Horned Frogs Drop Home Tilt to Kansas

Saturday, February 3

Fort Worth, Texas

6 PM

TCU

15-6,2-6Big 12

Kansas

12-10,5-6Big 12

Kansas

TCU

Horned Frogs Drop Home Tilt to Kansas

2/3/2024 10:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Postgame Press Conference

TCU falls 81-74; Harris tallies 22 points in defeat

FORT WORTH – TCU's competitive fight nearly carried it to a second straight stunning home victory but the Horned Frogs came a few stops short of stymying Kansas on Saturday.

The Jayhawks closed the Big 12 bout on a 13-5 run to steal an 81-74 win from the Horned Frogs in Schollmaier Arena.

Kansas (12-10, 5-6 Big 12) connected at a 51 percent clip (28-55) from the field and outscored TCU 24-13 in the fourth quarter.

A floater from Una Jovanovic inched TCU ahead 69-68 with 4:58 to go. Kansas scored on four straight possessions over the ensuing 90 seconds to assume a 76-71 lead. TCU (15-6, 2-8 Big 12) managed just two field goals the rest of the way.

Sydney Harris tallied a TCU career-high 22 points on 7-14 shooting. Harris canned five 3-pointers between the second and third frames.

Harris' proficiency from behind the arc willed TCU to a 61-57 advantage entering the fourth period. TCU knocked down 11-23 looks (48 percent) from distance over the first 30 minutes. Nine of TCU's 3-pointers came in the first half. The Horned Frogs were held without a deep ball in the fourth quarter.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu finished with 18 points and a team-leading eight rebounds. Aaliyah Roberson and Una Jovanovic added 10 points apiece to give TCU four double-digit scorers.

Tara Manumaleuga led all players with eight assists. Jovanovic dished out seven dimes against zero turnovers.

Kansas assumed a 10-4 head start entering the first quarter media timeout. Triples by Jovanovic and Roberson dwindled the deficit to two points following the opening 10 minutes.

Consecutive 3-pointers from Harris on the Horned Frogs' first two possessions in the second quarter staked the squad to its first lead of the evening at 20-16. TCU canned a half-dozen 3-pointers in the frame – four of which came from Harris – and led for more than six minutes in the quarter. A 9-0 Jayhawks run staked the visitors to a 37-34 halftime edge.

The Horned Frogs enjoyed an 18-8 extended scoring run in the middle portion of the third quarter.

Kansas' S'Mya Nichols matched Harris for the game-high in scoring with 22 points. She netted 10 in the fourth quarter to spark the Jayhawks' rally.

TCU assisted on 92 percent of its buckets. The Horned Frogs recorded 23 assists over a 25-57 (44 percent) mark from the field.

Kansas outrebounded a TCU squad that effectively played with six scholarship players 36-25. The Jayhawks scored 42 of their points in the paint.

Up Next

TCU hits the dusty trail along Interstate-35 North to face Big 12 leader Oklahoma (15-6, 9-1 Big 12) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. It will be the lone regular season meeting between the teams.

Team Notes

TCU's eight first half 3-pointers were tied for its most through the opening 20 minutes in a game this season.
TCU's 74 points were its most in a game since losing its top-three scorers to injury in Sedona Prince (21.2 ppg), Madison Conner (21 ppg) and Jaden Owens (7.8 ppg).
Kansas' 81 points were the most surrendered in a game by TCU this season.
The Jayhawks became the first team to shoot better than 42 percent from the field vs. TCU in 2023-24.
TCU transformed 14 Jayhawk turnovers into 23 points.
TCU had four players score in double figures for the ninth time.
TCU finished in double digits in 3-pointers for the 12^th time in 21 outings.
The Horned Frogs have bucketed 208 three's – exactly 50 shy of breaking the program's single-season record.
TCU moved to sixth nationally in 3-pointers.
TCU's 92 percent assist rate was its highest of the season.

Individual Notes

Jovanovic's seven assists were tied for a career high.
Jovanovic boosted her assist-to-turnover ratio to 2.67 – the third-best mark in the Big 12.
Jovanovic has recorded 17 assists against five turnovers since replacing Owens at point guard.
Manumaleuga has averaged six assists per game over her last three outings.
Manumaleuga's eight dimes were a career high.
Manumaleuga played all 40 minutes for the first time in her career.
Roberson has scored in double figures in four of her last outings and nine times this season.
Harris joined Conner as one of two Frogs to drain five-or-more 3-pointers in a game.
Harris is averaging 15.5 points over TCU's last four games.
Harris led the Horned Frogs in scoring for the second time this season.
Roberson's five assists were a career high.