with 19 points apiece. TCU was 18-of-18 shooting from the free throw line and Miles and Nembhard were a big reason why. Miles made 5-of-5 and Nembhard was 8-of-8, including four makes in the final 11 seconds.
TCU made its first three shots to jump out to an early 6-2 lead. The Frogs built their lead with stellar defense and 3-point shooting to their largest of the game, 14 at 35-21 with 4:00 remaining in the first half. TCU led 37-30 at halftime, and Chuck O'Bannon led all scorers through the first twenty minutes with nine of his game total 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.
The Cyclones (2-19, 0-15 Big 12) battled back to start the second half and took their first lead of the game at 56-53 with 10:14 to play following three consecutive 3-pointers. The Frogs responded with a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to reclaim the lead at 63-58. TCU continued its perfect free throw shooting down the stretch and held the Cyclones to 37.5 percent shooting over the final 7:34 of play to seal its third road win of the season and sweep the season series with Iowa State.
Up Next
TCU will continue its three-game road trip at No. 18 Texas Tech on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast through Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
- TCU has won seven of its last eight meetings against Iowa State and improved to 13-12 all-time against the Cyclones. The Frogs have now swept the season series against the Cyclones in three of the last four years.
- The Horned Frogs secured their third road win of conference play, their most conference wins on the road since the 2017-18 season.
- TCU shot 18-of-18 from the free throw line, the second most makes without a miss by the Frogs in a game in program history. It was the first time TCU shot 100 percent with a minimum of 15 attempts since going 15-of-15 against UNLV on Jan. 30, 2008 and the fifth time ever. Only TCU's 21-of-21 effort against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 23, 1999 beats what was done on Saturday.
- The Frogs had 13 turnovers to the Cyclones' 12, but TCU outscored Iowa State 21-11 off of turnovers. TCU improved to 9-5 this season and 64-42 under Jamie Dixon when it commits less than 15 turnovers in a game.
- TCU outrebounded ISU 33-28. ISU's 28 rebounds tied the fewest by a TCU opponent in conference play this season. TCU improved to 10-3 this season and 81-25 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- The Horned Frogs moved to 1-1 this season and 3-4 under Dixon in their anthracite uniforms.
- TCU started with the lineup of Mike Miles, RJ Nembhard, PJ Fuller, Chuck O'Bannon Jr. and Kevin Samuel for the fourth consecutive game and fifth time this season (2-3).
Individual Notes
- RJ Nembhard scored 19 points, including 8-for-8 shooting from the free throw line. It was his 19th consecutive game scoring in double-figures.
- Defensively, Nembhard tied his career high with three steals, last occurring on Dec. 12, 2020 against Texas A&M.
- Mike Miles scored 19 points to move him into 10th place alone on the TCU all-time freshman scoring leaderboard with 301 points this season. He was previously tied with Jeff Jacobs who scored 282 points during the 1993-94 season.
- Miles added five assists to move into ninth place on the TCU all-time freshman assists leaderboard with 68 assists this season. He surpassed teammate Francisco Farabello's 65 assists from last season.
- Miles also tied for the team lead with six rebounds.
- Chuck O'Bannon scored 11 points, including 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range.
- Kevin Samuel scored 10 points, and TCU improved to 8-2 this season when Samuel scores in double-figures.
- Jaedon Ledee scored five points, tied a team high with six rebounds, and recorded a season-high two steals.
Team Stats
TCU
IowaSt
FG%
.439
.491
3FG%
.421
.391
FT%
1.000
.875
RB
33
28
TO
12
13
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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