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No. 20/22 Men's Basketball rallies for 75-66 win over TCU
02.24.2022 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones paces four Longhorns in double figures with a game-high 21 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Andrew Jones posted a game-high 21 points to lead No. 20/22 Texas (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) to a 75-66 victory against TCU (17-9, 6-8 Big 12) on Wednesday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. This marked the first time Texas had reached the 20-win mark in the month of February since the 2013-14 season.
Jones converted 7-of-15 field goals and a season-best 7-of-8 free throws while adding two assists and two rebounds in 35 minutes. Senior Marcus Carr tallied 19 points, including 16 in the second half, while hitting 6-of-14 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and added four rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes.
Senior Timmy Allen recorded 17 points while converting 5-of-9 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and posted seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes. Senior Christian Bishop registered 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-best five blocked shots in 28 minutes.
The Longhorns jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage following an Allen layup with 16:58 remaining. After another Allen layup gave Texas a 14-9 cushion at the 13:27 mark, the Horned Frogs used a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to grab a 19-14 lead following a Micah Peavy jumper with 10:23 left.
UT trimmed the deficit to a single point on three different occasions in the first half, but TCU retained the lead for the remainder of the first half. A Jones layup cut the margin to 32-30 at the 1:05 mark, but a Francisco Farabello three-pointer in the final second gave the Horned Frogs a 35-30 cushion at the break. TCU hit 65.2-percent from the floor (15-23), including a 5-of-7 mark from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.
Trailing 37-30, Texas scored six straight points to cut the gap to 37-36 after a Carr layup at the 17:43 mark. The Horned Frogs responded with an 11-2 run over the next four-plus minutes to build a 48-38 advantage following a Mike Miles Jr. layup with 13:20 remaining.
UT immediately answered with a 17-2 run over the next six minutes to grab a 55-50 lead after a Jones jumper at the 7:25 mark. The Longhorns increased their cushion to 61-53 following a pair of Jones free throws with 4:26 remaining.
TCU trimmed the margin to three points (62-59) after two free throws by Chuck O'Bannon at the 2:54 mark, but that was as close as the Horned Frogs would get the rest of the way. Texas pushed its lead to as much as 11 points (75-64) with 35 seconds remaining following two free throws by Jones.
Texas returns to action when it travels to face West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 26. Tip is set for 1 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Eastern) at the WVU Coliseum, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#20/22 Texas 75, TCU 66
February 23, 2022
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 12,017
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 115-68 in the all-time series against TCU.
- UT has now won seven straight and 24 of the last 31 meetings against the Horned Frogs. The Longhorns also have won 18 of the last 20 meetings in Austin against TCU.
- With the victory, Texas reached the 20-win mark in the regular season for the first time since the 2015-16 season. That year, the Longhorns accomplished the feat in the final game of the regular season (March 4, 2016).
- Texas reached the 20-win mark in the month of February for the first time since the 2013-14 season, when it accomplished the feat on Feb. 15, 2014.
- Texas improved to 549-142 all-time in the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 277-59 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season), including a 15-2 mark in 2021-22.
- Trailing 35-30 at the break, the Longhorns posted a 45-31 scoring margin in the second half.
- Texas converted 24-of-29 free throws (.828), while TCU went 8-of-11 (.727) from the stripe on the night. UT hit 17-of-18 free throws in the second half (.944).
- The Longhorns registered a 30-15 advantage in points off turnovers and a 12-3 margin in second-chance points.
- UT posted a 14-7 edge on the offensive glass.
- Texas committed only eight turnovers on the night while forcing 17 TCU turnovers.
- UT trailed by as much as 10 points (48-38) at the 13:20 mark of the second half. This marked the largest second-half comeback for the Longhorns this season.
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 18th time this year (28 games) and 89th in his career (113 games)
- His seven free throws (7-8) were one shy of his season high (eight vs. Sam Houston on Nov. 29)
- Five of his seven rebounds came off the offensive glass
- Registered a plus-minus total of plus-20 in 34 minutes played
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the eighth time this year (28 games) and 47th in his career (118 games)
- Set his collegiate career high in blocks (five) – previous high was four (twice) while at Creighton
- Four of his seven rebounds came off the offensive glass
- Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 17th time this year (28 games) and 81st in his career (120 games)
- Tied his season high in minutes (37)
- Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 21 points) for the third straight game, fourth time this season (27 games) and 15th in his career (129 games)
- Marked the first time in his collegiate career that he has recorded three consecutive 20-point performances
- Reached double digits in scoring for the 17th time this year and 82nd in his career
- Set his season high in free throws made (7-8)
- Registered a plus-minus total of plus-20 in 35 minutes played
