FWST: TCU men’s basketball pulls away late to avoid upset loss to Lamar

[TopFrog]

TCU men’s basketball pulls away late to avoid upset loss to Lamar​

Steven Johnson

TCU men’s basketball avoided another early season upset as the Horned Frogs pulled away in the second half to defeat Lamar 78-65 on Monday night.

“Defensively in the second half we held them to 31%, we learned from some mistakes in the first half,” coach Jamie Dixon said. “We had our best defensive team in down the stretch when we made the run and that was good to see.”

The win over the Cardinals sets the stage for a huge game for TCU (2-1) as it host No. 6 Michigan at 8 p.m. Friday.

For most of Monday’s game it felt like the Horned Frogs may have been looking ahead as Lamar led most of the way in the first 30 minutes. But the game turned when Lamar subbed out Rob Lee Jr. midway through the second half at the 10:21 mark.

Paywall link: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article312858332.html

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[Opintel]

Pretty good write-up.
Opinions...they are like...uh. you know.

 

[Dogfrog]

Lamar is good and the game was competitive, but when you lead at half and win by 13, should “avoid upset loss” appear in the headline?