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TCU Loses Lead Late, Falls at No. 22 Kansas
1/6/2026 10:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Lelevicius scores career-high 23 points
LAWRENCE, Kan. – TCU led by 15 points with under five minutes remaining but could not withstand a Kansas comeback in a 104-100 overtime loss to the No. 22 Jayhawks on Monday in Allen Fieldhouse.
The Horned Frogs (11-4, 1-1) held an 82-67 lead with 4:38 to play following a free throw by Micah Robinson. The Jayhawks (11-4, 1-1) ended regulation on a 20-5 run to send the game to overtime.
The Horned Frogs had numerous chances to close the door on a ranked road win. A three from Liutauras Lelevicius, who finished with a career-high 23 points, gave TCU an 85-76 lead with 1:14 to play. Lelevicius later hit two free throws to give TCU an 87-82 lead with 12 seconds left.
After KU's Flory Bidunga tipped the ball in for two points, TCU had trouble in-bounding the ball as Brock Harding threw it away to allow the Jayhawks to have another possession with 5.1 seconds remaining. Jace Posey fouled Darryn Peterson on a three-point attempt. The freshman made all three free throws, part of his 32-point night.
TCU never held a lead in overtime despite a 3-of-6 effort from three in the extra period, including two from Jayden Pierre. The senior guard finished with 16 points and four 3-pointers before fouling out in overtime. Overall, six different Frogs contributed to a season-best 15 made 3-pointers.
Free throws were a large factor in the game as Kansas made 30-of-40 (75 percent) from the line and TCU went 15-of-24 (62.5 percent). The Frogs went 2-of-6 from the free throw line in the final 1:34 of regulation and 2-of-4 in overtime. KU made 9-of-11 in overtime.
David Punch tied a career high with 20 points and led TCU with nine rebounds and five blocks. Robinson had another big game off the bench with 16 points and eight rebounds
The Horned Frogs will return to action on Saturday when they host No. 1 Arizona at 3 p.m. The game will air on ESPN.
TEAM NOTES
- Kansas leads the all-time series 28-4 and has won the last four in the series.
- TCU moved to 1-1 on the road this season.
- TCU moved to 1-2 against AP Top 25 teams this season.
- TCU fell to 0-2 in overtime games this season and 7-12 under Jamie Dixon.
- TCU outrebounded Kansas 43-38. The Frogs fell to 10-1 this season and 150-44 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
- TCU made a season-high 15 3-pointers. It was the most since making 15 against Kansas State on Feb. 15, 2020.
- TCU led for 31:46 and as many as 16 points with 11:32 to go in regulation. Kansas led for 8:35, including nearly four minutes of the overtime period.
- TCU dropped to 10-1 under Dixon when scoring 100 or more points.
- TCU's 20 second chance points was a season high.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- David Punch scored in double-figures for the 10th-straight game with 20, which tied a season high.
- Punch had five blocked shots. He has at least one block in all 15 games this season.
- Punch led TCU in rebounding for the 11th time this season with nine boards.
- Liutauras Lelevicius scored a career-high 23 points. It was his sixth game in double figures.
- Lelevicius was 5-for-7 from 3-point range. The five threes were the most of his career. It was his third-straight game with at least three made 3-pointers.
- Lelevicius was 4-for-4 from the free throw line to remain perfect on the season (24-24).
- Xavier Edmonds had 11 points. It was his 10th time scoring in double figures this season.
- Edmonds was 1-of-2 from 3-point range. It was his fourth-straight game with a made three.
- Brock Harding led TCU in assists for the 12th time this season with 10. It was the third time this season at least 10 assists.
- Jayden Pierre was 4-of-8 from 3-point range. It was the 10th time this season he's made multiple threes in a game.
