No. 17 TCU Falls at No. 10 Texas, 79-75

Wednesday, January 11

Austin, Texas

8 p.m.

TCU

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Texas

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TCU

Texas

No. 17 TCU Falls at No. 10 Texas, 79-75

1/11/2023 11:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Horned Frogs can't hold on to 18-point lead in second-straight loss

AUSTIN, Texas - No. 17 TCU was not able to hold an 18-point lead in a 79-75 loss at No. 10 Texas Wednesday at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

The Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-2) built a 40-22 lead with 2:57 to play in the first half. TCU outrebounded Texas (14-2, 3-1) by five and led 42-29 at halftime.

The rebounding effort changed in the second half with the Longhorns holding the advantage by seven and forced the Frogs into eight turnovers compared to just three by UT.

TCU held the advantage for 33-straight minutes before Texas took the lead on a 3-pointer by Marcus Carr to put the Longhorns ahead 76-73 with 1:01 remaining. Emanuel Miller, who led all players with 21 points, responded with a layup and was fouled on the play. Attempting to tie the game, Miller missed the free throw.

After an offensive rebound, Sir'jabari Rice made two free throws to give the Longhorns a 78-75 lead with 6.1 to play. Mike Miles Jr., who finished with 16 points, was fouled on the other end and missed the front end of a 1-and-1 opportunity.

Damion Baugh had a season-high 10 assist to go with nine points and five rebounds as the Frogs dropped their second-straight game.

TCU returns to action Saturday at 1 p.m. against No. 11 Kansas State. It will be its fourth-straight game against a Top 25 team.

Team Notes

TCU moved to 69-119 all-time against Texas.
TCU's three losses have come by a combined seven points
The Horned Frogs led 42-29 at the half and fell to 10-2 when leading at halftime this season.
The Horned Frogs were 13-of-16 (81 percent) from the line. It was the second time this season eclipsing TCU went over 80 percent.
TCU had 10 steals. It was the sixth game this season with double digit steals.

Individual Notes

Mike Miles scored 16 points. It was his 18th-straight game scoring in double figures, dating back to last season.
Miles moved to 32 on TCU's career scoring list with 1,068 points.
Emanuel Miller led all scorers and tied his season high with 21 points it was the third time leading the Frogs in scoring. It was his 11th career 20-point game and second this season.
Miller was 10-of-12 from the field, tying his career-high for makes, which last happened at South Carolina in 2021 when he was at Texas A&M.
Miller's shooting percentage of 83.3 percent was their second best by a TCU player under Jamie Dixon (min. 10 attempts).
Xavier Cork was a 4-of-4 from the free throw line. It was his second consecutive game shooting 100 percent from the line.
Eddie Lampkin had a team-high nine rebounds. It was his 10th time leading the Frogs.
Damion Baugh had a season-high 10 assists, one shy of his career high. It was the eighth time this season Baugh led the team in assists and has played in just 10 games.
Chuck O'Bannon was 2-of-4 from three. It was his sixth game this season with two or more threes.