No. 17 TCU Rolls No. 11 Kansas State

Saturday, January 14

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

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Kansas State

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No. 17 TCU Rolls No. 11 Kansas State

1/14/2023 4:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Miller's season-high and Miles double-double lead Frogs in top 20 showdown

FORT WORTH - No. 17 TCU rolled over No. 11 Kansas State, 82-68, Saturday afternoon in Schollmaier Arena.

Senior Emanuel Miller led all players with a career-high 23 points to go with eight rebounds. Junior guard Mike Miles Jr. recorded his first-career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Horned Frogs (14-4, 3-2) who snapped a two-game losing skid.

Sophomore center Eddie Lampkin Jr. had his best game of the season with a season-best 17 points to go with six rebounds, including four on the offensive end. Lampkin and Miller helped TCU control the action down low where TCU outscored KSU in the paint, 54-40.

Entering the game as the nation's top transition team, the Horned Frogs pushed the pace, especially late in the first half with the help of two double-digit runs. TCU led by as many as 15 in the first half, but held a 43-29 advantage at halftime.

Rondel Walker made his only basket, a 3-pointer, to give TCU its largest lead of the game, 62-37, with 10:49 to play.

KSU (15-2, 4-1) cut its deficit to 12 points, 78-64, with seven-straight points by Marquis Nowell. However, the Wildcats, who committed 20 turnovers, never got any closer as TCU won its third game over a Top 25 team this season.

The Horned Frogs will play their next two games on the road, starting on Wednesday at West Virginia at 6 p.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 11-20 all-time against K-State and snapped a two-game skid in games played in Fort Worth.

Jamie Dixon improved to 8-8 against K-State.
TCU improved to 30-26 at home in Big 12 games under Dixon.
Of TCU's 32 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 16 have come in the last seven seasons under Dixon.
TCU tied its largest margin of victory against Kansas State at 14
The win over No. 11 Kansas State marked the third top 25 win for the Horned Frogs this season. Last season, TCU had five.
TCU created a season-high 15 steals.
All 10 TCU players that saw action, scored.
TCU led by as many as 25 points, with 10:49 remaining.
The nation's leader in fast break scoring, TCU had 32 points to KSU's 13 on the fast break.

Individual Notes

Mike Miles recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 assists.
Miles had a career-high 11 assists. He surpassed his previous career-high of seven with eight in the first half. It was also the most ever by a TCU player against KSU.
Miles' 13 points was his 19th-straight game scoring in double figures, dating back to last season.
Emanuel Miller had a season-high 23 points. It was the most points he's had in his two-seasons at TCU. It was his second-straight game and fourth this season with 20 or more points.
Miller had a team high eight rebounds. It was his second time this season leading the team in that category.
Chuck O'Bannon tied a career high with four steals, his most since four against Arizona last season.
O'Bannon tied a career-high with three blocked shots.
Eddie Lampkin recorded a season-high 17 points. It was his fourth double-digit game this season.
Lampkin was 5-of-8 from the free throw line, a career-high for makes.