No. 25 TCU Threes Topple No. 15 Texas Tech

Tuesday, January 30

Fort Worth, Texas

6 p.m.

TCU

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Texas Tech

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Texas Tech

TCU

No. 25 TCU Threes Topple No. 15 Texas Tech

1/30/2024 10:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Tennyson leads the Frogs with 23 points

FORT WORTH - No. 25 TCU tied a season-high with 11 3-pointers to pull away in an 85-78 win over No. 15 Texas Tech Tuesday in Schollmaier Arena.

All 11 of the 3-pointers came from three players. Micah Peavy was perfect from deep against his former team, making 4-of-4, a new career-high for makes from long range. He finished with 18 points and a team-high four assists.

The Big 12 leader in 3-point percentage, Trevian Tennyson was 4-of-8 and finished one off his season-high with 23 points. Jameer Nelson Jr. came off the bench and made each of his two attempts.

For the third-straight game, TCU (16-5, 5-3) found itself down double-digits and for the third-straight game, it came away with the victory. Texas Tech (16-4, 5-2) led by as many as 11, 27-16, with 7:26 to play after one of five 3-pointers by Pop Isaacs, who finished with a game-high 25 points. The Frogs then closed the half on a 24-9 run to lead 40-36 at the break.

TCU never trailed in the second half, continuing to get production from beyond-the-arc when it was needed. The only tie came at 45-45, just over two minutes into the second half, which was responded with a three by Tennyson.

What was once a 12-point TCU lead, was down to as little as three, 81-78, with 19 seconds left. JaKobe Coles came off the bench to sink four-straight free throws in the final 14 seconds to seal TCU's fourth win over an AP Top 15 team this season.

TCU will next host Texas on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2 and include the jersey retirement of Kenrich Williams at halftime.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 56-86 all-time against Texas Tech and has won the last four in the series.
TCU has won the last four against Texas Tech in Fort Worth and lead the series there, 35-33.
Jamie Dixon improved his TCU record to 155-102. He is one win shy of tying Billy Tubbs for second in wins by a TCU head coach.
The Frogs outrebounded the Red Raiders, 34-27. TCU improved to 11-3 this season and 126-39 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
TCU was 11-of-20 from 3-point range, which tied a season-high for makes (at Cincinnati).
TCU forced Tech into 13 turnovers. The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but three games this season.
The Frogs improved to 10-1 at Schollmaier Arena this season.
TCU improved to 4-3 over AP Top 25 teams this season and has defeated the No. 15 team in consecutive games after beating Baylor on Saturday, who at the time was 15.
It was the 11th time two AP Top 25 teams have played in Schollmaier Arena.
Of TCU's 37 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 23 have come under Dixon.
TCU improved to 9-5 against AP Top 25 teams at home in the past two seasons.
TCU improved to 37-30 in Big 12 home games under Dixon.
Texas Tech was held to just four offensive rebounds and zero second chance points.

Individual Notes

Trevian Tennyson led the Frogs with 23 points, one shy of his season-high (at Kansas).
Tennyson was 4-for-8 from 3-point range. It was his 12th game this season with multiple 3-pointers made.
Micah Peavy scored 18 points, his fifth-straight game in double-figures.
Peavy was 4-for-4 from 3-point range, the most made threes in his career. Two was his previous high.
Micah Peavy led the team with four assists.
JaKobe Coles scored 12 points, shooting 4-for-5 from the field. He was 4-of-4 from the free throw line, all in the final 14 seconds of the game.
Emanuel Miller had 11 points, his ninth-straight game and 19th this season in double-figures. Miller moved up two spots to No. 31 in all-time scoring at TCU with 1,091 points.
Ernest Udeh Jr. had a team-high seven rebounds. It was his eighth time this season leading the Frogs in rebounding.