The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
9-14, 3-7Big 12
TCU
16-7, 5-5Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 35 | 28 | 63 |
| TCU | 38 | 40 | 78 |
Men's Basketball falls at TCU, 78-63
02.04.2017 | Men's Basketball
Freshman Jarrett Allen ties career high with 22 points and adds nine rebounds in loss.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman forward Jarrett Allen tied his career high with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting and added a game-high nine rebounds and three steals, but the Longhorns fell to TCU, 78-63, in a Big 12 Conference matchup at Schollmaier Arena on Saturday afternoon. With the win, TCU earned its first season sweep of the Longhorns since the 1986-87 season.
Freshman guard Andrew Jones posted his seventh consecutive game scoring in double figures with 14 points and a team-high seven assists, while senior forward Shaquille Cleare added 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor.
TCU (16-7, 5-5 Big 12) was led by the dual attack of Vlad Brodziansky, who tallied 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and four blocks, and Alex Robinson, who added 17 points and eight assists.
Texas (9-14, 3-7 Big 12) scored its first six points in the paint to start the game, but an early 7-0 run by TCU put the Horned Frogs up 8-6 at the 16-minute mark. Another 7-0 TCU run allowed the Horned Frogs to take a 9-point lead (21-12) with 9:24 remaining, but five points from Jones and a layup from Eric Davis Jr. pulled the Longhorns to within two (21-19) at the 8:34 mark.
Trailing 33-29 with 3:33 left in the first half, a pair of jumpers from Jones and Davis Jr. tied the score at 33 at the 1:59 mark. Sharp free throw shooting by the Horned Frogs would allow TCU to carry a 38-35 lead into halftime. Jones and Allen led all first-half scorers with 11 points each.
Allen opened the scoring just ten seconds into the second half with a layup to cut the TCU lead to one (38-37), but Kenrich Williams responded with a three-pointer to extend the Horned Frogs' lead to 41-37 at the 19:38 mark. A pair of fast break buckets from Kendal Yancy and Cleare narrowed TCU's lead to 48-47 with 15:40 remaining.
After an Allen layup trimmed the margin to 50-49 at the 14:43 mark, the Horned Frogs used a Brandon Parrish layup and three-pointer and a Robinson layup to increase their advantage to 57-49 with 12:58 remaining. Points in the paint from Texas' forward duo of Allen and Cleare cut the TCU lead to 62-57 with 9:02 remaining. The Longhorns finished the game scoring 40 of their 63 points in the paint.
A three from JD Miller gave TCU its first double-digit lead of the day (67-57) at the 6:02 mark. UT trimmed the margin to 67-60 after a Jones free throw with 4:38 left, but the Horned Frogs sealed the victory with a 7-0 run that gave TCU a 74-60 cushion at the 3:14 mark.
The Longhorns finished the night shooting 46.6-percent from the field (27-of-58). Texas allowed an opponent to shoot over 50-percent from the floor for the first time this season, as TCU converted 51.7-percent (30-of-58) on the afternoon.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Iowa State on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
TCU 78, Texas 63
February 4, 2017
Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 6,507
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 107-65 in the all-time series against TCU. UT has still won 12 of the last 15 and 16 of the last 20 meetings against TCU. Texas owns an 8-3 advantage in Big 12 Conference games against the Horned Frogs.
- UT allowed a team opponent season high in FG percentage (.517). Previous: 49.2 at Iowa State on Jan. 7.
- Reached double figures in scoring (22 points) for the 16th time this season (23 games) and ninth time in Big 12 play (10 games).
- Tied his career high in scoring. He also had 22 at Kansas on Jan. 21, 2017.
- Tied his career high in field goals made (9-14). He also had 9 at Kansas on Jan. 21, 2017.
- Tied his career high in minutes played (36).
- Set a career high in steals (3).
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the ninth time this season (23 games) and 11th time in his UT career (56 games).
- Tied his career high in blocked shots (2).
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the seventh straight game and 14th time this season (23 games).
- His 7 assists were one shy of his career high (8 at Georgia on Jan. 28).
- Tied his career high in minutes played (35).
- Saw his most game action (19 minutes) since returning from his ankle injury at Baylor on Jan. 17 (last six games).
- Tied his career high in assists (3).
