TCU
11-3,2-0Big 12
Kansas State
7-7,0-2Big 12
Samuel Tip-In Gives TCU Road Win
1/7/2020 11:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Frogs start conference play 2-0
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kevin Samuel's tip-in with 2.0 seconds left lifted the TCU men's basketball team to its first road win of the season, 59-57, at Kansas State Tuesday night inside Bramlage Coliseum. The win also gave the Horned Frogs their first 2-0 start to conference play since joining the Big 12.
With the game tied, 57-57, Samuel recorded his first points of the second half when he tipped in RJ Nembhard's miss. The shot also gave the sophomore center 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting and a career-high 15 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.
The Frogs (11-3, 2-0) built up a 10-point lead over Kansas State (7-7, 0-2) at halftime, but the Wildcats slowly clawed away at the lead throughout the second half. Kansas State cut TCU's lead to one and eventually tied the game on a 3-pointer from David Sloan with 13 seconds left in the game. Nembhard drove the ball, however the sophomore guard missed a jumper and Samuel was in a position to get the rebound and tip the ball in to help the Frogs snap a four-game losing skid against the Wildcats.
Senior Desmond Bane scored a team-high 16 points with the help of a 4-of-8 effort from 3-point range. Nembhard scored 15 points and had a team-high four assists.
The Frogs overcame its second-lowest shooting effort of the season (33.9 percent), but outrebounded the Wildcats, 41-32. KSU was just 4-of-20 (20.0 percent) from 3-point range, while TCU was 10-of-27 (37.0 percent).
Up Next
TCU will return home to face Oklahoma State (10-4, 0-2) on Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Notes
- TCU started Big 12 play 2-0 for the first time since joining the Big 12 Conference. The last time TCU started 2-0 in conference play was the 2008-09 season when it defeated Colorado State and UNLV to start Mountain West Conference action.
- TCU ended its four-game losing skid to the Wildcats, improving to 7-17 all-time.
- The Horned Frogs played their first true road game of the season.
- The Frogs led 35-25 at halftime and improved to 10-1 when leading at the break.
- TCU outrebounded KSU 41-32 and improved to 9-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU started with the lineup of Edric Dennis, Desmond Bane, RJ Nembhard, Jaire Grayer and Kevin Samuel for the eighth consecutive game (6-2).
Individual Notes
- Kevin Samuel finished with a career-high 15 rebounds. His previous high was 12 against Louisiana on Nov. 12 this season.
- Samuel recorded three blocks and has blocked multiple shots in a game for the eighth time in the last nine contests.
- Samuel scored 10 points giving him his eighth double-double of the season.
- Desmond Bane scored a team-high 16 points and was 4-of-8 (.500) from beyond the arc.
- Bane is averaging 19 points over the last four games.
- RJ Nembhard set a new career high in both free throws made and attempted going 7-of-10.
