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Horned Frogs Edged 71-65 at Texas Tech
1/27/2024 7:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TCU shoots season-best 65 percent from distance in defeat
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Horned Frogs nearly pulled off another stunner on Saturday.
TCU dropped a narrow 71-65 decision to Texas Tech in its second game back since a slew of injuries forced a temporary pause to the 2023-24 campaign.
An announced 7,530 spectators inside United Supermarkets Arena squirmed early, as TCU raced out to a 21-9 lead one minute into the second quarter. TCU later erased a 12-point second half hole and tied the Big 12 bout at 62-62 with 7:08 to go. The Horned Frogs committed four turnovers and went without a field goal over the ensuing six minutes, allowing the Lady Raiders to escape.
TCU (15-5, 2-7 Big 12) knocked down 13 three's and shot a season-best 65 percent behind the arc. A quintet of Horned Frogs drained multiple of 3-pointers.
Agnes Emma-Nnopu led all scorers with 19 points behind a 3-3 clip from distance. The 5-11 guard notched 13 of her points in the first half.
Aaliyah Roberson added a trio of 3-pointers to TCU's tally. Roberson produced her third double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points and 10 boards across a game-high 37 minutes.
Sydney Harris gave TCU three players in double figures behind 10 second half points while Tara Manumaleuga pitched in nine.
Una Jovanovic tied for the game-lead in assists with five.
Turnovers, offensive rebounds and free throws were the difference.
TCU was pestered into 22 giveaways. Seven of the turnovers came in the second quarter.
Texas Tech (16-6, 5-4 Big 12) outscored the Horned Frogs 25-8 in the frame on its way to a 32-26 halftime lead. Up 12 points, TCU found itself on the wrong end of a 17-0 Lady Raider scoring run over a six-minute spell.
The Lady Raiders doubled up the Horned Frogs on the offensive glass (15-7) en route to a 36-14 advantage in points in the paint.
Texas Tech was also the benefactor of 21 free throw attempts compared to 12 for TCU. The Horned Frogs did not attempt their first free throw until there were 32 seconds remaining in the first half.
Consecutive 3-pointers by Roberson and Emma-Nnopu sparked a 10-0 TCU run to put the Horned Frogs on top 12-4 less than six minutes into the game. Back-to-back buckets from deep from Manumaleuga and Emma-Nnopu then gave TCU its largest lead of the afternoon at 15-5 with 2:34 left in the first quarter.
TCU scored on nine of its final 11 third quarter as a part of a 26-point period. Problem was, Texas Tech kept pace, as the Lady Raiders converted six of their last eight attempts from the field to take a 59-52 lead into the fourth quarter.
Three straight 3-pointers – two from Harris and the last via Roberson's right hand – knotted the scoreboard to begin the final frame.
TCU shot 49 percent (22-45) from the field compared 42 for the Lady Raiders. The Horned Frogs also finished with the edge in assists (15-10), defensive boards (19-14) and steals (5-3).
Up Next
TCU receives its Big 12 "bye week," meaning the Horned Frogs will take the court just once as opposed to the league's usual two-game-per-week scheduling matrix. The Horned Frogs return to Fort Worth to host Kansas at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. TCU will also hold its annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration in conjunction with the game.
Team Notes
TCU dropped a narrow 71-65 decision to Texas Tech in its second game back since a slew of injuries forced a temporary pause to the 2023-24 campaign.
An announced 7,530 spectators inside United Supermarkets Arena squirmed early, as TCU raced out to a 21-9 lead one minute into the second quarter. TCU later erased a 12-point second half hole and tied the Big 12 bout at 62-62 with 7:08 to go. The Horned Frogs committed four turnovers and went without a field goal over the ensuing six minutes, allowing the Lady Raiders to escape.
TCU (15-5, 2-7 Big 12) knocked down 13 three's and shot a season-best 65 percent behind the arc. A quintet of Horned Frogs drained multiple of 3-pointers.
Agnes Emma-Nnopu led all scorers with 19 points behind a 3-3 clip from distance. The 5-11 guard notched 13 of her points in the first half.
Aaliyah Roberson added a trio of 3-pointers to TCU's tally. Roberson produced her third double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points and 10 boards across a game-high 37 minutes.
Sydney Harris gave TCU three players in double figures behind 10 second half points while Tara Manumaleuga pitched in nine.
Una Jovanovic tied for the game-lead in assists with five.
Turnovers, offensive rebounds and free throws were the difference.
TCU was pestered into 22 giveaways. Seven of the turnovers came in the second quarter.
Texas Tech (16-6, 5-4 Big 12) outscored the Horned Frogs 25-8 in the frame on its way to a 32-26 halftime lead. Up 12 points, TCU found itself on the wrong end of a 17-0 Lady Raider scoring run over a six-minute spell.
The Lady Raiders doubled up the Horned Frogs on the offensive glass (15-7) en route to a 36-14 advantage in points in the paint.
Texas Tech was also the benefactor of 21 free throw attempts compared to 12 for TCU. The Horned Frogs did not attempt their first free throw until there were 32 seconds remaining in the first half.
Consecutive 3-pointers by Roberson and Emma-Nnopu sparked a 10-0 TCU run to put the Horned Frogs on top 12-4 less than six minutes into the game. Back-to-back buckets from deep from Manumaleuga and Emma-Nnopu then gave TCU its largest lead of the afternoon at 15-5 with 2:34 left in the first quarter.
TCU scored on nine of its final 11 third quarter as a part of a 26-point period. Problem was, Texas Tech kept pace, as the Lady Raiders converted six of their last eight attempts from the field to take a 59-52 lead into the fourth quarter.
Three straight 3-pointers – two from Harris and the last via Roberson's right hand – knotted the scoreboard to begin the final frame.
TCU shot 49 percent (22-45) from the field compared 42 for the Lady Raiders. The Horned Frogs also finished with the edge in assists (15-10), defensive boards (19-14) and steals (5-3).
Up Next
TCU receives its Big 12 "bye week," meaning the Horned Frogs will take the court just once as opposed to the league's usual two-game-per-week scheduling matrix. The Horned Frogs return to Fort Worth to host Kansas at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. TCU will also hold its annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration in conjunction with the game.
Team Notes
- TCU was flagged for 21 fouls. Fourteen of the infractions came in the first half. The Horned Frogs first received a whistle in their favor out of the intermission with 1:20 to go in the third quarter.
- TCU held Texas Tech to a 3-16 clip from the field in the opening frame. The Lady Raiders failed to make a 3-pointer in the first half.
- The Horned Frogs have now limited 15 teams at-or-below 25 percent shooting from distance. Texas Tech finished 4-17 (23.5 percent) behind the arc.
- Roberson's double-double marked TCU's Big 12-leading 10th of the season.
- TCU has outscored its last two opponents in the first quarter by a combined 45-22 margin.
- TCUs 13 three's were its second-most in a game this season.
- TCU' season 3-pointers total now stands at 197, putting the squad within 57 long balls of setting a new single-season record.
- The Horned Frogs have now reached double digits in 3-pointers in 11 ballgames.
- TCU has led or forced a tie following the first quarter in 18 of its 20 outings.
- TCU bettered its opponent in field goal percentage for the 18th time.
- Emma-Nnopu scored 11 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter.
- Emma-Nnopu led TCU in scoring for the second time.
- Roberson is now tied with Emma-Nnopu for second for the team-lead in double-doubles.
- Roberson is averaging 18 points per game since replacing Lisa Leslie Award finalist Sedona Prince in the starting lineup.
- Four of Roberson's game-leading 10 rebounds came on the offensive glass.
- Harris is averaging 13.7 points over TCU's last three games.
- TCU was without its top-three scorers in Prince (21.2 ppg), Madison Conner (21 ppg) and Jaden Owens (7.8 ppg).
- Dual-sport athlete Sarah Sylvester made her second appearance since joining the team on Sunday. TCU is plus-five with the 6-3 forward on the floor.
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Team Stats
TCU
TTU
FG%
.489
.424
3FG%
.650
.235
FT%
.800
.810
RB
26
29
TO
22
9
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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