Frogs Fight, Fall to No. 1 Bears

Saturday, January 8

Fort Worth, Texas

4 P.M.

TCU

10-2,0-1Big 12

Baylor

15-0,3-0Big 12

Baylor

TCU

Frogs Fight, Fall to No. 1 Bears

1/8/2022 7:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Miles leads all players with 26 points

FORT WORTH - Mike Miles poured in a game-high 26 points for TCU, which saw a nine-point second half lead change into a 76-64 loss to No. 1 Baylor Saturday in Schollmaier Arena.

Miles scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half which TCU (10-2, 0-1) led 37-31 after closing the period on a 14-2 run.

Less than 10 seconds into the second half, a 3-pointer by Chuck O'Bannon gave TCU its largest lead, 40-31. Baylor (15-0, 3-0) responded with a 22-4 run to take a 53-44 lead with under 14 minutes to play.

The Horned Frogs fought back with a 9-1 run, which included all seven of Micah Peavy's points in the game, to get within one point, 54-53 with 11:04 remaining. TCU made just five shots the rest of the way as it snapped a seven-game win streak.

Baylor won its 21st straight game with the help of 13 3-pointers and a pair of 20-point performances from Adam Flagler (22 points) and James Akinjo (20 points).

TCU continues Big 12 Conference play on Wednesday at Kansas State. Tip is set for 8 p.m. and can be seen on ESPNU.

Team Notes

The Frogs moved to 85-102 against the Bears, 5-7 under Dixon.
TCU outrebounded Baylor, 32-28. TCU is 9-1 this season and 90-27 under Dixon when out rebounding its opponent.
TCU led 37-31 at halftime. Under Dixon, the Frogs moved to 87-18 when leading at halftime
Baylor's 13 3-pointers were the most by a TCU opponent this season.
TCU shot 70 percent from the free throw line, its fifth consecutive game shooting 70 percent or higher from the line.
It was just the second time the nation's No. 1 team visited TCU. It last happened when No. 1 Kansas came to TCU on Dec. 1, 2003.

Individual Notes

Mike Miles finished with 26 points, his 11th consecutive game with double-digits and fifth game this season with more than 20 points.
Miles was 4-of-8 from 3-point range, a season-high for makes.
Damion Baugh recorded 10 points, his third game this season with double-digits.
Chuck O'Bannon scored 12 points, marking his fourth consecutive game with double-digits.
O'Bannon had two threes, his fourth consecutive game with a made three-pointer. He's made 12 of his last 24 from three.