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GoFrogs: Bane Leads Frogs Past Longhorns, 69-56
AUSTIN, Texas - Junior Desmond Bane scored a career-high 34 points to lead TCU to a 69-56 win at Texas Saturday in its regular season finale.
It was a career day for Bane who was 14-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range after hitting his first six shots from beyond-the-arc. He also played all 40 minutes, a big boost for the Frogs (19-12, 7-11) who for the sixth-straight game saw just seven players see the floor.
TCU opened the game making four of its first five shots, grabbing a 10-7 lead just over four minutes into the game. But the Texas (16-15, 8-10) defense held the Horned Frogs to just six points over the next 10 minutes of the half as they grabbed a 22-16 lead with 7:08 remaining in the half. However, the Frogs ended the half on a 19-5 scoring run and made seven of their last nine shots and their last three 3-pointers to lead 35-27 at the break.
The Horned Frogs continued their hot shooting in the second half, making four of their first five shots to begin the half on a 9-4 run to expand their lead to 44-31 with 16:27 remaining. TCU cruised from there as its lead never dipped below 10 points. Bane's fifth of six 3-pointers gave the Frogs their largest lead of the game, 61-41, with 9:25 to play.
The Frogs shot 54 percent from the field, their best shooting effort in eight games, and a season-best 52.9 percent from 3-point range. They also outrebounded the Longhorns 35-24.
Up Next
The Horned Frogs will travel to Kansas City as the eighth seed in the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship. Their first game is Wednesday night against No. 9 seed Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Team Notes
- Today's win wrapped up the Horned Frogs' regular season schedule, finishing with a 19-12 overall record and 7-11 record in Big 12 play.
- TCU swept the season series against Texas for the second time in the last three seasons.
- TCU improved to 68-108 all-time against Texas and has won five of their last six against the Longhorns.
- The 13-point margin of victory was TCU's largest over Texas in Austin since a 14-point win (70-54) on Feb. 18, 1987. It was Jamie Dixon's senior season at TCU.
- It was the first time since 2013 that TCU won its final conference game.
- TCU improved to 6-3 this season when losing the opening tip.
- TCU led 35-27 at halftime. It was its first lead at the half since Feb. 23 when the Frogs led 36-28 against Iowa State. The Horned Frogs improved to 16-2 when leading at the half.
- The Frogs outshot the Longhorns 54 percent to 37.3 percent from the floor. TCU improved to 9-0 this season and 34-4 under Dixon when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
- TCU outrebounded Texas 35-24. The Frogs improved to 15-4 this season, 57-16 under Dixon and 65-17 since the 2015-16 season when outrebounding their opponents.
- TCU held Texas to just 56 points, the fewest points allowed by the Horned Frogs in conference play. TCU's second-fewest points allowed in conference play also occurred against Texas, when the Horned Frogs beat and the Longhorns at home on Jan. 23 and held them to 61 points.
- The Horned Frogs shot 9-of-17 from 3-point range (52.9 percent), their best shooting percentage from beyond-the-arc this season.
- Desmond Bane was the only Horned Frog in double-figures, as he scored 34 of TCU's 69 points (49.3 percent). It was the first game this season in which TCU had one or zero players in double-figures.
Individual Notes
- Desmond Bane scored a career-high 34 points, making 14 shots in 20 attempts which are also both career highs. It was the most points scored by a Horned Frog since Kyan Anderson scored 35 points against UAB on Nov. 24, 2012.
- Bane's 14 made field goals were the most by a TCU player since Feb. 26, 2002 when Junior Blount made 15-of-22 attempts on his way to scoring 42 points against Tulane.
- Bane also made his first six attempts from 3-point range and finished 6-for-8 (75 percent) from beyond-the-arc. It was the best shooting percentage by a Horned Frog from 3-point range (minimum 5 attempts) since JD Miller shot 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from 3-point range against Iowa State on Jan. 17, 2018.
- Bane's 34 points moved him into 19th place on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,162 career points.
- Bane, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in minutes, played in all 40 minutes and did not commit a single one of TCU's 15 turnovers.
- After scoring 14 points combined in the previous two games, it only took Bane the first 21 minutes of today's game to reach 15 points.
- RJ Nembhard led the Horned Frogs with seven rebounds, a new career high.
- Kevin Samuel scored eight points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting. It was the ninth game this season he was perfect from the floor.
- Samuel added three blocked shots, giving him multiple blocks in 11 of his last 14 games and at least one block in 14 straight games.
- Alex Robinson recorded five assists, giving him five or more assists in six straight games and in 22 of TCU's 31 games overall this season. In 101 career games, Robinson has led the Frogs in assists 82 times.
- JD Miller tied his season high with two blocks, last occurring on Feb. 26 at West Virginia.
GoFrogs: Bane Leads Frogs Past Longhorns, 69-56
AUSTIN, Texas - Junior Desmond Bane scored a career-high 34 points to lead TCU to a 69-56 win at Texas Saturday in its regular season finale.
It was a career day for Bane who was 14-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range after hitting his first six shots from beyond-the-arc. He also played all 40 minutes, a big boost for the Frogs (19-12, 7-11) who for the sixth-straight game saw just seven players see the floor.
TCU opened the game making four of its first five shots, grabbing a 10-7 lead just over four minutes into the game. But the Texas (16-15, 8-10) defense held the Horned Frogs to just six points over the next 10 minutes of the half as they grabbed a 22-16 lead with 7:08 remaining in the half. However, the Frogs ended the half on a 19-5 scoring run and made seven of their last nine shots and their last three 3-pointers to lead 35-27 at the break.
The Horned Frogs continued their hot shooting in the second half, making four of their first five shots to begin the half on a 9-4 run to expand their lead to 44-31 with 16:27 remaining. TCU cruised from there as its lead never dipped below 10 points. Bane's fifth of six 3-pointers gave the Frogs their largest lead of the game, 61-41, with 9:25 to play.
The Frogs shot 54 percent from the field, their best shooting effort in eight games, and a season-best 52.9 percent from 3-point range. They also outrebounded the Longhorns 35-24.
Up Next
The Horned Frogs will travel to Kansas City as the eighth seed in the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship. Their first game is Wednesday night against No. 9 seed Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Team Notes
- Today's win wrapped up the Horned Frogs' regular season schedule, finishing with a 19-12 overall record and 7-11 record in Big 12 play.
- TCU swept the season series against Texas for the second time in the last three seasons.
- TCU improved to 68-108 all-time against Texas and has won five of their last six against the Longhorns.
- The 13-point margin of victory was TCU's largest over Texas in Austin since a 14-point win (70-54) on Feb. 18, 1987. It was Jamie Dixon's senior season at TCU.
- It was the first time since 2013 that TCU won its final conference game.
- TCU improved to 6-3 this season when losing the opening tip.
- TCU led 35-27 at halftime. It was its first lead at the half since Feb. 23 when the Frogs led 36-28 against Iowa State. The Horned Frogs improved to 16-2 when leading at the half.
- The Frogs outshot the Longhorns 54 percent to 37.3 percent from the floor. TCU improved to 9-0 this season and 34-4 under Dixon when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
- TCU outrebounded Texas 35-24. The Frogs improved to 15-4 this season, 57-16 under Dixon and 65-17 since the 2015-16 season when outrebounding their opponents.
- TCU held Texas to just 56 points, the fewest points allowed by the Horned Frogs in conference play. TCU's second-fewest points allowed in conference play also occurred against Texas, when the Horned Frogs beat and the Longhorns at home on Jan. 23 and held them to 61 points.
- The Horned Frogs shot 9-of-17 from 3-point range (52.9 percent), their best shooting percentage from beyond-the-arc this season.
- Desmond Bane was the only Horned Frog in double-figures, as he scored 34 of TCU's 69 points (49.3 percent). It was the first game this season in which TCU had one or zero players in double-figures.
Individual Notes
- Desmond Bane scored a career-high 34 points, making 14 shots in 20 attempts which are also both career highs. It was the most points scored by a Horned Frog since Kyan Anderson scored 35 points against UAB on Nov. 24, 2012.
- Bane's 14 made field goals were the most by a TCU player since Feb. 26, 2002 when Junior Blount made 15-of-22 attempts on his way to scoring 42 points against Tulane.
- Bane also made his first six attempts from 3-point range and finished 6-for-8 (75 percent) from beyond-the-arc. It was the best shooting percentage by a Horned Frog from 3-point range (minimum 5 attempts) since JD Miller shot 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from 3-point range against Iowa State on Jan. 17, 2018.
- Bane's 34 points moved him into 19th place on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,162 career points.
- Bane, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in minutes, played in all 40 minutes and did not commit a single one of TCU's 15 turnovers.
- After scoring 14 points combined in the previous two games, it only took Bane the first 21 minutes of today's game to reach 15 points.
- RJ Nembhard led the Horned Frogs with seven rebounds, a new career high.
- Kevin Samuel scored eight points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting. It was the ninth game this season he was perfect from the floor.
- Samuel added three blocked shots, giving him multiple blocks in 11 of his last 14 games and at least one block in 14 straight games.
- Alex Robinson recorded five assists, giving him five or more assists in six straight games and in 22 of TCU's 31 games overall this season. In 101 career games, Robinson has led the Frogs in assists 82 times.
- JD Miller tied his season high with two blocks, last occurring on Feb. 26 at West Virginia.
