Well. 20/22 Men’s Basketball rallies for 75-66 win over TCU

AUSTIN, Texas – Senior Andrew Jones posted a game-high 21 points to lead No. 20/22 Texas (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) to a 75-66 Victory against TCU (17-9, 6-8 Big 12) on Wednesday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. This marked the first time Texas had reached the 20-win mark in the month of February since the 2013-14 season.

Jones converted 7-of-15 field goals and a season-best 7-of-8 free throws while adding two assists and two rebounds in 35 minutes. Senior Marcus Carr tallied 19 points, including 16 in the second half, while hitting 6-of-14 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and added four rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes.

Senior Timmy Allen recorded 17 points while Converting 5-of-9 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and posted seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes. Senior Christian Bishop registered 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-best five blocked shots in 28 minutes.

The Longhorns jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage following an Allen layup with 16:58 remaining. After another Allen layup gave Texas a 14-9 cushion at the 13:27 mark, the Horned Frogs used a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to grab a 19-14 lead following a Micah Peavy jumper with 10:23 left.

UT trimmed the deficit to a single point on three different occasions in the first half, but TCU retained the lead for the remainder of the first half. The Jones layup cut the margin to 32-30 at the 1:05 mark, but Francisco Farabello’s three-pointer in the final second gave the Horned Frogs a 35-30 cushion at the break. TCU hit 65.2-percent from the floor (15-23), including a 5-of-7 mark from the three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.

Trailing 37-30, Texas scored six straight points to cut the gap to 37-36 after a Carr layup at the 17:43 mark. The Horned Frogs responded with an 11-2 run over the next four-plus minutes to build a 48-38 advantage following a Mike Miles Jr. layup with 13:20 remaining.

UT immediately answered with a 17-2 run over the next six minutes to grab a 55-50 lead after a Jones jumper at the 7:25 mark. The Longhorns increased their cushion to 61-53 following a pair of Jones free throws with 4:26 remaining.

TCU trimmed the margin to three points (62-59) after two free throws by Chuck O’Bannon at the 2:54 mark, but that was as close as the Horned Frogs would get the rest of the way. Texas pushed its lead to as much as 11 points (75-64) with 35 seconds remaining following two free throws by Jones.

Texas Returns to action when it travels to face West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 26. Tip is set for 1 pm Central (2 pm Eastern) at the WVU Coliseum, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.

Texas Basketball Postgame Notes

# 20/22 Texas 75, TCU 66

February 23, 2022

Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)

Attendance: 12.017

Team Notes

• Texas improved to 115-68 in the all-time series against TCU.
• UT has now won seven straight and 24 of the last 31 meetings against the Horned Frogs. The Longhorns also won 18 of the last 20 meetings in Austin against TCU.
• With the Victory, Texas reached the 20-win mark in the regular season for the first time since the 2015-16 season. That year, the Longhorns accomplished the feat in the final game of the regular season (March 4, 2016).
• Texas reached the 20-win mark in the month of February for the first time since the 2013-14 season, when it accomplished the feat on Feb. 15, 2014
• Texas improved to 549-142 all-time in the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 277-59 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season), including a 15-2 mark in 2021-22.
• Trailing 35-30 at the break, the Longhorns posted a 45-31 scoring margin in the second half.
• Texas converted 24-of-29 free throws (.828), while TCU went 8-of-11 (.727) from the stripe on the night. UT hit 17-of-18 free throws in the second half (.944).
• The Longhorns registered a 30-15 advantage in points off turnovers and a 12-3 margin in second-chance points.
• UT posted a 14-7 edge on the Offensive glass.
• Texas committed only eight turnovers on the night while forcing 17 TCU turnovers.
• UT trailed by as much as 10 points (48-38) at the 13:20 mark of the second half. This marked the largest second-half comeback for the Longhorns this season.

Timmy Allen

• Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 18th time this year (28 games) and 89th in his career (113 games)
• His seven free throws (7-8) were one shy of his season high (eight vs. Sam Houston on Nov. 29)
• Five of his seven rebounds came off the Offensive glass
• Registered a plus-minus total of plus-20 in 34 minutes played

Christian Bishop

• Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the eighth time this year (28 games) and 47th in his career (118 games)
• Set his Collegiate career high in blocks (five) – previous high was four (twice) while at Creighton
• Four of his seven rebounds came off the Offensive glass

Marcus Carr

• Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 17th time this year (28 games) and 81st in his career (120 games)
• Tied his season high in minutes (37)

Andrew Jones

• Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 21 points) for the third straight game, fourth time this season (27 games) and 15th in his career (129 games)
• Marked the first time in his collegiate career that he has recorded three consecutive 20-point performances
• Reached double digits in scoring for the 17th time this year and 82nd in his career
• Set his season high in free throws made (7-8)
• Registered a plus-minus total of plus-20 in 35 minutes played