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Battle Tested, Battle Won - TCU Athletics
WASHINGTON D.C. - A late surge helped TCU secure an 80-73 win at Georgetown on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
GoFrogs: Battle Tested, Battle Won
WASHINGTON D.C. - A late surge helped TCU secure an 80-73 win at Georgetown on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
TCU (9-1) won its sixth-straight game, its longest win streak in three seasons. Georgetown (6-5) snapped a three-game win streak.
TCU drained a season-high 11 3-pointers and had three from three different players. Mike Miles finished with 20 points, which included 3-of-6 from 3-point range, after battling foul trouble in the first half. He also had a team-high five assists to go with six rebounds. Chuck O'Bannon had 15 points (3-of-6 from three), all in the first half. All of Damion Baugh's nine points came from deep as he was 3-of-4 from beyond-the-arc.
The Horned Frogs led by seven, 30-23, with just under five minutes left in the first half. The Hoyas responded with nine unanswered points to take a 32-30 lead before Francisco Farabello ended it with a 3-pointer. TCU led 39-36 at the half.
TCU missed its first eight shots of the second half as Georgetown took a 44-41 lead. Miles connected for a layup and then 3-pointer to tie the game 46-46 with under 15 minutes to play. Seven more lead changes took place. The Frogs made 7-of-8 field goals to stretch the lead at 73-64, their largest of the game, with just over four minutes to play.
For the second-straight game, TCU made its free throws down the stretch. The Frogs made 5-of-6 in the final 32 seconds.
TCU will next be in action on Tuesday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Grambling State. It will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
- TCU improved to 1-0 all-time against Georgetown.
- TCU improved to 1-2 all-time in the Big EAST/Big 12 Battle.
- With TCU's win, the third-edition of The Battle resulted in a 5-5 tie.
- TCU won its sixth-straight game. Its longest win streak since winning eight-straight during the 2018-19 season.
- TCU's 9-1 record is its best since a 12-1 start to the 2018-19 season.
- TCU outrebounded Georgetown 44-35. TCU is 8-0 this season and 89-26 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU outscored Georgetown in the paint, 34-32. The Frogs have outscored their opponent in the paint in every game this season.
- TCU made a season-high 11 3-pointers.
- Jamie Dixon improved to 9-6 all-time against Georgetown.
- Under Dixon (since 2016-17), TCU has gone 59-10 in November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 67-11 against nonconference teams.
- Under Dixon, TCU improved to 6-1 in games played where an NBA team calls home.
- TCU and Georgetown each shot 42.4 percent from the field. When shooting the exact same as its opponent, TCU is 2-0 under Dixon.
- TCU improved to 4-4 under Dixon when wearing anthracite uniforms.
- Mike Miles led the team in scoring for the eighth time this season with 20 points. It was his fourth game with at least 20 points this season. Miles has scored in double-figures in every game this season.
- Miles led TCU in assists for the seventh game this season with five.
- Chuck O'Bannon scored all 15 points in the first half on 3-of-6 shooting from 3-point range
- O'Bannon had a season-high seven rebounds.
- Eddie Lampkin was a point and rebound shy of a double-double. He had nine points on 4-of-7 shooting and nine boards.
- Emanuel Miller had a career-high three blocks.
- Xavier Cork recorded two blocks for the fourth time this season, tying a season-high.
