FWST: Three takeaways from TCU men's basketball game against No. 11 BYU

[TopFrog]

Three takeaways from TCU men's basketball game against No. 11 BYU​

By Steven Johnson

TCU basketball endured a third straight Big 12 loss as the Horned Frogs fell 76-70 to No. 11 BYU on Wednesday night in Provo, Utah.

It was the third straight game against a ranked opponent for the Horned Frogs (11-6, 1-3) who opened league play with a grueling four-game gauntlet against Baylor, Kansas and Arizona.

TCU led 41-33 early in the second half, but quickly saw the tone of the game change as BYU (16-1, 4-0) freshman forward A.J. Dybantsa took over the game.

Dybantsa, a projected top-three pick in the NBA Draft, outscored the Horned Frogs 17-8 during one stretch to give the Cougars a 52-46 lead with 12:39 remaining.

FWST link: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article314329489.html#storylink=cpy

Full article link: https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-wort...m-tcu-men-s-basketball-game-against-no-11-byu

 

[BleedNPurple]

I thought we played well- defense was good enough to win but we missed a lot of shots in the second half. We bascially went cold for about 8 minutes then managed to tie it up with 4 minutes to go. That's the stretch where the good teams find a way to win. We need to learn to close those deals. Kind of a hangover from the Kansas game. Jamie will get them there. I like this team - we're missing a piece or two but the guys are playing with intensity. Need to eliminate the errors like what happened as we closed out the first half. Air ball - 4 seconds left - BYU dribbles and gets fouled with 1 second left and grabs two free throws when we should have been in the locker room. Frustrating. Jamie has plenty of tape to review with the team.

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

Frogs held BYU to 35% shooting but lost. Frogs made one more bucket, including three more threes, but gave up too many shooting fouls - BYU 23-29 free throws to Frogs 12-18. BYU also maybe got a few too many offensive rebounds - 21.

 

[bp4tcu]

We Dixon’d that one. Again.

 

[JogginFrog]

I'm still pretty wrecked as a fan from the Kansas game. I can't imagine how the team deals with that, but young psyches are resilient. Glad they gave a good effort at BYU. That's a really tough place to play--bigger crowd than KU and at altitude.