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Horned Frogs Fall to Buffalos, 69-67 - TCU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 9 seed TCU fought back on multiple occasions, but a slow start set the tone for a 69-67 win by No. 16 Colorado in the first round of the
Horned Frogs Fall to Buffalos, 69-67
Reynolds’ 17 points leads comeback effort
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 9 seed TCU fought back on multiple occasions, but a slow start set the tone for a 69-67 win by No. 16 Colorado in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
The Horned Frogs (16-16) missed their first 13 shots before Jace Posey hit the first of his season-high three 3-pointers at the 12:06 mark of the first half. TCU trailed 24-15 before ending the half on an 12-2 run to take a 27-26 lead at the break despite shooting 26.3 percent from the field.
The Buffalos (13-19) scored 11 straight points midway through the second half to lead 42-28 with 12:27 to play. The Frogs trailed 63-50 with 4:58 remaining before scoring 10 straight points, which included two 3-pointers by Noah Reynolds and one by Vasean Allette. TCU trailed 63-60 with 1:47 to play.
After trading buckets, TCU found itself down 65-63 with the ball and 33 seconds left. A quick three by Reynolds was off target. Colorado made its last four free throw attempts in the final 20 seconds to seal off any potential of a TCU comeback. The Frogs shot 53.6 percent in the second half.
For just the third time this season, TCU dropped a game it led in rebounding. The Frogs out-boarded the Buffalos 45-34, including a season-high 22 on the offensive end. Seven of Ernest Udeh's game-high 11 rebounds were offensive.
Another big difference in the game came at the free throw line where Colorado was 18-of-24 (75.0 percent) and TCU was 10-of-20 (50 percent).
Reynolds scored all of his 17 points in the second half. Trazarien White scored nine of his 13 points in the first half.
TEAM NOTES
- TCU dropped to 3-4 all-time against Colorado.
- TCU moved to 8-13 all-time at the Big 12 Championship.
- TCU moved to 10-13 all-time and 8-9 under Jamie Dixon at T-Mobile Center.
- The Horned Frogs led 27-26 at halftime. They moved to 12-2 when leading at the half this season.
- TCU outrebounded Colorado 45-34. The Frogs fell to 11-3 this season and 140-46 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
- TCU's 22 offensive rebounds were a season high and the most since recording 26 offensive boards in the Frogs' previous game at T-Mobile Center against Houston in last season's Big 12 Championship.
- TCU fell to 9-3 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
- TCU tied a season-high with 13 steals. The team also had 13 against Xavier.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Noah Reynolds scored all 17 of his team-high points in the second half. It was his 18th game this season scoring in double figures.
- Reynolds was 3-of-6 from 3-point range. It was his fourth-straight game with multiple 3-pointers.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. brought down a game-high 11 rebounds to go with five assists. It was the ninth time this season he had double figures in rebounds.
- Jace Posey went 3-for-3 from 3-point range tying his season high as he was 3-of-4 in the season-opener against Florida A&M.
- Vasean Allette tied for the TCU lead in assists with two. It was the eighth-straight game he led or tied for the most assists on the team.
