University of Oklahoma Athletics
Wednesday, March 13
Kansas City, Mo. // T-Mobile Center
2 PM
University of Oklahoma
20-12,8-10Big 12
70
vs
77
TCU
21-11,9-9Big 12
1
2
F
Oklahoma
31
39
70
TCU
45
32
77
OU Falls to TCU in Kansas City
March 13, 2024 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – -/RV Oklahoma men's basketball dropped its 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship second-round contest to TCU 77-70 at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Down 71-55 after a pair of made free throws by Jameer Nelson Jr. with 5:08 remaining, Oklahoma rallied to cut the deficit to single digits.
Junior Jalon Moore buried two free throws and senior Sam Godwin capped the spurt with a layup. The Horned Frogs pushed their advantage back to 12 with two free throws before back-to-back layups by sophomores Otega Oweh and Milos Uzan.
TCU again visited the charity stripe, making two and extending its advantage to 75-63 with 2:10 remaining.
The sophomore duo again went on the attack. Uzan banged home a 3-pointer before Oweh cut the TCU lead to seven with a jumper.
TCU's Nelson Jr. and Oweh traded free throws for the final points of the contest. The Horned Frogs did not make a field goal for the final 6:45.
The Horned Frogs raced out to a 12-point advantage over the first six minutes of the first half and entered the break up 45-31. TCU's Micah Peavy buried a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Moore nearly recorded his fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Oweh tallied 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting and added four rebounds and three steals. Uzan added 15 points, three steals and dished out a team-best four assists. Senior Le'Tre Darthard buried a team-high three 3-pointers and added 12 points.
Down 71-55 after a pair of made free throws by Jameer Nelson Jr. with 5:08 remaining, Oklahoma rallied to cut the deficit to single digits.
Junior Jalon Moore buried two free throws and senior Sam Godwin capped the spurt with a layup. The Horned Frogs pushed their advantage back to 12 with two free throws before back-to-back layups by sophomores Otega Oweh and Milos Uzan.
TCU again visited the charity stripe, making two and extending its advantage to 75-63 with 2:10 remaining.
The sophomore duo again went on the attack. Uzan banged home a 3-pointer before Oweh cut the TCU lead to seven with a jumper.
TCU's Nelson Jr. and Oweh traded free throws for the final points of the contest. The Horned Frogs did not make a field goal for the final 6:45.
The Horned Frogs raced out to a 12-point advantage over the first six minutes of the first half and entered the break up 45-31. TCU's Micah Peavy buried a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Moore nearly recorded his fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Oweh tallied 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting and added four rebounds and three steals. Uzan added 15 points, three steals and dished out a team-best four assists. Senior Le'Tre Darthard buried a team-high three 3-pointers and added 12 points.
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Team Stats
OU
TCU
FG%
.479
.472
3FG%
.381
.389
FT%
.615
.769
RB
30
30
TO
18
16
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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