Friday, March 10
Kansas City, Mo.
5:00 p.m.
TCU
76
vs
77
Oklahoma
TCU Falls in Nail-Biter to No. 14 Oklahoma, 77-76
3/10/2023 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Lucy Ibeh scored TCU’s final 11 points, finished with a season-high 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A late layup by Oklahoma lifted the No. 14 Sooners over TCU, 77-76, in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium on Friday night.
Lucy Ibeh led the Frogs with 24 points, including TCU's final 11 points of the game.
The Rundown
With five seconds remaining, Lucy Ibeh capitalized on a Sooner turnover and scored a driving layup to give the Horned Frogs a 76-75 lead. Despite the lead, Oklahoma's Skyler Vann hit a layup with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the Sooners their final lead.
Trailing 71-65 with just under four minutes left, Lucy Ibeh began to take over the game. Two made layups and a free throw from Ibeh cut the Oklahoma lead to 73-72. Ibeh scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter and 11 points in the final 3:14.
Tara Manumaleuga got the scoring started for TCU by hitting her first three of the night. TCU jumped out to an 11-3 scoring run. With 4:23 remaining, Roxane Makolo scored a layup to give TCU a 20-10 lead. After the first quarter, TCU led 26-23, the most first-quarter points the Frogs have scored all season.
TCU continued to lead the entire second quarter until Oklahoma began its 18-1 scoring run. Despite being down by as 11 in the third quarter, TCU began to claw its way back. The Frogs outscored the Sooners 22-17 in the fourth quarter and trailed by as many as nine points before making it a one-point game.
Ibeh led the Frogs with a season-high 24 points. Bella Cravens posted a career-best four blocks while also adding six points and seven rebounds.
Team Notes
• TCU outshot Oklahoma .446 to .442. It's just the third time this season TCU has lost after shooting a better field goal percentage.
• TCU scored its most first-quarter points this season with 26.
• TCU matched Oklahoma in offensive rebounds, 9-9. Lucy Ibeh had the most with three.
• TCU scored its second-most points of the season with 76. Both of TCU's highest-scoring games this season (78, 76) came against Oklahoma. TCU scored 70 or more points for the eighth time this season.
• Oklahoma posted zero blocked shots, tying its season-low. TCU finished the game with five blocks.
• TCU tallied more steals (11) than its opponent (8) for the 16th time this season.
• TCU led the entire first quarter and led for a total of 17:07 throughout the contest.
• TCU moves to 3-10 all-time in the Big 12 Championship and 2-2 against Oklahoma in the postseason.
• TCU is now 11-28 all-time against Oklahoma.
Individual Notes
• Lucy Ibeh scored a season-high 24 points. It's the second time this season Ibeh has scored at least 20 points.
• Lucy Ibeh went 10-of-13 from the field. It's the first time a TCU player has made at least 10 field goals since Lauren Heard made 10 against Texas on March 7, 2021.
• Ibeh scored TCU's final 11 points of the game.
• Tara Manumaleuga posted 15 points, the sixth time this season she has scored double figures.
• Manumaleuga tallied a career-best seven assists.
• Bella Cravens posted a season-best four blocks.
• Cravens also led the team in rebounds with seven. It's the 16th time this season she has led the Frogs in rebounds.
• Tomi Taiwo scored 11 points. It's her 24th game this season scoring at least 10 points.
• Taiwo also notched a team-leading four steals. She has had at least three steals 11 times this season.
Lucy Ibeh led the Frogs with 24 points, including TCU's final 11 points of the game.
The Rundown
With five seconds remaining, Lucy Ibeh capitalized on a Sooner turnover and scored a driving layup to give the Horned Frogs a 76-75 lead. Despite the lead, Oklahoma's Skyler Vann hit a layup with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the Sooners their final lead.
Trailing 71-65 with just under four minutes left, Lucy Ibeh began to take over the game. Two made layups and a free throw from Ibeh cut the Oklahoma lead to 73-72. Ibeh scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter and 11 points in the final 3:14.
Tara Manumaleuga got the scoring started for TCU by hitting her first three of the night. TCU jumped out to an 11-3 scoring run. With 4:23 remaining, Roxane Makolo scored a layup to give TCU a 20-10 lead. After the first quarter, TCU led 26-23, the most first-quarter points the Frogs have scored all season.
TCU continued to lead the entire second quarter until Oklahoma began its 18-1 scoring run. Despite being down by as 11 in the third quarter, TCU began to claw its way back. The Frogs outscored the Sooners 22-17 in the fourth quarter and trailed by as many as nine points before making it a one-point game.
Ibeh led the Frogs with a season-high 24 points. Bella Cravens posted a career-best four blocks while also adding six points and seven rebounds.
Team Notes
• TCU outshot Oklahoma .446 to .442. It's just the third time this season TCU has lost after shooting a better field goal percentage.
• TCU scored its most first-quarter points this season with 26.
• TCU matched Oklahoma in offensive rebounds, 9-9. Lucy Ibeh had the most with three.
• TCU scored its second-most points of the season with 76. Both of TCU's highest-scoring games this season (78, 76) came against Oklahoma. TCU scored 70 or more points for the eighth time this season.
• Oklahoma posted zero blocked shots, tying its season-low. TCU finished the game with five blocks.
• TCU tallied more steals (11) than its opponent (8) for the 16th time this season.
• TCU led the entire first quarter and led for a total of 17:07 throughout the contest.
• TCU moves to 3-10 all-time in the Big 12 Championship and 2-2 against Oklahoma in the postseason.
• TCU is now 11-28 all-time against Oklahoma.
Individual Notes
• Lucy Ibeh scored a season-high 24 points. It's the second time this season Ibeh has scored at least 20 points.
• Lucy Ibeh went 10-of-13 from the field. It's the first time a TCU player has made at least 10 field goals since Lauren Heard made 10 against Texas on March 7, 2021.
• Ibeh scored TCU's final 11 points of the game.
• Tara Manumaleuga posted 15 points, the sixth time this season she has scored double figures.
• Manumaleuga tallied a career-best seven assists.
• Bella Cravens posted a season-best four blocks.
• Cravens also led the team in rebounds with seven. It's the 16th time this season she has led the Frogs in rebounds.
• Tomi Taiwo scored 11 points. It's her 24th game this season scoring at least 10 points.
• Taiwo also notched a team-leading four steals. She has had at least three steals 11 times this season.
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