Horned Frogs Take Down No. 2 Jayhawks, 83-60

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Horned Frogs Take Down No. 2 Jayhawks, 83-60

1/21/2023 5:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The win was TCU's highest over a ranked team on the road and first win at Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. – A 17-point outing from Shahada Wells and 15 points from Mike Miles Jr. paced No. 14 TCU to an 83-60 win at No. 2 Kansas and its first win at Allen Fieldhouse.

It was the highest ranked road win by a TCU team in program history and the 23-point winning margin was the largest by the Horned Frogs on the road in 25 years.

A step-back jumper by Chuck O'Bannon Jr. gave TCU a 7-6 lead three minutes into the game. The Horned Frogs (15-4, 4-3) never trailed again.

A Miles layup was the last of 19-straight points by TCU to take a commanding 33-13 lead with 10:06 to play in the first half. The Frogs made 14 of their first 18 shots from the field and shot 58.6 percent from the field in the first half, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range. KU (16-3, 5-2) responded late and cut its deficit to 10 points at the half, 48-38.

However, the Jayhawks never got to within single digits as the Horned Frogs scored nine of the first 13 points of the half. TCU pushed the lead to a game-high 25, 79-54, after Wells' third 3-pointer of the game with 3:40 to play.

TCU had its second-best shooting day of the season at 54.4 percent and held KU to 39.0 percent. The Frogs showed why they are the best in transition offense with 19 fastbreak points to the Jayhawks' four.
Damion Baugh joined the Frogs in double-figures with 11 points. Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks with 30 points and seven rebounds.

TCU will host Oklahoma on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. It's a blackout game and fans are encouraged to wear black.

Team Notes

TCU won its first game in Lawrence and is now 1-11 at KU.
TCU improved to 4-24 all-time against Kansas with three of the wins under head coach Jamie Dixon. The previous two were when KU was ranked No. 1 and No. 6.
TCU improved to 4-2 against AP Top 25 teams this season.
Of TCU's 32 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 17 have come in the last seven seasons under Dixon.
It was TCU's highest ranked win since defeating No. 2 Baylor, 75-72, on Feb. 29, 2020.
It was TCU's highest ranked win on the road. The previous best was at No. 15 Iowa State last season.
The 23-point margin was TCU's largest since a 31-point win over West Virginia on Jan. 15, 2019.
It was TCU's largest win margin in a Big 12 road game. The previous best was a 20-point win at Texas Tech on Jan. 17, 2015.
It was TCU's largest win margin in a road game since a 35-point win, 119-84, at San Jose State on Feb. 7, 1998.
It was the fourth-largest win by an opponent ever at Allen Fieldhouse and the second largest in the 20 years Bill Self has been KU's head coach (25 points to Texas in 2021).
It snapped Kansas' 16-game win streak at Allen Fieldhouse.
TCU shot 54.4 percent from the field, its second-best of the season. It was the sixth-straight game the Frogs shot over 48 percent.

TCU shot 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the line it was the sixth time eclipsing the 80 percent mark
The Horned Frogs shot a season-best 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from 3-point range.
TCU outrebounded Kansas 36-30. The Frogs improved to 10-1 this season and 110-35 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
TCU led for 38 minutes and 47 seconds.
TCU's bench outscored KU's 39-8.
All nine players that checked in for TCU scored at least four points and had at least three rebounds.

Individual Notes

Shahada Wells led TCU with a season-high 17 points. It was the most he's scored in his two seasons at TCU. It was also his fourth time scoring double digits this season.
Wells was 3-of-4 from 3-point range, a season-high for made threes.
Wells had a season-high five steals
Mike Miles scored 15 points. it was his 21st-straight double-digit scoring game, dating back to last season.
Miles moved up to 25th in all-time scoring at TCU with 1,117 career scoring.
Baugh scored 11 points. It was the 10th time he's scored in double figures.
Emanuel Miller had a team-high eight rebounds. It was his fourth time this season leading the team in that category.
Eddie Lampkin was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line and finished with eight points. It was his fifth time this season making 100 percent from the stripe.
Lampkin battled with an ankle injury in the second half.
It was the fourth game TCU played with guard Micah Peavy (back).