TCU Clamps Down on Cougars, Coasts into Big 12 Tournament Semifinals

Friday, March 6

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TCU Clamps Down on Cougars, Coasts into Big 12 Tournament Semifinals

3/6/2026 5:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Top-seeded Horned Frogs notch 63-46 win; face Kansas State on Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Olivia Miles broke TCU's single-season assists record and the 10^th-ranked Horned Frogs rolled past BYU and into the semifinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament on Friday at the T-Mobile Center.

Miles finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to pace top-seeded TCU in a 63-46 victory over the Cougars.

Marta Suarez led all players with 17 points while Taylor Bigby tallied 13 to join the duo in double figures. Bigby scored 11 of her points in the first quarter as the Horned Frogs (28-4, 15-3 Big 12) raced out to a 24-8 advantage. TCU led by as many as 20 points in the final period.

The Frogs now face No. 12 seed Kansas State at 3 p.m. on Saturday for the right to defend its 2025 Big 12 Tournament title. The Wildcats erased a nine-point second half deficit in a 74-73 upset of No. 4 Oklahoma State earlier in the day. Kansas State is the lowest seeded team to ever reach the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Miles' second assist of the ballgame arrived at the 5:22 mark of the opening frame and capped a 10-0 run that staked TCU to a 15-2 head start. It was her 205^th dime of the season, surpassing Hailey Van Lith's 2024-25 single season record.

TCU knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter, including back-to-back from Bigby and Veronica Sheffey that stretched the lead to 21-5. The Frogs outscored the Cougars 21-6 over the final 7:39 of the quarter.

Sheffey scored her 1,000^th career point via her deep ball. She finished with seven points.

TCU held BYU (22-11, 9-9 Big 12) to its lowest scoring output of the season and limited the Cougars to a season-worst 27 percent clip (17-63) from the field. BYU had just six field goals in the first half.

Clara Silva and Kennedy Basham anchored the Horned Frogs' stout defensive showing, as the 6-7 centers finished with four blocks apiece.

TCU snagged 43 rebounds – its most ever in a Big 12 Tournament game – as all five starters snagged at least five boards.

BYU used a 9-0 run in the third quarter to halve an 18-point TCU lead to 39-30 with 3:22 to play in the period. Suarez and Miles answered back with consecutive midrange jumpers and the Cougars never again got within single digits.

The duo accounted for 12 of TCU's 18 points in the fourth quarter. TCU shot 8-8 at the foul line over the final 10 minutes and finished 17-18 at the charity stripe for the game. The Horned Frogs set a program record for free throw percentage (.944) in a conference tournament contest.

The 17-point margin of victory was TCU's largest ever in the Big 12 Tournament.

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Saturday's semifinal marks the first time the Horned Frogs and Wildcats (18-16, 8-10 Big 12) have squared off in the Big 12 Tournament. TCU blew by Kansas State 77-55 on Dec. 20 in Fort Worth in its conference opener behind 29 points from Miles.

Team Notes

TCU has now won its opening game in the Big 12 Tournament in four consecutive seasons.
TCU boosted its Big 12 Tournament record under head coach Mark Campbell to 5-1.
The Horned Frogs notched their 10^th all-time victory in the Big 12 Tournament.
TCU is now 8-2 in conference tournament play as the No. 1 seed.
TCU improved to 12-4 in neutral site affairs under Campbell.
The Horned Frogs widened their lead in the all-time series between TCU and BYU to 13-11.
TCU earned its fifth straight victory at the expense of the Cougars, all of which have been by double digits.
TCU extended its winning streak to seven games, its second-longest of the season.
Not only was the Horned Frogs' 17-point win good for the program's largest margin of victory in the Big 12 Tournament, it was also TCU's second largest in any of its 22 all-time conference tournament triumphs. The only time TCU has won by a greater margin in conference tournament play came all the way back on March 11, 2011 in a 61-40 takedown of New Mexico in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
TCU's 46 points allowed were its fewest surrendered in the Big 12 Tournament and third fewest it has given up in any conference tournament game.
BYU became the 14^th opposing team unable to break 50 points or shoot better than 30 percent from the field vs. TCU's defense.
The Cougars scored just 19 points in the first half, signifying the 10^th time this season TCU has allowed 20 points or less in a half.
TCU has now won 68 straight games when holding a team to 50 points or less.
TCU trimmed its NCAA-leading field goal percentage defense to .334.
Either Basham or Silva have now finished with three blocks or more in 16 games.
Miles' double-double marked the 14^th game in which either her or Suarez have finished with a double-double or triple-double.

Individual Notes

Miles notched her team-leading ninth double-double of the season.
Miles has scored in double figures in all 32 games.
Miles is also closing in on Van Lith's TCU single-season record for points (680). She increased her season tally to 633 in Friday's win.
Suarez has finished as TCU's leading scorer in five of its last six wins.
Suarez nailed her 70^th three of the season in the third quarter. Her 70 deep balls are the most in a single season by a Big 12 player standing at least 6-3.
Suarez snagged eight rebounds, four of which came on the offensive glass.
Basham has finished with four blocks in three of her last four games.
Basham is averaging 3.7 blocks per game for her career in Big 12 Tournament action.
Basham logged at least 20 minutes for the third time in her last four outings.
Bigby's 13 points were her third-most in a game this season.
TCU improved to 9-1 this season and 19-2 overall when Bigby scores in double figures.
Bigby drilled three 3-pointers in the first quarter, signifying the 18^th time in her career she has connected thrice from behind the arc.
Clara Silva paired eight points and seven rebounds with her four rejections.
Campbell is now three wins away from notching his 125^th career head coaching victory.