National Basketball Association
Texas Christian 70, Oklahoma 67
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Duke Edsall, # Brent Meaux, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
5392
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Texas Christian 70, Oklahoma 67: Senior Garlon Green led four Horned Frogs in double figures with 18 points as TCU held off the visiting Sooners.
Green went 4-of-4 from the 3-point line for the Horned Frogs (11-20, 2-16 Big 12), who will be the 10th seed at the Big 12 Conference tournament. Charles Hill Jr. and Connell Crossland each added 13 for TCU, which snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Romero Osby led the Sooners (20-10, 11-7) with 19 points, including a layup with eight seconds left to get Oklahoma within 68-67. The Sooners, who will be the fourth seed, trailed by 22 at halftime and got within a point twice in the last five minutes.
Oklahoma used a 22-3 second-half run to climb out of the big deficit. Osby had six points during the run, including a dunk that made it 59-58 with 4:27 left before Green answered with a 3-pointer.
Hill had a pair of 3-pointers as TCU used a 17-1 run to build a 32-14 lead with 7:19 left in the first half. Hill and Green added consecutive 3-pointers for a 42-20 lead with 1:45 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Horned Frogs led 44-22 at halftime. TCU's previous high for first-half points in Big 12 play was 28 against Texas Tech. ... Oklahoma went 0-of-16 from the 3-point line. ... It was Oklahoma's first loss at TCU after five victories.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma |
|
Texas Christian |
|
Romero Osby 19 |
Scoring |
Garlon Green 18 |
|
Sam Grooms 6 |
Assists |
Kyan Anderson 7 |
|
Andrew Fitzgerald 11 |
Rebounds |
Connell Crossland 7 |
|
Je'lon Hornbeak 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Devonta Abron 2 |
|
Buddy Hield 3 |
Steals |
Devonta Abron 1 |
|
Cameron Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Nate Butler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma
|
67 |
36.4 |
0-16 |
19-27 |
8 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
| Texas Christian
|
70 |
54.0 |
8-14 |
8-16 |
20 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
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