Miles, No. 11 TCU lead throughout in 79-52 win over Oklahoma

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Micah Peavey was already headed again the opposite option to play protection for Eleventh-ranked TCU, considering like everybody else that the ball was going out of bounds. Except Rondel Walker made an unbelievable save.

Walker one way or the other saved the ball in play close to midcourt after Shahada Wells blocked a 3-pointer, then threw forward to Peavy for a slam dunk that capped an 11-0 run to begin the second half — similar to the 11 factors in a row the Horned Frogs needed to open the sport whereas main throughout in a 79-52 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday night time.

“I honestly started going back … they didn’t call out of bounds, so I just ran and got the ball, barely though,” mentioned Peavey, with heavy legs after lacking the earlier 4 video games due to a again challenge.

Mike Miles Jr. had 23 factors whereas Damion Baugh and Peavy each added 13 for TCU (16-4, 5-3 Big 12), which had an emphatic follow-up to their 23-point win at then-No. 2 Kansas simply three days earlier.

“We’re riding high right now, so we wanted to keep the same intensity on defense as we did in the Kansas game, and transfer it over to this game,” Miles mentioned. “And that’s what we did.”

Emanuel Miller grabbed 10 rebounds whereas large man Eddie Lampkin Jr., the workforce’s main rebounder, sat on the bench with a protecting boot on his left foot due to a excessive ankle sprain sustained in the win over the reigning nationwide champion Jayhawks three days earlier.

C.J. Noland had 11 factors for the Sooners (11-9, 2-6), whose third loss in a row was their most lopsided setback since 77-47 to Baylor on January 28, 2019. They have been coming off a 62-60 residence loss to the Bears on Saturday.

“Our team has bounced back and fought after so many heartbreaking losses. We lost last possession Texas, last possession to Iowa State, last possession Kansas, then just last possession to Baylor,” Oklahoma coach Porter Moser mentioned. “Every game we fought back and showed resilience, toughness to bounce back. Tonight, we didn’t. Tonight was a total beatdown.”

At the primary media timeout, when it was 11-0, Oklahoma already had 4 turnovers that led to eight factors for TCU.

BIG PICTURE

Oklahoma: The Sooners, now 0-5 vs. Top 25 groups, had three turnovers earlier than getting off their first shot. That was an air-ball 3-pointer by Sherfield, the switch to Oklahoma who’s from Fort Worth. Sherfield, who entered because the main scorer for the Sooners at 17 factors a recreation, was held to 5 on 2-of-11 taking pictures — only one of 8 on 3s.

TCU: The Frogs constructed an early 20-8 lead even whereas lacking 7 of 8 pictures and going almost 5 1/2 minutes with no basket after Baugh banked in a 3-pointer for an 8-0 lead. TCU scored eight consecutive factors on free throws, together with Miles twice getting fouled on a 3-pointer and making each free throw. Miles had 17 factors by halftime, together with 10-of-10 free throws.

SOME BIG BLOCKS

TCU had seven blocked pictures in the sport, together with two spectacular rejections by Xavier Cork. His first got here when he was in the air and blocked an tried dunk with out committing a foul. The different received the ball to Baugh, who twisted and turned to penetrate earlier than dishing to Chuck O’Bannon for a nifty layup in visitors that made it 27-13. That prompted a timeout by Moser, who couldn’t wait one other second for the media timeout that might have come on the following whistle.

FOOTBALL FROGS

The TCU soccer workforce was acknowledged at halftime, with coach Sonny Dykes and the workforce surrounding the trophy from the College Football Playoff semifinal Fiesta Bowl the Frogs received over Michigan. Highlights of that recreation have been proven on the video board, however there no particular point out of the 65-7 loss to Georgia in the CFP nationwide championship recreation that adopted that. TCU’s 13 wins matched the varsity report.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma performs at No. 2 Alabama on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

TCU travels to Mississippi State for its SEC/Big 12 Challenge recreation.

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