Comeback Falls Short in 73-72 Loss to No. 24 Iowa State

Saturday, January 20

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

TCU

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Iowa State

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TCU

Comeback Falls Short in 73-72 Loss to No. 24 Iowa State

1/20/2024 6:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Frogs drop first home game in Schollmaier Arena

FORT WORTH - No. 19 TCU outscored No. 24 Iowa State by 17 in the second half, but the Horned Frogs' comeback attempt fell short in a 73-72 loss Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 7,739 at Schollmaier Arena.

TCU (13-5, 2-3) trailed the entire game and as many as 19 with 14:57 to play in the game. The Horned Frogs trailed 71-59 with 4:20 to play before and held the Cyclones (14-4, 3-2) to just one made basket for the remainder of the game.

TCU cut it to four points, 71-67, with 1:47 to play following a transition layup by Trevian Tennyson, who led the Frogs with 19 points. After an empty TCU possession and two free throws by ISU's Curtis Jones, Micah Peavy scored to once again trim the deficit to four points, 73-69.

TCU had chances to cut the deficit to two or fewer points, but got a missed three by JaKobe Coles and missed put-backs by Emanuel Miller and Peavy.

ISU's Hason Ward missed the front end of a one-and-one which led to Tennyson's third 3-pointer of the game at the final buzzer.

TCU was plagued with a season-high 27 turnovers, including 18 in the first half, which led to a 44-26 deficit at the break.

Peavy finished with 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Miller scored 10 points and had five rebounds and a team-high four assists.

TCU travels to Stillwater, Okla., to face Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday. The game will air on ESPN2.

Team Notes

TCU moved to 14-16 all-time against Iowa State.
The announced attendance of 7,739 was the fifth highest in TCU history.
The Frogs lost their first game at home this season, now 9-1.
TCU trailed 44-26 at the half. The 18-point deficit was the Frogs' most this season at the half. The 26 points tied for the fewest by TCU in a half (Arizona State).
TCU outrebounded Iowa State, 40-24. It was TCU's third loss this season when outrebounding its opponent.
TCU outshot Iowa State, 50.0 percent to 46.8 percent. It was the Frogs' first loss this season when outshooting their opponent (12-1) and their first loss when shooting 50 percent or better from the field (6-1).
TCU moved to 2-3 over AP Top 25 teams this season.
TCU moved to 36-30 in Big 12 home games under Dixon.
The Frogs finished with 27 turnovers, their most since 27 vs. Eastern Michigan on Dec. 21, 1999.
Iowa State's 28 points off turnovers were the most by a TCU opponent this season.

Individual Notes

Trevian Tennyson led the team for the third time in five games with 19 points.
Tennyson was 3-for-7 from 3-point range. It was his 14th game with one or more threes out of 17 played.
Micah Peavy scored 11 points, his 13th game this season with double-figures out of 17 games played.
Peavy led the team in rebounds with nine.
Emanuel Miller had 10 points, his 16th game this season with double-figures out of 17 played. Miller remains 36th in all-time scoring at TCU with 1,038 points.
Avery Anderson III finished with a season-high two blocked shots.
Ernest Udeh Jr. made a career-high eight free throws on 10 attempts.