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The TCU Horned Frogs have fallen to 1–3 in conference play following a hard-fought 76–70 loss to the No. 11 BYU Cougars. BYU needed a late push to fend off the Horned Frogs, who controlled much of the contest.
TCU started strong, scoring efficiently and defending hellaciously. It took the Cougars until the 10:19 mark to tie the game for the first time at 16. Potential No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa then gave BYU its first lead a few possessions later with a layup. A pair of Richie Saunders free throws pushed the Cougars to their largest lead of the half at four—but it didn’t last.
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TCU responded with an 8–0 run, sparked by former Cougar Tanner Toolson, who scored five of the eight points against his old squad.
A quick BYU run allowed the Cougars to retake the lead, but once again, TCU answered, scoring the next five points. In a physical game with a tight whistle, the Frogs closed the half by earning trips to the charity stripe, scoring five of their final 12 points at the line, with four coming from Xavier Edmonds. At halftime, TCU held a six-point advantage, limiting BYU to 28.1 percent shooting from the field and just 9.1 percent from beyond the arc.
TCU started the second half strong, as Edmonds drilled a three to give the Frogs a nine-point cushion almost immediately. Nonetheless, the Cougars began mounting a comeback behind Dybantsa, who poured in 17 points over the first 10 minutes. By the 10:06 mark, BYU had flipped the script and taken a 57–50 lead.
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But much like the first half, TCU answered every push. The Frogs tied the game at 63 before a Liutauras Lelevicius three and a Micah Robinson layup swung momentum back in their favor.
The final minutes turned into a back-and-forth affair, with Rob Wright III’s layup at the 3:36 mark finally putting BYU back in front. Wright III followed with two free throws, and a Richie Saunders three-pointer pushed the Cougars’ lead to seven with 2:14 remaining. A Brock Harding jumper and a forced…
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