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GoFrogs: TCU Falls Short to Texas Tech, 75-69
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Keenan Evans scored 20 points, including two free throws with 15 seconds left, in Texas Tech's 75-69 win over Texas Christian on Wednesday night.
Zach Smith had 19 points and seven rebounds and Justin Gray 18 points and six rebounds for the Red Raiders (14-4, 3-3 Big 12).
''In this league, your best players have to show up,'' Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said. ''It's almost like your big three have to do it every night. You really need a fourth player. I don't know who our big three are, because we have a big 11.''
Texas Christian (14-4, 3-3) was led by 22 points and six rebounds from Vlad Brodziansky - the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week - and 16 points from Kenrich Williams. Alex Robinson had 11 points.
The Red Raiders finished 25 of 31 on free-throw attempts and the Horned Frogs, which committed 25 personal fouls to Texas Tech's 11, finished 5 of 9.
''We fought through,'' Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said. ''The numbers speak for themselves. We're not going to make excuses. We've got to go get it done. I've told our guys we can't leave room for error.''
With 20.1 seconds left, Williams converted a 3-point play for the Horned Frogs, bringing them to within three, 72-69.
Smith then made one free throw before Evans connected on both attempts to put the game away.
Texas Christian won the rebounding margin 31-27 and each team committed nine turnovers. The Horned Frogs made just two of their last 11 shots.
Despite trailing by as many as 14 points early in the first half, the Horned Frogs cut the deficit to eight by halftime, 41-33.
While the lead did not change in the first half, it changed four times in a tight second half.
''We fought - we fought hard to come back in that stretch,'' Robinson said. ''A lot of things didn't go our way. A lot of shots didn't go our way. A lot of shots didn't fall. Our guys continued to fight.''
BIG PICTURE
TCU: In its first season under Dixon, the Horned Frogs have already exceeded last year's 12-win total. The Horned Frogs entered Wednesday having won three consecutive conference games for the first time since 2008, when TCU was a Mountain West member.
UP NEXT
TCU: Hosts No. 6 Baylor on Saturday.
RECOGNIZED 12
Every team in the Big 12 has been ranked or received votes in the national polls this season.
FAMILIAR FACE
After coaching at Pittsburgh for 13 seasons, Dixon returned to coach his alma mater. Dixon is a 2007 Texas Christian Hall of Fame inductee and a former All-Southwest Conference player.
HOT PROSPECT
Freshman Jaylen Fisher, who was limited to three points in 15 minutes, is the highest-ranked player to every play for the Horned Frogs. Fisher was the eighth-ranked point guard by ESPN.
''From (TCU) point of view, Jaylen gets in foul trouble early,'' Beard said. ''He's a special player. I don't think he'll be in this league four years. So, we benefited there.''
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TCU MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
TCU vs. Texas Tech
Jan. 18, 2017
Attendance: 10,052
Final: Texas Tech 75, TCU 69
Team Notes
*TCU outscored Texas Tech’s bench, 17-5. The Frogs have outscored its opponents in bench points in all but two games this season.
*TCU trailed by as many as 14 points, 29-15 with 8:50 remaining in the first half. TCU’s first lead of the game came after a Michael Williams 3-pointer with 14:44 remaining in the game to make the score 45-44.
*TCU featured the same starting lineup (Jaylen Fisher, Alex Robinson, Kenrich Williams, J.D. Miller and Vladimir Brodziansky) for the ninth straight game. The team is now 6-3 this season when using this starting lineup.
*The Horned Frogs outrebounded its opponent for the 14th time this season and are 13-1 when grabbing more boards than the opponent
*TCU is now 14-2 against unranked opponents this season * TCU returns to action Saturday vs. No. 6 Baylor with a 6:30 p.m. CST tip.
Individual Notes
*Vladimir Brodziansky had double-figure points for the 10th time this season and the 27th time in his career and led the team in points for the second time this season with 22 against Texas Tech
*Kenrich Williams finished with 16 points against the Red Raiders to mark the ninth time this season he has scored in double figures
*Alex Robinson rounded out the double-figure scorers for TCU with 11 in the game to mark the 11th time this season he has hit double figures
*Robinson dished out nine assists on the night to mark the 11th time this season recording 5+ assists and the 11th time this season leading the team in assists
*Robinson also led the team in rebounding for the first time this season with eight on the night which also marked a career-high for the sophomore
GoFrogs: TCU Falls Short to Texas Tech, 75-69
Final Stats | Notes | USATSI Photo Gallery
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Keenan Evans scored 20 points, including two free throws with 15 seconds left, in Texas Tech's 75-69 win over Texas Christian on Wednesday night.
Zach Smith had 19 points and seven rebounds and Justin Gray 18 points and six rebounds for the Red Raiders (14-4, 3-3 Big 12).
''In this league, your best players have to show up,'' Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said. ''It's almost like your big three have to do it every night. You really need a fourth player. I don't know who our big three are, because we have a big 11.''
Texas Christian (14-4, 3-3) was led by 22 points and six rebounds from Vlad Brodziansky - the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week - and 16 points from Kenrich Williams. Alex Robinson had 11 points.
The Red Raiders finished 25 of 31 on free-throw attempts and the Horned Frogs, which committed 25 personal fouls to Texas Tech's 11, finished 5 of 9.
''We fought through,'' Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said. ''The numbers speak for themselves. We're not going to make excuses. We've got to go get it done. I've told our guys we can't leave room for error.''
With 20.1 seconds left, Williams converted a 3-point play for the Horned Frogs, bringing them to within three, 72-69.
Smith then made one free throw before Evans connected on both attempts to put the game away.
Texas Christian won the rebounding margin 31-27 and each team committed nine turnovers. The Horned Frogs made just two of their last 11 shots.
Despite trailing by as many as 14 points early in the first half, the Horned Frogs cut the deficit to eight by halftime, 41-33.
While the lead did not change in the first half, it changed four times in a tight second half.
''We fought - we fought hard to come back in that stretch,'' Robinson said. ''A lot of things didn't go our way. A lot of shots didn't go our way. A lot of shots didn't fall. Our guys continued to fight.''
BIG PICTURE
TCU: In its first season under Dixon, the Horned Frogs have already exceeded last year's 12-win total. The Horned Frogs entered Wednesday having won three consecutive conference games for the first time since 2008, when TCU was a Mountain West member.
UP NEXT
TCU: Hosts No. 6 Baylor on Saturday.
RECOGNIZED 12
Every team in the Big 12 has been ranked or received votes in the national polls this season.
FAMILIAR FACE
After coaching at Pittsburgh for 13 seasons, Dixon returned to coach his alma mater. Dixon is a 2007 Texas Christian Hall of Fame inductee and a former All-Southwest Conference player.
HOT PROSPECT
Freshman Jaylen Fisher, who was limited to three points in 15 minutes, is the highest-ranked player to every play for the Horned Frogs. Fisher was the eighth-ranked point guard by ESPN.
''From (TCU) point of view, Jaylen gets in foul trouble early,'' Beard said. ''He's a special player. I don't think he'll be in this league four years. So, we benefited there.''
++++++++++
TCU MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
TCU vs. Texas Tech
Jan. 18, 2017
Attendance: 10,052
Final: Texas Tech 75, TCU 69
Team Notes
*TCU outscored Texas Tech’s bench, 17-5. The Frogs have outscored its opponents in bench points in all but two games this season.
*TCU trailed by as many as 14 points, 29-15 with 8:50 remaining in the first half. TCU’s first lead of the game came after a Michael Williams 3-pointer with 14:44 remaining in the game to make the score 45-44.
*TCU featured the same starting lineup (Jaylen Fisher, Alex Robinson, Kenrich Williams, J.D. Miller and Vladimir Brodziansky) for the ninth straight game. The team is now 6-3 this season when using this starting lineup.
*The Horned Frogs outrebounded its opponent for the 14th time this season and are 13-1 when grabbing more boards than the opponent
*TCU is now 14-2 against unranked opponents this season * TCU returns to action Saturday vs. No. 6 Baylor with a 6:30 p.m. CST tip.
Individual Notes
*Vladimir Brodziansky had double-figure points for the 10th time this season and the 27th time in his career and led the team in points for the second time this season with 22 against Texas Tech
*Kenrich Williams finished with 16 points against the Red Raiders to mark the ninth time this season he has scored in double figures
*Alex Robinson rounded out the double-figure scorers for TCU with 11 in the game to mark the 11th time this season he has hit double figures
*Robinson dished out nine assists on the night to mark the 11th time this season recording 5+ assists and the 11th time this season leading the team in assists
*Robinson also led the team in rebounding for the first time this season with eight on the night which also marked a career-high for the sophomore
