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Men’s Basketball: TCU Overcomes Kansas State 63-62 Courtesy of Late Game Heroics

Noah Reynolds’ go ahead basket secures TCU’s first conference win of the season

Ian Napetian

TCU's Ernest Udeh Jr. dunks a basket in the win over Kansas State on January 4.
TCU's Ernest Udeh Jr. dunks a basket in the win over Kansas State on January 4. / Brian McLean, On Assignment Photo/TCU Horned Frogs On SI
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Noah Reynolds put the Frogs in front 63-62 with just 12.8 seconds remaining. After a fine drive to the left side of the basket, TCU earned their first conference win of the campaign.

Three Frogs scored in double-figures, including 18 points from Reynolds and 14 coming from both Vasean Allette and Trazarien White. For Reynolds, it was his sixth game scoring in double-figures this season and his third straight. On his way to a remarkable performance and a game-winning bucket, Reynolds tallied 1,000 career points earlier in the contest.

TCU trailed by six with 3:14 left to play before the Frogs would go on 7-0 run to close out the contest. Senior Brendan Wenzel, who made his first appearance since Dec. 5, fired home a crucial 3-pointer to cut the Wildcat lead to just one with 1:17 remaining.

Not only did TCU go on a 7-0 run, but they stifled Kansas State into missing their final four field goals and two free throw attempts.

In a game where not much separated the sides, Jamie Dixon’s team cashed in with 13 points off turnovers and 19 second chance points. The Frogs also handled the ball well, turning it over just six times–the fewest since five in the season opener.

While the Frogs struggled shooting just 56% from the stripe, TCU knocked down six threes, three of which came from the hot hand of Trazarien White.

The Frogs offensive success was also in large part to Ernest Udeh Jr. and his ability to wrangle in 12 rebounds for TCU. 

TCU now improve to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 after Noah Reynolds’ game-winning basket catapulted the Frogs to their first conference win of the season. The Frogs will travel to Houston to take on the Cougars on Monday with tipoff at 8 p.m. from the Fetitta Center.

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Ian Napetian
IAN NAPETIAN

Ian Napetian is currently pursuing a double-major in Journalism and Sports Broadcasting at TCU. He is the creator and host the sports-talk radio show Riff Ram Review on 88.7 KTCU The Choice. He also hosts pregame and postgame shows for TCU Baseball and Women's Basketball on 88.7 The Choice. Additionally, he enjoys attending TCU sporting events with his friends.

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