Texas Christian University moved to 14-15 after a 73-63 result over the University of Cincinnati, which slid to 16-13 at 2:00 PM EDT on TNT at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
First half
Texas Christian University took a 32-29 edge into halftime while forcing the Bearcats into 19 turnovers in the game and collecting 8 steals.
The Frogs converted those takeaways into 24 points off turnovers, and the Cats managed 7 points off turnovers with 3 steals.
The Frogs leaned on 30 points in the paint, built on 54 percent shooting inside the arc on 37 attempts, while Cincy countered with 13 made triples on 42 percent shooting from deep on 31 attempts.
Second half
The Frogs added 41 points after intermission to the Bearcats’ 34 as the home side pushed its biggest lead to 12.
TCU played a low-turnover halfcourt game with 21 assists against 6 turnovers and a 3.5 assists-to-turnover ratio, while Cincinnati finished with 19 assists against 19 turnovers.
Jayden Pierre’s previous-game line of 18 points with 5 assists and 2 steals fit the profile of a backcourt that helped TCU win the steals battle, and
Brock Harding’s previous-game 6 assists supported a team total of 21 assists.
David Punch’s previous-game 7 assists matched the Frogs’ ball movement theme, and the bench contributed 19 points for TCU compared with 9 for Cincinnati.
After the horn
The TCU Horned Frogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats match summary centered on TCU’s 10 fast-break points and 71 percent work at the line on 21 attempts, while Cincinnati shot 67 percent at the stripe on 6 attempts.
The Frogs’ 30 total rebounds compared with the Bearcats’ 37, and Cincinnati added 13 second-chance points to TCU’s 8 during the post game analysis.
In the TCU Horned Frogs final whistle reaction, the cleanest separator was 6 turnovers for TCU against 19 for Cincinnati, and what went wrong for TCU Horned Frogs showed up in 27 percent shooting from 3 on 22 attempts.
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