Frogs Beat Bearcats on Senior Day, 73-63

Saturday, March 7

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

TCU

21-10,11-7Big 12

Cincinnati

17-14,9-9Big 12

Cincinnati

TCU

Frogs Beat Bearcats on Senior Day, 73-63

3/7/2026 5:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Senior Jayden Pierre scores 18, Frogs win for eighth time in nine games

FORT WORTH – Led by its most prominent senior on senior day, TCU earned its eighth win over the last nine games in a 73-63 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.

Jayden Pierre scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. The senior guard also added five assists and five rebounds. He along with seniors Vianney Salatchoum and Trey Stuart were recognized on the court before the game for their last time in Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs (21-10, 11-7) forced the Bearcats (17-14, 9-9) into 19 turnovers. It was the most by a TCU opponent in Big 12 play this season. TCU had a season-low six turnovers, including just one in the second half.

Seven of the first 10 UC possessions of the second half resulted in a turnover, which helped push the TCU lead to double digits for the first time. A layup by Tanner Toolson gave the Frogs a 45-35 lead with 14:13 remaining. The Bearcats never got closer than six points as the Frogs pushed their lead to 12 on five different occasions until the final buzzer sounded.

David Punch set the tone early with two plays where him diving on the floor resulted in a score for TCU. The forward tied a career high in assists with seven and added 13 points. Liutauras Lelevicius came off the bench to score 14 points, which included two 3-pointers.

For the first time in nine games, TCU was beaten on the boards. UC had the rebounding edge, 37-30, and made 13-of-31 from 3-point range. TCU was 15-of-21 from the free throw line compared to 4-of-6 from Cincinnati.

With the win, TCU secured the No. 6 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament. The Horned Frogs will begin play on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on either ESPN2 or ESPNU against the winner of Tuesday's matchup between No. 11 Colorado and No. 14 Oklahoma State.

TEAM NOTES
- TCU improved to 2-7 all-time against Cincinnati and 2-2 in games in Fort Worth.
- Jamie Dixon improved to 10-6 all-time against the Bearcats.
- TCU improved to 14-5 at home this season and 130-46 under Dixon.
- The Frogs are 53-37 under Dixon in Big 12 home games.
- TCU won eight of its last nine games, which continues to be the most wins over a nine-game span since the 1998 season when the Frogs went 14-0 in the WAC.
- TCU finishes conference play with a program record 11 Big 12 wins.
- TCU's fifth-straight win is the most consecutive wins the Horned Frogs have had in Big 12 play.
- TCU is 7-1 since Micah Robinson was inserted into the starting lineup eight games ago.
- TCU committed a season-low six turnovers. It was the 11^th time this season TCU had less than 10 turnovers.
- Cincinnati's 19 turnovers are the most by a TCU opponent in Big 12 play this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jayden Pierre scored a team-high 18 points. It was his 15^th time scoring in double-figures this season.
- Pierre's five assists were the most he's had in 13 games.
- David Punch scored 13 points, his 23^rd time scoring in double figures this season.
- Punch tied a career-high with seven assists. He also had seven earlier this season against Kansas City. It was his third game leading TCU in assists this season.
- Xavier Edmonds was 1-for-2 from 3-point range. It was the fifth-straight game he made a 3-pointer.
- Brock Harding had six assists, his 21^st game this season with five or more.
- Liutauras Lelevicius scored 14 points, which ties for his most in Big 12 play this season (West Virginia). He has scored in double figures in four of the last five games.
- Lelevicius went 4-for-4 at the free throw line to improve to 44-of-48 this season from the charity stripe.