TCU Drops Big 12 Opener at No. 2 Kansas, 83-81

Saturday, January 6

Lawrence, Kan.

1 p.m.

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TCU Drops Big 12 Opener at No. 2 Kansas, 83-81

1/6/2024 5:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Tennyson makes six threes to score a season-high 24 points

LAWRENCE, Kan. – A game with 11 ties and 26 lead changes was decided in the final minute of TCU's 83-81 loss at No. 2 Kansas, Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.

A step-back jumper by Jameer Nelson Jr. gave TCU a 79-77 lead with 1:38 to play. Following a turnover by KU's Kevin McCullar Jr., Ernest Udeh Jr. was whistled for a flagrant foul on KU's Hunter Dickinson after the officials stopped play to review. Dickinson made both free throws and the Jayhawks retained possession, which led to Dajuan Harris Jr. making a shot to put Kansas (13-1, 1-0) up two points, 81-79, with 43 seconds to play.

Micah Peavy cleaned up a miss by Emanuel Miller to tie the game, 81-81, with 26 seconds to play. Dickinson scored the layup with his game-high 30^th point, to put the Jayhawks up two with 3.4 seconds to play.

Nelson got all the way to the 3-point line, but his closely guarded attempt fell short.

TCU (11-3, 0-1) built a lead as large as five, with 9:47 to play in the second half thanks to a career-high tying six 3-pointers (on eight attempts) by Trevian Tennyson. The senior guard finished with a season-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field.

Miller hit several clutch shots as KU's lead was never more than six. Miller finished with 20 points thanks to a 7-of-8 effort from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs will next host No. 11 Oklahoma on Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.

Team Notes

TCU dropped to 4-26 all-time against KU and 1-12 in Lawrence.
All of TCU's past six losses in Allen Fieldhouse have been by nine or fewer points.
TCU was outrebounded for the third time this season, 40-28.
TCU dropped to 2-1 in road games.
TCU, which leads the nation in fastbreak points, scored 14.
TCU's 16 steals were its second-most this season.
TCU scored 22 points off 18 KU turnovers.
TCU had nine turnovers. It was it tied for the Frogs' second-fewest of the season.
The Frogs were 8-of-21 from 3-point range. It tied for the third-most for TCU this season.
There were 11 ties and 26 lead changes in the game.
TCU was without Jakobe Coles (foot).

Individual Notes

Trevian Tennyson scored a season-high 24 points in his third start of the season.
Tennyson tied a career-high with six 3-pointers on eight attempts. He also made six last year against Memphis on Jan. 28 when he was at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He has made one 3-pointer in 76 of his last 85 games.
Tennyson made a season-high nine field goals on 12 attempts from the field.
Emanuel Miller scored 20 points and tied a team-high with five rebounds. It was his fourth 20-point game of the season.
Micah Peavy scored 10 points. It was his 11^th game this season scoring in double figures.
Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 10 points.
Nelson and Avery Anderson III each recorded four assists to lead the team.
Anderson had a career-high six steals. It was the most by a TCU player since Damion Baugh had seven at Iowa State on Jan. 22, 2022.