TCU
14-9,1-9
Oklahoma
16-7, 7-4
TCU Falls to No. 21 Oklahoma Saturday
2/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 07, 2015
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During the first half, the Purple and White, who are receiving votes in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll, stormed back to take a lead midway through, outscoring Oklahoma 26-11 from the 15:15 mark until 2:44 showed on the clock in the first half. In second stanza though the Sooners were able to push their halftime lead of 31-28 to 10 within the first 4 minutes of the half and never trail the rest of the way.
On the day, sophomore Kenrich Williams was the lone Frog in double-figures, scoring 10 points on 5-of-11 from the field, while also grabbing a team-high nine boards, including eight on the offensive end. It was the second-straight league game in which the Waco native has scored in double-figures for TCU, who moved to 14-9 overall and 1-9 in Big 12 Conference play. Kyan Anderson and Brandon Parrish added eight points apiece, respectively.
Oklahoma's (16-7; 7-4 Big 12) Ryan Spangler scored a game-high 21 points in the victory on 9-for-12 from the floor. Buddy Hield added 16 points and 10 rebounds on the day.
In a game that was a lot closer than the final score indicated, the Horned Frogs tried to make a late rally, pulling within eight with 1:25 left to go in the contest, but it was too late as Oklahoma held on for the victory despite TCU grabbing 21 offensive rebounds and stealing the rock 10 times against the Sooners.
Williams got the Frogs, who were playing their sixth-straight ranked opponent Saturday, going early in the second half, scoring off a put-back to make it 33-30. OU answered though with a three on the other end to push their lead back to six 3 minutes into the half.
The Sooners expanded their advantage to 10 at 40-30 with 16:35 showing on the clock, but Amric Fields would have nothing of it, scoring a tough lay-up with contact at the 16:21 mark of the second half.
With the scoreboard 44-36 in slight favor of Oklahoma, Anderson went coast-to-coast for a layup to pull TCU within 44-38. On the play before, the senior recorded a block on a run-out by the Sooners.
The two teams would go back and forth until Chauncey Collins' tear drop with 11:44 on the clock made it a 46-40 contest. The Sooners would go up by 16 in a matter of moments, but TCU would continue to battle down the stretch as Anderson tickled the twine at the 6:41 mark. A few trips later, Williams found pay-dirt, corralling a ball inside the paint and laying it in for a tough layup with a little over 4 minutes left in the contest.
An old fashioned three-point play by Devonta Abron with 2:07 showing on the clock made it a 64-54 ballgame late and TCU appeared to have something cooking late in the contest. The junior connected on the very next trip down the court to pull within eight, but TCU couldn't complete the comeback.
The two teams would go back and forth the first couple of trips, but Oklahoma darted out to a 9-0 lead before Williams soared to the rim for a bucket at the 15:15 mark of the opening frame of play. A few plays later, Parrish ripped the nets from deep to make it a 11-5 ballgame with 14:15 showing on the clock.
The sophomore would slide through and connect with 13 minutes remaining in the first half and then watched as the Frogs would pull within 11-9 after Anderson made back-to-back at the charity stripe. In all, it was a 9-2 run for the Purple and White, which was spearheaded by their defensive pressure.
Fields made it a 15-11 ballgame in slight favor of OU midway through, rattling the rim after a dish from Abron at the top of the key. Collins' three with 9:33 on the clock made it a 15-14 ballgame and the Frogs appeared to be in business. A few trips later, Trey Ziegler went coast-to-coast for the layup to give the Purple and White their first lead of the ballgame at 18-17 with 7 minutes left in the half.
Following another trey ball by Parrish, Fields ripped the nets from deep to give TCU a five-point lead at 26-21. Chris Washburn then exploded to the hole for a layup and Frogs had pushed ahead by seven late in the opening frame. Despite all that, Oklahoma took a 31-28 lead into the break.
