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Late Run Leads TCU to 69-66 Win over No. 9 Texas Tech - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH - Mike Miles scored 26 points to lead the TCU men's basketball team to a 69-66 win over No. 9 Texas Tech Saturday at Schollmaier Arena.
GoFrogs: Late Run Leads TCU to 69-66 Win over No. 9 Texas Tech
FORT WORTH - Mike Miles scored 26 points to lead the TCU men's basketball team to a 69-66 win over No. 9 Texas Tech Saturday at Schollmaier Arena.
Miles was 10-of-15 from the field and his 26 points were the most he's ever scored in a Big 12 Conference game. The victory helped the Horned Frogs (18-9, 7-8) boost its postseason resume that includes three top 25 wins and five quadrant one wins.
The capacity crowd of 7,026 was treated to a game with 12 lead changes, seven of which came in the final four minutes. With Texas Tech (22-7, 11-5) leading by six with 5:28 to play, TCU scored seven unanswered points and took the lead off a 3-pointer by Francisco Farabello. It was the first second half lead for the Frogs, 61-60, with 3:47 to play. That began a string of seven-straight possessions of lead changes.
With Tech leading 66-65 with 1:40 to play, Miles found Xavier Cork for the dunk to regain the lead, 67-66, with 1:11 left. On the next possession, TCU's defense forced a shot-clock violation, one of 20 turnovers by Tech, which tied for the most by a TCU opponent all season.
After a free throw by Miles, TCU's defense held again, as Miles stole the ball from Bryson Williams, one of five for the sophomore from Highland Hills, Texas. After a free throw by former Red Raider, Micah Peavy, Tech misfired on two shots and Peavy came down with the rebound and was fouled, which all but sealed it with 0.8 seconds to play.
Joining Miles in double-figures were Emanuel Miller with 11 and Damion Baugh with 10.
TCU will face No. 5 Kansas for the first time this season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Schollmaier Arena. It will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Notes
- TCU improved to 53-86 against Texas Tech.
- TCU defeated Texas Tech at home for the second-straight game. Texas Tech was ranked No. 18 in 2020 when TCU won, 65-54.
- TCU improved to 3-3 against Top 25 teams this season.
- It was the highest ranked win by TCU since defeating No. 2 Baylor on Feb. 29, 2020.
- It was TCU's 27th time beating a ranked team in its history and the 11th time in the last six seasons under Dixon.
- It was TCU's 11th win ever over a top 10 team.
- TCU shot 50 percent from the field. It was the third-straight game shooting 50 percent or better.
- Texas Tech shot 58.1 percent from the field. It was just the third time this season and the 14th time under Dixon TCU won a game while being outshot by its opponent.
- TCU forced Texas Tech into 20 turnovers, which tied a season-high for opponent turnovers (Oklahoma).
- TCU was outrebounded for just for the fifth time this season, 25-22. It was the second time this season it has won while being outrebounded (Nicholls).
- There were 12 lead changes and four ties in the game. Seven of the lead changes came in the final four minutes of play.
- TCU had a season-high 14 steals. It's previous high was 12 against Texas A&M.
- The announced attendance of 7,026 was the fourth-best of the season following 8,412 against Texas and 7,581 against Kansas State.
- Mike Miles scored a game-high 26 points, his most in 13 games and was his 19th time scoring double-figures and sixth time scoring 20 or more in 24 games played this season.
- The 26 points were the most he's scored in Big 12 play in his career.
- Miles has led the team 15 of the 24 games he's played in.
- Miles was 10-of-15 from the field, a season-high for makes.
- Miles had a career-high five steals. It was the most by a TCU player since Damion Baugh had seven at Iowa State this season.
- Xavier Cork was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field for six points.
