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GoFrogs: No. 16 TCU Falls to No. 10 Kansas, 88-84

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Devonte Graham scored 28 points with eight straight free throws in the final 2:02 as No. 10 Kansas held on for an 88-84 victory over No. 16 TCU on Saturday night.

Vladimir Brodziansky had eight straight points for TCU to tie the game at 77-all before Marcus Garrett's two tiebreaking free throws put the Jayhawks ahead to stay with 3 minutes left. Graham then made all of his free throws down the stretch for the Jayhawks (12-3, 2-1 Big 12).

Svi Mykhailiuk added 20 points for Kansas, which was coming off a home loss to Texas Tech and avoided its first 1-2 conference mark since 1990-91. Udoka Azubuike had 14 points, but played only 13 minutes before fouling out.

Brodziansky led TCU (13-2, 1-2) with 20 points, while Jaylen Fisher had 18 points and Desmond Bane 13 before fouling out. Kenrich Williams had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

It was the first meeting between the schools since TCU upset the then-No. 1 Jayhawks in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Tournament last March. The Horned Frogs went on to win the NIT championship, and started this season with a 12-game winning streak before losing two of its first three games in Big 12 play.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas: The Jayhawks got off to a fast start, making 10 of their first 12 shots and building a 14-point lead less than 7 minutes into the game. The problem is they couldn't keep Azubuike on the court. The 7-foot center was 6-of-6 shooting, including inside shots for their first three baskets of the game. Back in after halftime, he also scored the first basket again - on a dunk after a bounce pass from Graham. But he fouled out with about 5 minutes left when he was trying to stop Brodziansky.

TCU: After falling behind by 10 again early in the second half, the Frogs bounced back and were within 48-47 when Bane beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer from the left side. But TCU then went cold from the field and did get even, or ahead, until the quick spurt by Brodziansky.

UP NEXT

Kansas, which has already lost multiple home games for the first time in 11 seasons, plays three of its next four games at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks host Iowa State on Tuesday night.

TCU has seven more games in January, five of them on the road. The Frogs play at Texas on Wednesday night and at No. 7 Oklahoma next Saturday.

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Postgame Notes

Team Notes

* TCU and Kansas met for the first time since the Horned Frogs defeated the No. 1 Jayhawks, 85-82, in the quarterfinals of last year’s Big 12 Championship.
* TCU trailed at the half (42-34) for the first time this season.
* The Horned Frogs were 21-of-22 at the free-throw line for a 95.4 percentage, the third-best effort in a game in program history with at least 20 attempts.
* TCU’s two losses this season are by a combined five points to No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 10 Kansas.
* The Horned Frogs held a 42-28 rebounding advantage, including 19-8 on the offensive end. TCU outboarded its opponent for the 13th time in 15 games this season.
* TCU had at least 19 offensive rebounds for the third straight game and fourth time in the past five contests.
* TCU fell to 9-2 at home this season and 24-8 in two years under head coach Jamie Dixon in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
* The Horned Frogs have 37 wins in 1 1/2 seasons under Dixon after totaling 50 victories in their first four seasons in the Big 12 (2012-16).
* Dating back to last season, the Horned Frogs are 20-4 in their last 24 games.
* The Horned Frogs dropped to 45-18 all-time as a ranked team, including 7-2 this season.
* TCU had its second straight sellout in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena with an announced crowd of 6,894, the third largest in the history of the building.
* All nine TCU players who saw action in the game scored.

Individual Notes
* Vladimir Brodziansky had a team-best 20 points, including 16 in the second half, to break a tie with Ricky Hall and move into sole possession of 27th place on TCU’s career scoring list with 1,080 points. Next on the chart is Jeff Jacobs at No. 26 with 1,081 points (1993-97).
* Brodziansky’s 20 points were his most since scoring 22 against Belmont Nov. 29.
* Brodziansky reached double figures for the sixth consecutive game.
* Brodziansky was 10-of-10 at the free-throw line, tying a single-game TCU record for percentage (100.0) by players with at least 10 attempts.
* Brodziansky equaled a career-high for makes (10) in a game at the charity stripe. It’s his fourth time with 10 free-throws made.
* Kenrich Williams posted his seventh double-double on the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
* All 11 of Williams’ points came in the second half.
* Williams has scored in double figures in 12 of the 14 games played this season. He also had his 10th straight game with a 3-pointer.
* Jalen Fisher, who scored 16 points, equaled a career-high with four 3-pointers. He made his first three attempts in a 1:21 span of the first half. His also had four 3-pointers last season at Texas.
* Fisher has made at least one trey in 26 of his last 32 games and 39-of-49 career contests.
* Fisher reached double figures for the third time in the last four games and ninth time this season.
* Desmond Bane had 13 points. He has reached double figures in scoring in all but two games this season.
* Ahmed Hamdy’s six rebounds were one shy of a season-high seven versus Texas Southern Dec. 18.
* Alex Robinson had a team-best seven assists.
 
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