Men’s Basketball: Micah Robinson leads TCU to win over Arizona State

Winners of four of their last five and three straight at home, the TCU Horned Frogs returned to Fort Worth seeking another boost to their postseason résumé, and delivered. TCU defeated Arizona State 90–78 in a foul-ridden contest that saw 52 whistles and a second-half delay lasting more than 10 minutes. Even amid the chaos, the Horned Frogs controlled the night.

Xavier Edmonds came out firing, scoring the Frogs’ first eight points and grabbing two rebounds in the opening four and a half minutes. Still, his hot start wasn’t enough to create separation. Arizona State answered and grabbed an 11–10 lead on a Maurice Odum three-pointer with 12:57 remaining. The Sun Devils held that edge for the next six minutes before Tanner Toolson split a pair of free throws to tie the game at 18.

From there, TCU began to regain control. A Micah Robinson and-one with 3:19 left gave the Frogs a six-point cushion. But Arizona State refused to fade, trimming the deficit to 29–28 late in the half. Liutauras Lelevicius scored the final four points for TCU, helping the Frogs take a 33–30 lead into the break.

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The second half began with Arizona State striking first, but back-to-back three-pointers from Edmonds and Robinson quickly gave TCU a seven-point cushion within the opening two minutes. Still, foul trouble limited Edmonds’ impact. He picked up two fouls in the first five minutes of the half, and the earlier-mentioned scrum occurred just seconds after his fourth.

Brock Harding called a timeout near Arizona State’s bench while swarmed by two Sun Devil defenders. After the whistle, the ball was ripped from his hands, and a brief fracas erupted, triggering a delay that lasted nearly 15 minutes. Malick Diallo was ejected after leaving TCU’s bench during the altercation, and play eventually resumed.

The Sun Devils trimmed the deficit after the hiatus, but TCU quickly answered. Clinging to a 46–44 lead, the Frogs erupted on a 12–2 run to build a 12-point advantage with…

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Publish date : 2026-02-26 00:29:00

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