Again: Tech drops a nail-biter to No. 24 TCU

Lubbock, Texas – After trailing by 12 in the second half, Texas Tech battled back with a late-game shootout to escape No. 24 TCU with an 83-82 victory Saturday at United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders (16-13, 5-11 Big 12) had their four-game winning streak ended with a loss, while the Horned Frogs (19-10, 8-8) snapped a seven-game losing streak in Lubbock. De’Vion Harmon Giving Tech an 82-81 lead on a steal with 12 seconds left, TCU’s Jacoby Coles was fouled and hit two free throws with four seconds on the clock. Harmon drove the ball down court and went beyond the arc at the last second to end the game.

Tech will now play No. 3 Kansas on Tuesday in Lawrence Kansas at 8 p.m., before finishing the regular season by hosting Oklahoma State on Saturday, March 4 at USA at 5 p.m.

“We give TCU the respect and credit it deserves,” the Texas Tech coach said. Mark Adams he said. “I thought they played well. They are a veteran team and they knew what they had to do. They didn’t lose their composure and composure and I thought they played very strong for 40 minutes. At the same time, we have a very good game. A sad team in our locker room. This The team is growing, it’s used to winning and it likes to win. This game is really messed up and there’s a lot of emotion in the locker room today. We’ll learn from it and move on.

Fardaws Aimaq He led Tech with 19 points and six rebounds Kevin Obanor He had nine rebounds and 17 points. Two late 3-pointers by Obanor put the Reds up 77-75 with 3:12 to play after trailing 74-62 with 7:39 to play. After exchanging baskets. Jaylon Tyson Tech took its first lead with a 3-pointer with 1:43 left in the second half. Tyson finished the game with 12 points and seven rebounds, shooting 5-for-6 from the field and 2-2 on 3-pointers. Harmon scored 18 points to match Pop Isaacs A team-high five props.

Tech finished the game 30-for-60 (50 percent) from the field, 7-of-20 from 3-point range with O’Connor, Isaac and Tyson each making two 3-pointers. Isaac finished the game with six points. Elijah Fisher O’Banor’s first 3-pointer made it 74-68 before cutting the 12-point lead to nine with 7:10 left before another 3-pointer. Fisher finished with eight points, matching his career high in a conference game against Jackson State. He was 3-for-4 from the field in 15 minutes of play to lead the reserves.

Aimack led Tech with 19 points and 10 rebounds in Norman’s win over Oklahoma on Tuesday, matching his 19-point game for the second straight game. He was 5-for-11 from the field and 9-for-10 at the free throw line. Aimak, in his eighth game of the season, had six rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end. Tech saw three players score in double figures in the second half as they trailed 44-35. Harmon had 13 points in the second half, Aymak scored 12 of his 19 second-half field goals, and O’Banor scored 11 of his 17 in the final 20 minutes.

Tech shot 60.7 percent in the second half but was just 9-for-13 from the free throw line. The Red Raiders were 15-for-21 at the line of scrimmage. TCU was 11-for-13.

TCU finished the game with a 33-31 rebounding advantage and a 52-44 scoring margin in the paint. Tech beat 20 of 29 opponents in the paint, but TCU won the battle in both. In Fort Worth, TCU had a 44-22 scoring advantage in the paint.

Mike Miles scored 24 points with two 3-pointers, while Coles finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Coles was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line, including the game-winner at the end. Emmanuel Miller had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Xavier Cork had 10 points. Micah Peavy, who played as a freshman at Tech in the 2020-21 season, had four points and three rebounds.

TCU took a 44-35 lead into halftime to end the half. Tyson led Tech with nine points and four rebounds in the first half, while Aymak had seven points and four rebounds. O’Banor led Tech with six rebounds and six points while Isaacs hit two 3-pointers with six points. Tech was shooting 13-for-32 from the field but just 3-for-13 on 3-pointers. TCU was 18-for-38 (47.4 percent from the field and 3-for-15 on 3-pointers). Miles had 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting at halftime and Miller had 11 points and seven rebounds. TCU tied the teams with 19 rebounds apiece. He was able to gain a 28-20 lead at the half.

“What a great game on Saturday at 11 a.m.,” TCU head coach Jamie Dixon said. “People were on the edge of their seats. Great crowd and great atmosphere for Texas Tech, for sure. They kept fighting and kept fighting. They got back into it and we kept fighting through it. I’m proud of how we handled the last minute. Obviously, we had a big offense problem. But the ball We only took care of him by 10 balls. That was big for us. We made the penalty kicks and I think we made them take it.

Tech is now 11-5 on its home court this season while TCU improves to 3-6 on the road. The Horned Frogs swept the regular season series from the Red Raiders in 2015. Tech went 3-9 against ranked opponents this season and is now 5-2 when teams go for a season sweep.

Game tracking and notes

• Tech won the edge and scored on the opening possession, with O’Banor backing up the inbounds ball.
• Tyson hit Tech’s first 3-pointer to give the Red Raiders a 5-0 lead.
• O’Banor gave him six points and Tech fought back inside for another basket for a 14-9 lead (12:45)… Tech was 5-for-13 from the field to start the game…
• TCU took its first lead of the game on Miller’s layup…leading 18-17 (9:46)…Miller had five rebounds and four points after the game.
• Miles scored nine points on 3-for-5 shooting midway through the first half before hitting a jumper to give TCU a 27-20 lead (8:07).
• Imac breaks TCU’s 7-0 run to make it 29-22 (7:33) with an assist by Isaacs.
• Isaac hit his second 3-pointer of the game to cut TCU’s lead to 33-29 and Tyson followed with a steal and fast break to make it a 33-31 game (3:33)… Tech went 3-for-14 on 3-pointers to start the game.
• TCU went on a 7-0 run with a Cork inside-out basket and then a 9-0 run on a Wells dunk… TCU led 42-31 (1:02) before Aimack capped the run with a pair of free throws at the nine.
• Harmon cut the game to 44-40 with a quick layup and free throw (18:23) … He had eight points after the game.
• Fisher came up with a steal and a fast break layup to make it a 51-46 game… by which point he had four points after TCU’s sixth forced turnover of the game.
• Aimaq was up by 13 points and Tech stayed within three points to beat the defender inside… Harmon followed with a drive to make it a 53-50 game (14:28) before another set cut it to one. (14:01)
• Harmon rattled off six straight points to make it 55-54 TCU with 13:24 on the clock.. He had 14 points with 13 minutes left.
• TCU took a 68-58 lead with 9:52 left on a layup by Wells before Aymak returned with a hook at the other end and a layup by O’Banor to make it six.
• Fisher made Tech’s first 3-pointer of the second half (7:10) to make it 74-65.. He had eight points after the layup, making it a nine-point game. – Pointers TCU was 3-for-6 at that point in the second half
• O’Bannor drilled an in-bounds 3-pointer to make it 74-68 (6:03).
• O’Banor hit another 3-pointer to make it 77-75 with 3:12 to play… He had 17 points, going 6-for-11 from the field with two 3-pointers.
• Tyson gave Tech an 80-79 lead before Harmon assisted on a 3-pointer for the first lead of the second half… Tyson’s 3-pointer was his second of the game and Tyson made it 41 with 1:41 left on the clock.
• Miles would put TCU back in the lead with 12 seconds left on the clock to give Tech an 82-81 lead… Tech immediately got the ball back in the end zone and TCU called a timeout.

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