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GoFrogs: Seniors Propel TCU to Win Over Baylor
FORT WORTH – Free throws down the stretch by a pair of seniors gave the TCU men's basketball team the 85-81 victory over Baylor and captured a win in its Big 12 Conference opener for the first time in program history on Saturday afternoon inside Schollmaier Arena.
Behind the hot shooting of Desmond Bane, TCU (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) led for all but 21 seconds against the Bears (8-5, 0-1 Big 12) in Saturday's contest. Three other Horned Frogs scored in double figures as TCU won its third straight contest against Baylor for the first time since Dec. 29, 2001.
A dunk by Baylor opened the contest, but TCU came roaring back and never trailed again as the Frogs stretched the lead to as many as 12 during the opening half. Bane scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half including five of six from the field.
A layup by Bane with 16:37 left in the second half brought the Frogs lead to 19 which was the largest of the game. Baylor did not give up and chipped away at the TCU lead to bring it within one with 18 seconds remaining. Under the senior leadership of Alex Robinson and JD Miller, TCU converted three of four free throws in the final seconds of the game to secure the victory to open 2019.
Bane led all players with 22 points while Alex Robinson and JD Miller each finished with double-doubles. Freshman RJ Nembhard finished with 10 points with Kouat Noi chipping in nine points.
Up Next
TCU will hit the road as it travels to Kansas for a showdown on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Team Notes
- TCU won its Big 12 Conference opener for the first time in program history with the last conference opening win coming on Jan. 6, 2010 against Air Force when the Frogs were in the Mountain West.
- The victory over Baylor also marks the third straight in the all-time series record which is the longest streak for TCU since 1996 to 2002 when the Frogs won four straight.
- The win is also the 84th victory for TCU in the all-time series record and the 44th win in games played in Fort Worth.
- TCU has now won 11 of its last 12 home games and its last five Big 12 Conference games dating back to last season.
- The Frogs improved to 36-10 under Jamie Dixon in games played in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU shot 56.6 percent from the field to mark the 36th game under Dixon when shooting 50 percent or better for a 32-4 overall mark.
- The field goal percentage was the second best for the Frogs this season and the highest since Nov. 26, 2018 when TCU shot 60.7 percent against Eastern Michigan.
Individual Notes
- Desmond Bane led TCU in scoring for the fifth time this season with 22 points with 15 of those points coming in the first half.
- Bane reached the double-digit mark in points for the 10th time this season and the fifth time in the last six games.
- Bane also recorded 20+ points for the fourth time this season and the first time since Nov. 30, 2018 against Central Michigan.
- Alex Robinson reached double figures in scoring for the third straight contest with 18 points and the fifth time in the last six games.
- Robinson dished out 10 assists in the game to mark the sixth time this season he had double-digit assists and also captured his fifth double-double.
- Robinson now has 531 assists in his career and is 44 assists away from matching Corey Santee's school record of 575 assists.
- JD Miller finished with 13 points against Baylor to mark his third straight game with double figures and his 10th time this season.
- Miller also finished with 10 rebounds to mark his second double-double of the season.
- Kevin Samuel scored seven points in the game with six of the points coming off of dunks.
- Samuel had three dunks to move his team-leading total to 24 on the season with 24 of his 48 field goals made this season are off dunks.
- Kouat Noi was 1-of-3 from 3-point range. It was his 13th-straight game with a made three dating back to last season.
- RJ Nembhard scored in double-digits for the second time this season with 10 points.
GoFrogs: Seniors Propel TCU to Win Over Baylor
FORT WORTH – Free throws down the stretch by a pair of seniors gave the TCU men's basketball team the 85-81 victory over Baylor and captured a win in its Big 12 Conference opener for the first time in program history on Saturday afternoon inside Schollmaier Arena.
Behind the hot shooting of Desmond Bane, TCU (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) led for all but 21 seconds against the Bears (8-5, 0-1 Big 12) in Saturday's contest. Three other Horned Frogs scored in double figures as TCU won its third straight contest against Baylor for the first time since Dec. 29, 2001.
A dunk by Baylor opened the contest, but TCU came roaring back and never trailed again as the Frogs stretched the lead to as many as 12 during the opening half. Bane scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half including five of six from the field.
A layup by Bane with 16:37 left in the second half brought the Frogs lead to 19 which was the largest of the game. Baylor did not give up and chipped away at the TCU lead to bring it within one with 18 seconds remaining. Under the senior leadership of Alex Robinson and JD Miller, TCU converted three of four free throws in the final seconds of the game to secure the victory to open 2019.
Bane led all players with 22 points while Alex Robinson and JD Miller each finished with double-doubles. Freshman RJ Nembhard finished with 10 points with Kouat Noi chipping in nine points.
Up Next
TCU will hit the road as it travels to Kansas for a showdown on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Team Notes
- TCU won its Big 12 Conference opener for the first time in program history with the last conference opening win coming on Jan. 6, 2010 against Air Force when the Frogs were in the Mountain West.
- The victory over Baylor also marks the third straight in the all-time series record which is the longest streak for TCU since 1996 to 2002 when the Frogs won four straight.
- The win is also the 84th victory for TCU in the all-time series record and the 44th win in games played in Fort Worth.
- TCU has now won 11 of its last 12 home games and its last five Big 12 Conference games dating back to last season.
- The Frogs improved to 36-10 under Jamie Dixon in games played in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU shot 56.6 percent from the field to mark the 36th game under Dixon when shooting 50 percent or better for a 32-4 overall mark.
- The field goal percentage was the second best for the Frogs this season and the highest since Nov. 26, 2018 when TCU shot 60.7 percent against Eastern Michigan.
Individual Notes
- Desmond Bane led TCU in scoring for the fifth time this season with 22 points with 15 of those points coming in the first half.
- Bane reached the double-digit mark in points for the 10th time this season and the fifth time in the last six games.
- Bane also recorded 20+ points for the fourth time this season and the first time since Nov. 30, 2018 against Central Michigan.
- Alex Robinson reached double figures in scoring for the third straight contest with 18 points and the fifth time in the last six games.
- Robinson dished out 10 assists in the game to mark the sixth time this season he had double-digit assists and also captured his fifth double-double.
- Robinson now has 531 assists in his career and is 44 assists away from matching Corey Santee's school record of 575 assists.
- JD Miller finished with 13 points against Baylor to mark his third straight game with double figures and his 10th time this season.
- Miller also finished with 10 rebounds to mark his second double-double of the season.
- Kevin Samuel scored seven points in the game with six of the points coming off of dunks.
- Samuel had three dunks to move his team-leading total to 24 on the season with 24 of his 48 field goals made this season are off dunks.
- Kouat Noi was 1-of-3 from 3-point range. It was his 13th-straight game with a made three dating back to last season.
- RJ Nembhard scored in double-digits for the second time this season with 10 points.
