Monday, November 7
Fort Worth, Texas
7 p.m.
TCU
1-0,0-0Big 12
73
vs
72
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
0-1,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Ark.-Pine Bluff
46
26
72
TCU
35
38
73
Frogs Comeback, Edge UAPB in Season Opener
11/7/2022 10:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Miller led the Frogs with 19 points
FORT WORTH – Down the majority of the game, Mike Miles Jr. drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key to take the lead that No. 14 TCU held onto in a 73-72 win over Arkansas - Pine Bluff in the men's basketball season opener Monday night at Schollmaier Arena.
After a barrage of 3-pointers by the Golden Lions (0-1), it was Miles' three that ultimately won the game. UAPB made 12-of-27 from beyond-the-arc and led by as many as 20 points. It matched TCU's largest comeback in the Jamie Dixon era, which happened against Texas last season in the Big 12 Championship.
Emanuel Miller led the Horned Frogs (1-0) with 19 points, 15 coming in the second half, when TCU outscored UAPB 38-26.
Behind a 20-2 run, the Golden Lions got out to a 29-9 lead with 10:10 left to play in the first half. UAPB hit eight of its first 11 from 3-point range. The Golden Lions eventually made 11 of their first 17 attempts from three. UAPB took a 46-35 at the half after shooting 51.6 percent from the field.
Miller set the tone for a comeback at the start of the second half with a 3-pointer. Minutes later, TCU went on an 11-0 run that saw TCU lead 54-50. Included in the run was Eddie Lampkin's first bucket of the game, a layup to give TCU its first lead since the Frogs' opening basket of the contest.
Neither team led by more than four points in the final eight minutes.
With 51 seconds left and the Frogs trailing by two, Miles made the three to set the Frogs ahead 71-70.
Chuck O'Bannon was fouled twice in the remaining seconds of the game and was 2-for-4 from the line. UAPB had one final chance to win the game but a 10-foot baseline shot by Trejon Ware was just off.
The Horned Frogs will continue home play in Schollmaier Arena on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. against Lamar. The game will be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
Individual Notes
After a barrage of 3-pointers by the Golden Lions (0-1), it was Miles' three that ultimately won the game. UAPB made 12-of-27 from beyond-the-arc and led by as many as 20 points. It matched TCU's largest comeback in the Jamie Dixon era, which happened against Texas last season in the Big 12 Championship.
Emanuel Miller led the Horned Frogs (1-0) with 19 points, 15 coming in the second half, when TCU outscored UAPB 38-26.
Behind a 20-2 run, the Golden Lions got out to a 29-9 lead with 10:10 left to play in the first half. UAPB hit eight of its first 11 from 3-point range. The Golden Lions eventually made 11 of their first 17 attempts from three. UAPB took a 46-35 at the half after shooting 51.6 percent from the field.
Miller set the tone for a comeback at the start of the second half with a 3-pointer. Minutes later, TCU went on an 11-0 run that saw TCU lead 54-50. Included in the run was Eddie Lampkin's first bucket of the game, a layup to give TCU its first lead since the Frogs' opening basket of the contest.
Neither team led by more than four points in the final eight minutes.
With 51 seconds left and the Frogs trailing by two, Miles made the three to set the Frogs ahead 71-70.
Chuck O'Bannon was fouled twice in the remaining seconds of the game and was 2-for-4 from the line. UAPB had one final chance to win the game but a 10-foot baseline shot by Trejon Ware was just off.
The Horned Frogs will continue home play in Schollmaier Arena on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. against Lamar. The game will be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
- TCU improved to 6-0 all time against UAPB and 41-1 against members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- Jamie Dixon improved to 20-0 in season openers in his career.
- TCU improved to 71-11 against non-conference opponents under Dixon.
- TCU improved to 75-37 in season openers and has won nine straight and 16 of its last 17.
- TCU improved to 61-13 in home openers and has won 15 straight at home.
- TCU trailed by 20 points, 29-9, with 10:10 remaining in the first half. It was the largest deficit in a win since trailing by 20 points to Texas in the first round of the Big 12 Championship last season. Both are the largest comebacks by TCU under Dixon.
- The Frogs had a total of 27 free throws and got to the line 38 times, the second most in the Dixon era at TCU and the most since attempting 41 at Wofford on Dec. 10, 2016.
- The Frogs outrebounded the Golden Lions 39-35. TCU improved to 101-34 when outrebounding its opponent under Dixon.
Individual Notes
- Emanuel Miller led the Frogs with 19 points. It was the 17th time in Miller's career that he has led the team in scoring.
- Shahada Wells made his first career start as a Horned Frog and had seven points, six rebounds and five assists.
- Mike Miles scored 15 points. It was his fifth straight game in double-digits.
- Chuck O'Bannon Jr. had seven rebounds. It was his seventh straight game leading the team in rebounds.
- JaKobe Coles and Micah Peavy both shot perfect from the line (4-for-4).
Team Stats
UAPB
TCU
FG%
.413
.389
3FG%
.448
.190
FT%
.700
.711
RB
35
39
TO
15
13
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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