TCU 65, Rice 63: Senior guard Garlon Green led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and the visiting Horned Frogs held on to defeat the Owls.
TCU, which shot 66.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, also received nine from senior forward Connell Crossland. Adrick McKinney and Kyan Anderson combined for 19.
Rice (3-8) knotted the game at 18 with a Julian DeBose dunk midway through the first half before TCU (8-4) went on a 15-2 run leading into halftime. But the Owls stormed back, pulling within one with 11 seconds to play on a DeBose layup. Then senior guard Tamir Jackson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it.
Jackson shot 7-for-17 from the field to lead Rice with 25 points. DeBose added 12. Sophomore forward Seth Gearhart chipped in 11.
The Horned Frogs outrebounded the Owls 36-17.
GAME NOTEBOOK: TCU trails 90-87 in the all-time series. … The Horned Frogs wrapped up their five games against Conference USA opponents with a 2-3 record. … Coach Trent Johnson improved to 8-5 all-time against Rice.
Texas Christian | Rice | |
Garlon Green 31 | Scoring | Tamir Jackson 25 |
Garlon Green 4 | Assists | Tamir Jackson 4 |
Connell Crossland 11 | Rebounds | Julian DeBose 4 |
Garlon Green 8 | Free Throws Made | Tamir Jackson 10 |
Kyan Anderson 1 | Steals | Seth Gearhart 1 |
N/A | Blocks | Seth Gearhart 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Christian | 65 | 48.9 | 6-9 | 15-24 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Rice | 63 | 45.5 | 6-17 | 17-22 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 9 |