Horned Frogs Win Fifth-Straight, Beat Aggies 68-64

Saturday, December 11

Houston, Texas

5:30 p.m.

TCU

8-1

Texas A&M

7-2

TCU

Texas A&M

Horned Frogs Win Fifth-Straight, Beat Aggies 68-64

12/11/2021 10:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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O'Bannon leads TCU with 18 points as the Frogs improve to 8-1

HOUSTON - Chuck O'Bannon Jr. tied a career high with 18 points as TCU toughed out a 68-64 win over Texas A&M Saturday evening at Toyota Center in Houston in The Battleground 2k21.

Along with O'Bannon, the Horned Frogs (8-1) got a double-double from Eddie Lampkin Jr. with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Houston native. Playing against his former team, Emanuel Miller scored 13 points, 11 in the second half. Mike Miles Jr. also had a big second half with all 12 of his points coming then.

After TCU led 33-23 at halftime, Texas A&M (7-2) opened the second half on a 14-4 run to tie the game 37-37 with 13 minutes to play. The Aggies took their first lead since the beginning of the game with 12:48 to play, the first of six lead changes in six minutes. Back-to-back 3-pointers by O'Bannon and Miles gave TCU a four-point lead, 55-51, with 5:41 to play.

The Frogs just made two more field goals the remainder of the game, but made 9-of-10 free throws in the final 1:17 of the game to hold off the late comeback attempt by the Aggies.

Damion Baugh went 4-of-4 from the line in the final 25 seconds. He finished with nine points, four assists and a career-high eight rebounds.

TCU will be back in action next Saturday, Dec. 18 at Georgetown in the Big EAST/Big 12 Battle. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. CT on FS1.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 78-88 all time against Texas A&M and have won the last four meetings.
TCU's 8-1 record is its best since a 12-1 start to the 2018-19 season.
TCU outrebounded Texas A&M 41-32. TCU is 7-0 this season and 88-26 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
TCU's 12 steals were a season high.
TCU outscored Texas A&M in the paint, 34-30. The Frogs have outscored their opponent in the paint in every game this season.
Jamie Dixon improved to 2-0 all-time against Texas A&M.
Under Dixon (since 2016-17), TCU has gone 58-10 in November and December combined.
Under Dixon, TCU is 66-11 against nonconference teams.
Under Dixon, TCU is 20-9 in neutral site games and 3-1 this season.

Individual Notes

Chuck O'Bannon tied a career high with 18 points.
O'Bannon's two blocks tied a career high.
O'Bannon was 1-of-3 from 3-point range. He has made at least one 3-pointer in six of nine games this season.
Eddie Lampkin Jr. had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and his career.
Damion Baugh scored nine points, all from the free throw line. He was 9-of-10 both career highs.
Baugh brought down a career-high eight rebounds.
Emanuel Miller had 13 points, 11 in the second half.
Mike Miles Jr. scored 12 points, all in the second half. He has scored in double figures in every game this season.