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15-10 (5-7)
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17-8 (5-7)
Men's Basketball falls at TCU, 87-71
02.10.2018 | Men's Basketball
Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba paced the Longhorns with 23 points.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba posted a team-high 23 points, but Texas Men's Basketball fell to TCU on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, 87-71.
Bamba matched a season high with nine field goals on 9-of-16 shooting and brought down five rebounds in his fourth game scoring 20 or more points this season. Junior guard Eric Davis Jr. contributed 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including a 3-of-3 mark from three-point range, adding three assists and two boards in 31 minutes.
UT dished out 18 assists and was 27-of-52 (52%) from the field, knocking down 10 3-pointers. The Longhorn bench held a 25-8 scoring margin over TCU.
Texas trailed 13-8 at the under-16 media timeout despite starting 4-of-6 from the field in the opening four minutes. A deep three from freshman Jase Febres at the 12:37 mark brought the Longhorns within five (18-13).
Freshman Matt Coleman gathered an offensive rebound and laid it in to cut the deficit to just 24-21, but the Horned Frogs answered with a quick five points to build an eight-point (29-21) advantage with 7:59 to play in the opening half. TCU continued to extend the lead (39-29) after knocking down four straight field goals, forcing a Texas timeout with 3:41 remaining. The Longhorns were held without a field goal over the last 3:02, and UT headed to the break trailing 48-37.
Bamba led Texas in the first half with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting while Febres added six points. Texas shot 14-of-27 (52%) from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including a 42 percent clip (5-of-12) from beyond the arc.
TCU recorded the first five points after halftime to open up a 16-point (53-37) lead with 18:48 remaining. Texas pulled within 59-49 at the 13:27 mark after a 9-2 run, fueled by back-to-back buckets from Bamba. Davis Jr. recorded seven straight points over a 1:42 stretch, as the Longhorns climbed to within 68-60 with 10 minutes remaining.
Texas trailed 75-66 after a Coleman three, but TCU connected from beyond the arc on consecutive possessions to regain a double-digit (81-66) advantage with 5:54 to play in regulation. Texas converted on just 2-of-9 field goals to end the contest as the Longhorns fell, 87-71.
Texas will be back at the Erwin Center on Monday, Feb. 12 to face the Baylor Bears. Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central, and the game will be nationally televised on ESPN for Big Monday.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
TCU 87, Texas 71
February 10, 2018
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 6,549
Team Notes
- Texas dropped back-to-back games for just the second time this year and first since Nov. 24 (vs. No. 1/1 Duke) and Nov. 26 (vs. No. 17/17 Gonzaga).
- UT fell to 108-66 all-time against TCU.
- The Longhorns hit 51.9% (27-52) from the floor, including 50% (10-20) from three-point range.
- Texas registered an 18-to-11 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- UT posted a 25-8 edge in bench scoring.
- Topped the 20-point mark (23 points) for the fourth time this year (24 games)
- His 23 points were two shy of his career high (25 vs. Ole Miss on Jan. 27)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 19th time this season
- Reached double figures in scoring (16 points) for the 10th time this season (23 games) and 33rd time in his career (89 games)
- Registered a season-high 3 assists without a turnover in 31 minutes
