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No. 11 TCU Too Much for Arizona in 85-73 Win - TCU Athletics
TUCSON, Ariz – Arizona threw everything it had at No. 11 TCU, but the Horned Frogs had an answer at every turn.
GoFrogs: No. 11 TCU Too Much for Arizona in 85-73 Win
TUCSON, Ariz – Arizona threw everything it had at No. 11 TCU, but the Horned Frogs had an answer at every turn.
TCU roared to an 85-73 victory over the Wildcats on Sunday inside the McKale Center. Four players scored in double figures in a game TCU shot 56 percent from the floor (33-59) and drilled 11 three-pointers. TCU led for 36:13 and never trailed by more than one point.
The victory was TCU's 24th of the 2024-25 campaign – tied for the second-most in a season in program history – and ensured the Frogs will carry a share of first place in the Big 12 into the final two weeks of the regular season. TCU (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) is tied with No. 14 Kansas State and No. 25 Baylor atop the conference standings with four games remaining.
Madison Conner paired 18 points on 7-10 shooting with four assists in her return to Tucson. The Chandler, Ariz. native played two-and-a-half seasons for Arizona before transferring to TCU in 2023. She was the second player to sign with the Horned Frogs following Mark Campbell's appointment as head coach. Conner played an average of 12.5 minutes per game as a Wildcat. Sunday's performance marked the 52nd time the recently minted Drysdale Award finalist has scored in double figures as a Frog.
Sedona Prince powered home a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double, her 25th in a TCU jersey. The 6-7 center also accounted for five of the Horned Frogs' 21 assists.
Aaliyah Roberson netted a season-high 18 points over 19 minutes. She converted 7-9 looks from the field and finished 4-6 behind the arc.
Hailey Van Lith pitched in 11 points and four dimes.
Donovyn Hunter matched Prince with five assists.
TCU overcame 30 points from Skyler Jones on a day the Wildcats drained a season high 12-18 three-pointers.
Arizona (15-12, 6-8 Big 12) hit five of its final six shots in the opening frame to stay within a point of TCU at 18-17.
Roberson knocked down two 3-pointers and sparked an 8-0 run that staked the Frogs to their first double digit lead, 32-22, with 5:09 to go before halftime. The Wildcats countered with eight unanswered of their own over the ensuing 50 seconds.
Prince punched back with eight straight points and restored the Frogs' multi-possession lead. She entered the locker room with 14 points and five rebounds.
Conner beat the buzzer from the top of the arc as TCU took a 45-38 advantage into the intermission.
Deasia Merrill proved to be a sparkplug off the bench with the teams tied at 52 the six-minute mark of the third. The center knocked down a pair at the charity stripe on TCU's first trip down the court out of a timeout. Merrill then capped a 6-0 run via a fast break layup. The Horned Frogs held the Wildcats to just one basket over the final 5:30 of the frame.
TCU scored on four straight possessions and widened its lead to 76-65 with 4:47 to go. Roberson delivered the dagger, drilling her fourth 3-pointer of the afternoon to put TCU on top 81-69 with less than two minutes remaining.
The Horned Frogs dominated the paint on both ends. TCU racked up 42 points in the paint to the Wildcats' 24 and finished with a 30-23 advantage on the glass.
Arizona was without leading scorer Jada Williams (12.5 ppg).
Up Next
TCU completes its swing through Arizona with a visit to Tempe on Wednesday to battle Arizona State. The ballgame will be the first-ever meeting between the Horned Frogs and Sun Devils (8-18, 2-12 Big 12).
Team Notes
- TCU has now won 24 games for the fourth time in its 48-season existence.
- The Horned Frogs are two victories away from becoming the winningest team in program history.
- TCU improved to 7-2 in road or neutral site affairs this season.
- TCU has now claimed seven of its last 10 away affairs in conference play dating back to Feb. 17, 2024.
- The Horned Frogs have won 16 of their last 19 league games.
- TCU matched its program record for most Big 12 road wins in a season (five).
- The Horned Frogs picked up their first-ever win in Tucson.
- TCU improved to 11-0 this season when four players score in double figures.
- The Horned Frogs have led at halftime in every conference game.
- TCU scored 80-plus for the 15th time in 2024-25.
- Sunday's performance marked the 13th time the Frogs have collected at least 20 assists. TCU is now undefeated this season and 22-1 in the Campbell era when dishing out 20-or-more dimes.
- TCU swelled its season 3-pointers tally to an NCAA-leading 268.
- TCU has now made 10-or-more threes in 14 games this season, the second most of any team in America.
- TCU is now 80 assists away from breaking its single-season record (592).
- TCU scored 27 points in the second quarter, its second most in a quarter in a conference game this season.
- TCU's 42 points in the paint were its most in a Big 12 game this season.
- TCU has shot 50 percent or better from the floor in five of its seven Big 12 bouts.
- Conner finished with at least four 3-pointers for an NCAA-leading 14th game.
- Conner has now drained 97 three-pointers. She needs four more to break her program single-season record.
- Conner is shooting 47.5 percent from deep (75-158) over her last 16 outings.
- Prince has scored 20-plus points in 12 of her 19 career Big 12 games and in eight of 13 this season.
- Prince netted her ninth career double-double in a Big 12 game. TCU improved to 18-2 in games where she finishes with a double-double.
- Prince scored 20-plus for the 14th game in 2024-25.
- Prince finished 9-11 from the field.
- Roberson also finished with season-highs in field goals (seven) and 3-pointers in addition to points.
- Roberson is connecting at a 58 percent clip (11-19) from behind the arc over her last four games.
- Roberson scored in double figures for the 17th time in the last two seasons.
- Hunter has dished out 18 assists against six turnovers in TCU's last three victories, good for a 3-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Mark Campbell has now generated a combined 38-game year-over-year win improvement across his four seasons as a head coach.
