Frogs Fall in Overtime to Arizona, 85-80

Sunday, March 20

San Diego, Calif.

8:40 p.m.

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21-13,8-10Big 12

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33-3,18-2Pac-12

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Frogs Fall in Overtime to Arizona, 85-80

3/21/2022 3:04:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Three Horned Frogs score 20 or more points

SAN DIEGO - Chuck O'Bannon Jr. led three TCU players who scored 20 or more points, but No. 1 seed Arizona defeated No. 9 seed TCU in overtime, 85-80, Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena.

O'Bannon had a career-high 23 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers. Eddie Lampkin Jr. recorded his fifth double-double of the season with a career-high 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Mike Miles Jr. scored 20 points with the help of a 9-of-9 effort from the free throw line.

TCU (21-13) stormed out to an 8-0 lead before Arizona (33-3) began a comeback and used an 18-7 run to take its first lead of the game, 18-17, with 11:32 to play in the half. The Wildcats led by five points on three occasions and led by three at halftime, 39-36.

Arizona led by as many as nine points in the second half, 67-58, with 7:52 to play in regulation. TCU went on a 15-3 run to lead by three, 73-70, with 1:17 to play. The Frogs led 75-72 with 36 seconds to play. UA's Bennedict Mathurin made a 3-pointer with 12.6 to play to tie the game at 75. He had a game-high 30 points.

TCU led by one, 77-76, with 3:19 to play in overtime following a layup by Emanuel Miller. Mathurin put UA up by four with 2:09 to play. TCU cut it to one on a 3-point play by Miles, 81-80, with 1:44 to play. Mathurin put UA up three, 83-80, with 1:11 to play. On the next possession, O'Bannon missed a 3-pointer with 44 seconds to play. UA's Christian Koloko scored his 28th point on the next possession to put the game out of reach.

Team Notes

TCU moved to 6-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
TCU moved to 2-1 all-time against Arizona.
TCU outrebounded Arizona, 48-44. The Frogs moved to 19-8 this season and 100-34 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent. TCU was outrebounded just six times this season.
TCU moved to 5-3 this season and 22-11 under Dixon in neutral site games
TCU had 22 offensive rebounds. It was the fourth time the Frogs had 20 or more offensive rebounds in a game this season.
TCU moved to 5-6 against AP Top 25 teams this season. The five wins are a program record.
Dixon moved to 13-13 all time in the NCAA Tournament and 25-16 in postseason tournaments.
TCU moved to 1-1 this season and 6-8 under Dixon in overtime.
TCU was 22-of-30 from the free throw line. It was the second-most makes from the line all season.
The 85 points by Arizona tied with Santa Clara for the most allowed by TCU this season.
Arizona's Bennedict Mathurin scored a game-high 30 points, the most by a TCU opponent since Austin Reaves of Oklahoma scored 32 on Dec. 6, 2020.

Individual Notes

Chuck O'Bannon had a career-high 23 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field. His previous high was 18 points.
O'Bannon made a career-high five 3-pointers on 13 attempts.
O'Bannon had a career-high four steals.
Eddie Lampkin recorded his fifth double-double of the season and his career with a career-high 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Lampkin was 8-of-9 from the field, matching his previous highs when he was 8-of-9 at Iowa State this season.
Mike Miles scored 20 points. It was the eighth time this season he scored 20 points or more.
Miles led the Frogs in assists with six. It was the 11th time this season he had five or more assists and the 16th time he led the team.
Miles played with four fouls for the majority of the second half. He picked up his fourth with 12:41 to play.