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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
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Published Mar 27, 2024
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TCU faces Texas in first Big 12 tournament

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For the first time in his TCU career, Garlon Green will enter a conference tournament coming off a win.

TCU (11-20 overall, 2-16 Big 12) beat Oklahoma 70-67 Saturday in its final regular season game. The Frogs came into the last three Mountain West Conference tournaments having dropped at least two games in a row.

“We definitely needed a win going in so we can get into the tournament [and] get our first win,” Green said after the Oklahoma win.

The tenth-seeded Frogs will have to take down Texas to get that first win at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament. Texas (15-16, 7-11) took down Texas Tech 71-69 in overtime Saturday to grab the No. 7 seed.

The Longhorns beat the Frogs 68-59 on Feb. 19 to complete the season sweep. The freshman trio of Ioannis Papapetrou, Myck Kabongo and Conner Lammert combined for 40 points in the win. The Frogs tied the game at 48 with 8:42 left, but were unable to complete the comeback.

Head coach Trent Johnson said the Frogs have played better during the last two regular season games, including a 79-68 loss to Kansas State.

“We played well two games in a row,” Johnson said. “I don’t think we’ve done that all year long. We came off a victory, as everybody still wants to talk about, versus Kansas. We didn’t play very well at home versus West Virginia [the following game].

“So this is the first time versus good competition, K-state and Oklahoma who are two NCAA tournament teams, we’ve played back-to-back pretty good basketball,” Johnson said.

The Frogs shot over 50 percent from the field in both games and hit a combined 14 3-pointers. 

Beating Oklahoma Saturday was a boost to the team’s confidence, freshman guard Charles Hill Jr. said.

“We had one win against Kansas and that was a home win,” Hill Jr. said. “People were doubting our ability to get another win.”

TCU will battle Texas for its third conference win Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. from The Sprint Center in Kansas City. The winner will take on the No. 2 seed Kansas State on Thursday.

Conference Tournament Rankings:

1.     Kansas Jayhawks*

2.     Kansas State Wildcats*

3.     Oklahoma State

4.     Oklahoma

5.     Iowa State

6.     Baylor

7.     Texas

8.     West Virginia

9.     Texas Tech

10.     TCU

*Shared Big 12 regular season title

First round (Wednesday):

No. 8 West Virginia v. No.9 Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Texas v. No. 10 TCU, 8:30 p.m.

All games on ESPN3 and Big 12 Network

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