Damion Baugh scored 24 points and dished out nine assists Wednesday night as No. 22 TCU never trailed in a 75-73 win over No. 9 Texas in Fort Worth, Texas.
Emanuel Miller added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (20-10, 9-8 Big 12), who built a 16-point lead late in the first half and then held off a Longhorns comeback in the second half.
Texas (22-8, 11-6) closed within 71-68 with 1:01 left after a 3-pointer by Tyrese Hunter, then forced a missed layup by Mike Miles Jr. But TCU’s Chuck O’Bannon Jr. swooped in for the offensive rebound and forced the Longhorns to foul.
Baugh sank two free throws with 19.7 seconds remaining for a five-point lead, then fed Miller for a game-clinching dunk with 4.9 seconds on the clock. The Horned Frogs overcame 22 turnovers by winning the boards 46-28 and holding Texas to 39.1 percent shooting.
Sir’Jabari Rice scored 16 points for the Longhorns, who fell into a tie for second in the conference with Baylor and Kansas State. Hunter added 15, while Marcus Carr and Dylan Disu each contributed 10.
Texas’ loss clinched the conference title outright for Kansas, which leads by two games with just one game left.
Baugh got TCU off to a fast start with eight points in the first 3:57, including a couple of long 3-pointers that led to a 12-5 lead. That set the tone for the game as the Horned Frogs had the answers when needed.
Baugh finished the half with 14 points and six assists, accounting for 12 straight points at one stage via drives for layups or passes to teammates for clean looks. His free throws with 1:33 left in the half capped a 19-6 run that gave TCU a 44-28 advantage.
While Texas got a pair of driving buckets from Rice in the final minute, it still headed for the locker room trailing 44-32. The Horned Frogs canned 62.1 percent of their field goal attempts and nearly tripled the Longhorns on the glass 23-8.
–Field Level Media
