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GoFrogs: TCU Falls to Utah, 73-65

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GoFrogs: TCU Falls to Utah, 73-65
FORT WORTH – TCU dropped its first game in Schollmaier Arena on Wednesday, 73-64, to Utah.

The Horned Frogs (9-7, 2-3), which never led, trailed by as many as 14, 45-31, with 14:16 remaining. TCU slowly cut the deficit to six points with 7:15 to play after four-straight free throws by freshman Micah Robinson.

The Frogs cut it to six points on six more occasions over the next six minutes and trailed 65-59 following a jumper by Noah Reynolds with 1:30 remaining. After an empty possession by Utah (10-6, 2-3) TCU had the ball down six with 1:05 to play, but a Vasean Allette layup was blocked by Keanu Dawes, part of a seven-block effort by the Runnin' Utes.

Utah went 8-of-8 from the free throw line in the final 43 seconds to clinch the game.

Allette scored 19 points and had a season-high nine rebounds for the Frogs, which shot 37.5 percent from the field to the Runnin' Utes' 49 percent.

Reynolds and Brendon Wenzel each finished with 12 points and Robinson scored 10 for the second-straight game.

TCU will next play at No. 25 Baylor on Sunday. Tip is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN.

TEAM NOTES
- TCU fell to 6-17 all-time against Utah.
- Jamie Dixon's record moved to 497-240 as a head coach.
- TCU dropped its first home game of the season and moved to 9-1 at Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU moved to 111-39 overall and 41-33 in Big 12 games at home under Dixon.
- TCU committed eight turnovers. It was the Frogs' sixth time this season and fourth time in the last five games with less than 10 turnovers.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Vasean Allette scored in double-figures for the sixth-straight game with 19.
- Vasean Allette scored a team-high 19 points. It was his seventh-straight game scoring in double figures and ninth time this season.
- Allette was 9-of-24 from the field. It tied a season-high for makes (Florida A&M.
- Allette brought down a season-best nine rebounds. His previous season high was five. It was the first time he led the Frogs in rebounding.
- It was the first time in six games that Noah Reynolds did not lead the team in scoring. The senior guard finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting. It was his sixth-straight game scoring in double figures.
- Micah Robinson matched his season high with 10 points for the second-straight game.
- Brendan Wenzel scored 12 points, his first game in double figures since his high ankle sprain in the game against Vanderbilt.
 
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