TCU
13-7,3-4Big 12
Baylor
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TCU Beats Baylor, Sweeps Season Series
1/24/2026 10:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pierre scores career-high 25 points on way to 1,000 for his career
WACO, Texas – Playing without its leading scorer and rebounder, TCU built a 17-point lead in the second half and swept the season series of Baylor in a 97-90 win over the Bears on Saturday.
It was the fourth-straight win by the Horned Frogs (13-7, 3-4) in Waco and they remained unbeaten (3-0) in Foster Pavilion.
David Punch was unable to play due to illness, but that left more points for Xavier Edmonds and Jayden Pierre who each scored a career high. Edmonds had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the week. Pierre finished with 25 points and in doing so, went over 1,000 career points.
After being tied at the half for the first time this season, 38-38, TCU built its biggest lead of the game, 77-60 with 4:50 remaining. The Frogs led 78-65 with 3:21 to play before the Bears (11-8, 1-6) started fouling nearly every TCU possession.
Despite Baylor making seven of its last nine field goal attempts any potential comeback was squashed by TCU's ability to hit free throws. The Frogs went 18-of-22 in the final 3:21 of the game, part of an 81.4 percent effort for the game which totaled 35 free throws in 43 attempts. It was the most makes and attempts of any TCU Dixon-led team.
Brock Harding scored 16 points and led TCU with six assists. Tanner Toolson scored 12 points off the bench.
TCU will next host No. 6 Houston on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The game in Schollmaier Arena will air on ESPN2.
TEAM NOTES
- TCU improved to 90-106 all-time against Baylor.
- TCU won its fourth-straight game in Waco and is 41-55 all-time there against Baylor. The Frogs have never lost (3-0) in Foster Pavilion.
- TCU swept the season series of Baylor for the first time since 2018.
- The seven-point winning margin was the largest for TCU in Waco since Dec. 7, 2002 when the Frogs won by eight, 72-64.
- Jamie Dixon improved to 9-10 all-time against Baylor.
- TCU improved to 4-3 away from Schollmaier Arena this season and 1-3 in road games.
- TCU was 35-of-43 from the free throw line. It was the most free throws made since Jan. 4, 2016 when the Horned Frogs made 35 of 40 attempts against West Virgina. It was the most free throws attempted by the Horned Frogs since Nov. 13, 2015, when they were 36-of-47 against Southeastern Louisiana.
- TCU outshot Baylor from the field, 51.9 percent to 50.0 percent. The Frogs improved to 12-1 this season and 156-31 under Dixon when outshooting their opponent.
- TCU was 6-of-13 from 3-point range. It was the fewest attempts from three this season.
- TCU was without leading scorer and rebounder David Punch due to illness.
- The score was tied at halftime for the first time in a TCU game this season (38-38).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jayden Pierre finished with a career-high 25 points. His previous high was 24, last season against UConn while at Providence.
- Pierre was 3-of-4 from 3-point range. It was his 18th game with a made 3-pointer this season and 12th game with multiple threes.
- Pierre was 10-of-12 from the free throw line. Both makes and attempts were career highs.
- Pierre went over 1,000 career points. He scored 781 in his three years at Providence.
- Xaver Edmonds scored a career-high 23 points. It was his 12th game this season with at least 10 points and his second with 20 or more.
- Edmonds tied a career-high with 10 rebounds. He also had 10 in the previous game.
- Edmonds recorded his second double-double as a Horned Frog and in his second-straight game.
- Edmonds was 11-of-13 from the free throw line, both of which were career highs.
- Brock Harding had a team-high six assists. He has led TCU in assists in 16 of 20 games this season. It was his 15th game with at least five assists this year.
- Harding scored 16 points. It tied for his second-most of the season and was the seventh time this year he scored 10 or more points.
- Harding was 9-of-12 from the free throw line, both of which were career highs.
- Tanner Toolson had his fifth game this season in double figures with 12 points.
- Micah Robinson made his first start of the season and third of his career.
- Robinson tied a career high with three steals.
- Vianney Salatchoum played in his first game since Dec. 7. He had four point and two rebounds.
