TCU Falls in Opener to New Orleans

FORT WORTH – A late rally wasn’t sufficient as TCU’s males’s basketball group dropped its season-opener to New Orleans, 78-74, Monday in Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs (0-1) trailed by 21 factors, 68-47, its largest deficit of the sport with 7:24 to play. Two possessions later, TCU started a 20-2 run that spanned the following 6 minutes and 50 seconds to get inside two factors, 72-70, with 1:20 to play.

Following a Brock Harding jumper, TCU trailed 74-72 with 36.2 seconds to play. The different half of the Frogs’ new backcourt duo, Jayden Pierre, stole the ball three seconds into UNO’s possession. TCU had two probabilities to take their first lead since 4-2, however Pierre and Tanner Toolson every missed a 3-pointer. With TCU fouling to regain possession, UNO (1-0) made 4-of-6 free throw makes an attempt within the remaining 18 seconds to seal the win.

David Punch completed with 19 factors on 9-of-13 capturing from the sector and added eight rebounds, all of which have been profession highs for the sophomore ahead.

Micah Robinson got here off the bench to attain a career-high 14 factors and a career-high six rebounds.

Xavier Edmonds and Pierre every scored 11 factors to spherical out the double-figure scorers.

The Privateers shot 49.1 p.c from the sector and have been led in scoring by Coleton Benson, who had a game-high 22 factors. UNO outrebounded TCU 38-28.

The Horned Frogs shot 38.8 p.c from the sector, together with 11.1 p.c (3-of-27) from 3-point vary.

TCU will return to motion on Thursday at 7 p.m. in opposition to Saint Francis in a sport televised by TNT. The contest is preceded by the TCU ladies’s basketball sport in opposition to North Carolina A&T at 4 p.m. One ticket for $15 is nice for entry to each video games.

NOTES

– TCU dropped to 2-1 all-time in opposition to New Orleans

– TCU snapped an 11-game successful streak in house openers and are actually 78-37 of their first sport of the season all-time

– Under Jamie Dixon, TCU moved to 103-18 in opposition to nonconference groups and 69-6 in opposition to nonconference groups in Schollmaier Arena.

– The Frogs had received 19-straight in opposition to nonconference opponents at house. The earlier loss was in opposition to Northwestern State on Nov. 14, 2022.

– David Punch tied profession highs in factors (19), rebounds (8), discipline targets made (9) and discipline targets tried (13).

– Micah Robinson set a brand new profession excessive in factors (14) and rebounds (6).

– Brock Harding had a career-high 5 steals. The final TCU participant with not less than 5 steals was Ernest Udeh Jr. final season, who had 5 in opposition to Kansas on Jan. 22.