TCU Falls at BYU, 87-75

Saturday, March 2

Provo, Utah

8 p.m.

TCU

19-10,8-8Big 12

BYU

21-8,9-7Big 12

TCU

BYU

3/2/2024 11:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)Postgame Press Conference

Miller leads the Frogs with 15 points and nine rebounds

PROVO, Utah – In a game with two very different halves, TCU was unable to hold onto a 17-point lead in an 87-75 loss at BYU, Saturday at Marriott Center.

Facing one of the nation's top 3-point threats, the Cougars (21-8, 9-7) made nine on 28 attempts, under their average of 11.4 makes per game. However, after being held for 1-of-13 in the first, BYU made 8-of-15 in the second half.

TCU (19-10, 8-8) was just the opposite. The Horned Frogs stormed out from the tip and made seven of their first eight attempts from 3-point range, including the first five. Trevian Tennyson made three of them from deep as TCU held a 46-29 lead at the half.

BYU wasted no time getting back into the game in the second half as it began the period with a three from Trevin Knell, who led the team with four threes and scored 20 points. The Cougars scored 15-straight points to the TCU lead to 50-49 with 12:46 to play.

A three by Richie Saunders gave BYU a 65-62 advantage, its first lead of the game since it was 15-13 with 14:41 left in the first. The Cougars continued a 20-2 run to lead 75-64, with 4:34 to play. They shot 64.5 percent from the field in the second half. TCU shot 35.1 percent.

After going 7-of-10 from three in the first half, TCU was 1-of-6 in the second half.

Emanuel Miller led TCU with 15 points and nine rebounds. He was one of six different Horned Frogs to make a 3-pointer. Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 14 points and had a team-high five assists. Tennyson rounded out the double-figure scorers with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three.

TCU will next play at West Virginia on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Team Notes

TCU fell to 3-20 all-time against BYU.
Jamie Dixon dropped to 0-1 against the Cougars.
The Frogs fell to 5-5 on the road.
The nation's leader in fastbreak points, TCU finished with 21.
TCU's 46 points in the first half were its most in four games, since scoring 51 in the second half at Kansas State.
The Frogs were 9-of-11 from the free throw line for 81.8 percent. It was the third-straight game that TCU shot over 80 percent from the line.

Individual Notes

Emanuel Miller scored 15 points, his 17th consecutive game in double-figures. Miller moved up two spots to No. 20 all-time in TCU scoring with 1,206 points. He passed Dennis Miller and Alex Robinson.
Miller's nine rebounds led TCU. He's led the Frogs in rebounding in 12 games this season.
Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 14 points and had a team-high five assists.
Trevian Tennyson scored 12 points and was 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. scored eight points, his most in nine games.
TCU was without Ernest Udeh Jr. for the fourth-straight game with a lower left leg injury.