Frogs Fall at No. 20 Iowa State

Saturday, February 25

Ames, Iowa

5 p.m.

TCU

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Iowa State

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TCU

Iowa St.

Frogs Fall at No. 20 Iowa State

2/25/2023 7:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Tomi Taiwo leads Frogs with 13 points

AMES, Iowa – The Horned Frogs fell 84-56 to the No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. Tomi Taiwo led the Frogs with 13 points.

The Rundown
TCU had a stellar first quarter, matching the Cyclones on nearly every bucket. A Tara Manumaleuga layup gave the Frogs a 6-2 lead with 7:51 remaining in the first quarter. Collectively, TCU shot .538 (7-of-13) from the field in the first quarter with Roxane Makolo scoring seven of her eventual nine points.

TCU continued to maintain their lead until approximately two minutes remained in the first quarter. Tied at 17, the Cyclones ended the first frame on an 8-1 scoring run to give themselves a 25-18 lead.

TCU was outscored 22-6 in the second quarter and 23-10 in the third quarter to give the Cyclones a 70-34 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.

In the fourth quarter, TCU outscored the Cyclones 22-14 to cut the deficit. TCU shot .467 in the final period (7-of-15) while also going 7-of-9 (.778) from the free throw line.

Team Notes
• For the third consecutive game, TCU's starting lineup featured Tomi Taiwo, Tara Manumaleuga, Paige Bradley, Roxane Makolo and Bella Cravens. The group is 1-2 when starting together this season.
• 13 players saw action against the Cyclones and 12 Frogs scored points.
• TCU attempted more free throws (17) than its opponent (15) for the 16th time this season.
• TCU outshot Iowa State at the free throw line, .824-.733.
• TCU shot its third-worst 3-point percentage of the season, going 2-of-18 (.111) from downtown.
• TCU scored six points in the second quarter, the lowest amount scored all season.
• TCU is now 10-14 all-time against Iowa State.

Individual Notes
• Tomi Taiwo led the Frogs with 13 points. It's the 16th time this season she has led the team in points and the 21st time this season she has scored double figures.
• Bella Cravens led TCU with seven rebounds. It's the 12th time this season she has led TCU in rebounds. She has also recorded at least five rebounds in 11 of the past 13 games.
• Cravens also recorded her 29th blocked shot of the season. She has had at least one blocked shot in seven of the past 10 games.
• Patricia Morris' five points on the night were her most since she scored five at Kansas State (Jan. 21).
• Lucy Ibeh and Emily Fisher each had a team-leading two assists.
• Both Patricia Morris and Tomi Taiwo shot 100 percent from the free throw line.

Up Next
TCU (7-20, 1-15) travels to Lubbock, Texas, to play Texas Tech (17-12, 5-11) on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.