Saturday, March 9
Kansas City, Mo.
1:30 PM
TCU
20-11,6-10Big 12
53
vs
69
Oklahoma
22-8,15-3Big 12
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TCU
6
18
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Oklahoma
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TCU's Big 12 Championship Stay Ends in Quarterfinals
3/9/2024 5:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Horned Frogs fall 69-53 to No. 19 Oklahoma, await postseason fate
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – TCU bowed out of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Saturday, falling to No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 69-53, in a quarterfinal tilt inside the T-Mobile Center.
The Horned Frogs (20-11, 6-12 Big 12) played even basketball with the Big 12 regular season champions over the final 28 minutes and was within a possession of Oklahoma at 45-42 with 1:48 remaining in the third quarter. TCU, though, was unable to overcome an early deficit and uncharacteristically frigid shooting stroke.
The 19th-ranked Sooners jumped out to a 24-8 head start early in the second frame. TCU began the game 2-19 from the field and 0-9 behind the arc, enduring a 6:49 scoring drought that bridged the first and second quarters. The Horned Frogs shot a season-low 29 percent (17-59) from the field.
Madison Conner led all scorers with 19 points. Conner connected four times from distance, augmenting her season-long 3-pointers tally to 93.
Sedona Prince joined Conner in double figures with 14. The 6-7 center flirted with a double-double late, as she tacked on seven rebounds and assists apiece to her stat line. Prince's seven-dimes were a game and career-high.
Aaliyah Roberson snagged a game-leading 14 rebounds. Of her boards, 10 came in the first half while five were on the offensive glass. Roberson's 14 rebounds also signified a career high.
TCU closed the first half on a 16-6 run to cut the Oklahoma lead to 30-24.
Seven combined points from Conner and Prince sparked a 10-0 run midway through the third period that pulled TCU within three points of the Sooners, 40-37. Conner's third 3-pointer of the day, followed by a layup from Roberson on the ensuing possession, again put the Horned Frogs within a possession.
The Sooners closed the quarter with a backbreaking 7-0 run that was capped by a buzzer-beating three. TCU never got any closer than seven points of Oklahoma (22-8, 15-3 Big 12) the rest of the way.
The Horned Frogs held Oklahoma eight points below their season scoring average.
TCU produced an 88 percent assist rate – its third-highest of the season. Una Jovanovic dished out six dimes against one turnover – TCU had nine for the game – while running point.
The Horned Frogs entered just six players for the second game in as many days. Conner, Emma-Nnopu, Jovanovic and Prince all played at least 37 minutes.
Oklahoma finished with a 46-35 advantage on the glass.
Up Next
TCU awaits its postseason destination, with Selection Sunday set for March 17. The Horned Frogs submit bids to compete in the WBIT and WNIT should the program not be ticketed for March Madness.
Team Notes
The Horned Frogs (20-11, 6-12 Big 12) played even basketball with the Big 12 regular season champions over the final 28 minutes and was within a possession of Oklahoma at 45-42 with 1:48 remaining in the third quarter. TCU, though, was unable to overcome an early deficit and uncharacteristically frigid shooting stroke.
The 19th-ranked Sooners jumped out to a 24-8 head start early in the second frame. TCU began the game 2-19 from the field and 0-9 behind the arc, enduring a 6:49 scoring drought that bridged the first and second quarters. The Horned Frogs shot a season-low 29 percent (17-59) from the field.
Madison Conner led all scorers with 19 points. Conner connected four times from distance, augmenting her season-long 3-pointers tally to 93.
Sedona Prince joined Conner in double figures with 14. The 6-7 center flirted with a double-double late, as she tacked on seven rebounds and assists apiece to her stat line. Prince's seven-dimes were a game and career-high.
Aaliyah Roberson snagged a game-leading 14 rebounds. Of her boards, 10 came in the first half while five were on the offensive glass. Roberson's 14 rebounds also signified a career high.
TCU closed the first half on a 16-6 run to cut the Oklahoma lead to 30-24.
Seven combined points from Conner and Prince sparked a 10-0 run midway through the third period that pulled TCU within three points of the Sooners, 40-37. Conner's third 3-pointer of the day, followed by a layup from Roberson on the ensuing possession, again put the Horned Frogs within a possession.
The Sooners closed the quarter with a backbreaking 7-0 run that was capped by a buzzer-beating three. TCU never got any closer than seven points of Oklahoma (22-8, 15-3 Big 12) the rest of the way.
The Horned Frogs held Oklahoma eight points below their season scoring average.
TCU produced an 88 percent assist rate – its third-highest of the season. Una Jovanovic dished out six dimes against one turnover – TCU had nine for the game – while running point.
The Horned Frogs entered just six players for the second game in as many days. Conner, Emma-Nnopu, Jovanovic and Prince all played at least 37 minutes.
Oklahoma finished with a 46-35 advantage on the glass.
Up Next
TCU awaits its postseason destination, with Selection Sunday set for March 17. The Horned Frogs submit bids to compete in the WBIT and WNIT should the program not be ticketed for March Madness.
Team Notes
- TCU has held 25 of its 31 opponents below their season scoring average.
- TCU received no bench points for the second game in its last three outings and third time this season.
- TCU dropped to 1-2 vs. the Sooners in conference tournament play.
- TCU finished 8-28 from deep, putting the Horned Frogs seven 3-pointers shy of reaching 300 for the season.
- Roberson snagged her career rebound in the victory.
- Roberson reached double digits in rebounds for the fifth time in her two-year college career.
- Conner tallied 12 of her points in the second half.
- Conner and Prince have scored in double figures in 19 of their 20 shared outings.
- Prince has eclipsed 10 points in all 20 of her games played this season.
- Prince assisted on three of TCU's makes from distance.
- Jovanovic booster her assist-to-turnover ratio to 2.33.
- Prince and Emma-Nnopu played all but two minutes of the second half with four fouls.
- Emma-Nnopu finished with eight points and five rebounds.
Team Stats
TCU
OU
FG%
.288
.417
3FG%
.286
.421
FT%
.688
.647
RB
35
46
TO
9
10
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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