Texas 60, Texas Christian 43: Sheldon McClellan had a game-high 15 points as the Longhorns handed the visiting Horned Frogs their eight straight loss.
Ioannis Papapetrou added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (10-11, 2-6 Big 12), who shot a season-high 52.3 percent from the floor.
Adrick McKinney had 13 points for the Horned Frogs (9-12, 0-8) while Connell Crossland had eight points and 12 rebounds.
Texas never trailed after Cameron Ridley's jumper with 11:14 left in the first half put it ahead 12-11 and the Longhorns outscored TCU 17-7 over the last 9:33 of the half. McClellan started the run with five straight points and his steal and layup with two seconds left gave Texas a 32-20 halftime lead.
Texas scored the first seven points of the second half while the Horned Frogs missed their first five shots. Garlon Green pulled TCU within 48-39 with a 3-pointer with 7:02 left but the Horned Frogs had just four points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ridley had four blocks. It was his eighth game with at least three blocks. ... Texas, which entered Saturday leading the country in 3-point shooting defense (25.8 percent), allowed TCU to hit 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) from behind the arc. ... TCU is 0-11 when it shoots a lower percentage than its opponent.
Texas Christian | Texas | |
Adrick McKinney 13 | Scoring | Sheldon McClellan 15 |
Kyan Anderson 3 | Assists | Javan Felix 3 |
Connell Crossland 12 | Rebounds | Ioannis Papapetrou 9 |
Adrick McKinney 3 | Free Throws Made | Javan Felix 2 |
Devonta Abron 1 | Steals | Javan Felix 2 |
Connell Crossland 1 | Blocks | Cameron Ridley 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Christian | 43 | 32.7 | 2-13 | 7-15 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Texas | 60 | 52.3 | 3-9 | 11-17 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 11 |