Nembhard, Samuel rally TCU to 77-76 upset at Oklahoma St.
AP
Dec 16, 2020
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) RJ Nembhard and Kevin Samuel combined for 39 points, scoring the last nine of the game, as TCU Horned Frogs upended previously undefeated Oklahoma State Cowboys 77-76 Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham missed a potential game-winner as time expired.
Nembhard scored 21 for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 1-1 Big 12), making his last four field goals after going without even an attempt for about 14 minutes of the second half. Samuel added 18 points including a dunk that made it a one-point game with 45 seconds left.
Samuel blocked a drive by OSU's Bryce Williams with 20 seconds left, setting up Nembhard's game-winner with eight seconds remaining.
After each team took a timeout, Cunningham's final shot didn't fall.
Cunningham scored 17 points with eight rebounds to spark a second-half Oklahoma State (6-1, 0-1) comeback after the Cowboys fell behind by as many as 13 in the first half, and trailed 37-32 at the break.
Cunningham was held to just two points on 1-for-9 shooting by halftime but opened the final period with a drive to the basket on the first possession. And he didn't let up, forging a 44-44 tie after Ferron Flavors stole the ball from Nembhard and fed Cunningham, trailing on the break, for a dunk.
Rondel Walker added 12 points for OSU, Isaac Likekele and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe each scored 10. Five times Cunningham scored to keep Oklahoma State's lead at five points through the second half. The Cowboys opened an eight-point lead with 2:21 to go but didn't score again.
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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
37
OKST
Cowboys
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mike Miles vs. Bernard Kouma (Kevin Easley Jr. gains possession)
19:40
PJ Fuller misses two point jump shot
19:38
Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
19:27
Kevin Samuel blocks Cade Cunningham's two point layup
19:27
Cowboys offensive rebound
19:17
Bernard Kouma offensive foul
19:17
Bernard Kouma turnover
19:17
RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
18:54
Keylan Boone offensive foul (PJ Fuller draws the foul)
18:54
Keylan Boone turnover
18:49
RJ Nembhard misses three point jump shot
18:47
Keylan Boone defensive rebound
18:41
+3
Keylan Boone makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)
0-3
18:18
+2
RJ Nembhard makes two point layup
2-3
18:06
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:04
Mike Miles defensive rebound
17:45
Cade Cunningham blocks Mike Miles's two point layup
17:41
Horned Frogs offensive rebound
17:31
+3
RJ Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Mike Miles assists)
5-3
17:11
Cade Cunningham misses two point jump shot
17:09
Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
17:00
Keylan Boone misses two point layup
16:58
Keylan Boone offensive rebound
16:54
+2
Keylan Boone makes two point putback layup
5-5
16:43
Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:40
Cowboys defensive rebound
16:27
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)
5-7
16:13
Mike Miles turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Likekele steals)
16:07
+2
Keylan Boone makes two point dunk (Isaac Likekele assists)
5-9
16:07
Kevin Easley Jr. shooting foul (Keylan Boone draws the foul)
16:07
+1
Keylan Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-10
15:51
Ferron Flavors Jr. personal foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
15:51
TV timeout
15:51
Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:51
Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:51
Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
15:42
Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot
15:40
Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
15:35
Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
15:29
Mike Miles defensive rebound
15:29
Bryce Williams personal foul
15:16
Bryce Williams personal foul (Taryn Todd draws the foul)
15:07
+3
Taryn Todd makes three point jump shot (RJ Nembhard assists)
8-10
14:53
Taryn Todd personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul)
14:48
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point layup
14:46
Cade Cunningham offensive rebound
14:43
+2
Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
8-12
14:24
+3
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot
11-12
13:52
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point layup
13:50
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
13:37
RJ Nembhard misses two point jump shot
13:35
Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
13:28
Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
13:26
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
13:24
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
13:16
+2
Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)
11-14
12:48
Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
12:46
Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
12:38
Cade Cunningham misses two point layup
12:36
Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
12:32
+2
RJ Nembhard makes two point jump shot
13-14
12:18
Kalib Boone turnover (bad pass) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
12:11
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:09
Cowboys defensive rebound
12:09
Jaedon LeDee personal foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
11:44
Avery Anderson III turnover (traveling)
11:44
TV timeout
11:26
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
11:23
PJ Fuller shooting foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
11:23
+1
Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-15
11:23
+1
Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-16
11:02
+3
PJ Fuller makes three point jump shot (Mike Miles assists)
16-16
10:41
Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
10:39
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
10:17
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point jump shot (RJ Nembhard assists)
18-16
10:06
PJ Fuller personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul)
9:46
Isaac Likekele turnover (lost ball) (RJ Nembhard steals)
9:41
+2
Mike Miles makes two point dunk (RJ Nembhard assists)
20-16
9:21
+2
Isaac Likekele makes two point layup
20-18
9:00
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point layup
22-18
8:45
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses two point layup
8:43
Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
8:39
+3
RJ Nembhard makes three point jump shot
25-18
8:16
Cade Cunningham misses two point layup
8:14
Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
8:08
Mike Miles misses two point layup
8:06
Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
8:05
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point putback dunk
27-18
7:28
+1
Kevin Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-23
7:55
+2
Cade Cunningham makes two point layup
27-20
7:28
Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
7:28
+1
Kevin Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-20
7:28
Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:28
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
7:15
Kevin Samuel blocks Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe's two point layup
7:13
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
7:07
RJ Nembhard misses two point layup
6:57
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
6:57
Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot
6:55
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
6:47
Taryn Todd misses two point layup
6:45
Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
6:41
Kevin Samuel misses two point layup
6:39
Keylan Boone defensive rebound
6:34
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
28-22
5:36
Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
6:10
TV timeout
6:10
+3
Mike Miles makes three point jump shot (Taryn Todd assists)
31-22
5:45
Rondel Walker misses two point jump shot
5:43
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
5:36
Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
5:34
Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:33
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe personal foul (Jaedon LeDee draws the foul)
5:33
Jaedon LeDee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:33
Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
5:24
Kalib Boone turnover (lost ball)
5:10
Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot
5:08
Bryce Williams defensive rebound
5:07
Jaedon LeDee personal foul (Bryce Williams draws the foul)
4:54
Cade Cunningham misses two point layup
4:52
Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
4:39
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point dunk (RJ Nembhard assists)
33-22
4:29
Kevin Easley Jr. blocks Isaac Likekele's two point layup
4:27
Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
4:24
Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (traveling)
4:09
Cade Cunningham misses two point jump shot
4:07
RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
3:42
Mike Miles turnover (lost ball)
3:42
TV timeout
3:18
Kalib Boone misses two point jump shot
3:16
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
2:56
Kevin Samuel misses two point jump shot
2:54
Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
2:49
+2
Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point putback layup
35-22
2:42
Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Samuel steals)
2:37
Mike Miles misses two point layup
2:35
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
2:26
+2
Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)
35-24
1:53
RJ Nembhard misses three point jump shot
1:51
Rondel Walker defensive rebound
1:43
+2
Rondel Walker makes two point layup
35-26
1:21
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:19
Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
1:14
+2
Isaac Likekele makes two point layup
35-28
1:14
Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
1:14
Isaac Likekele misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:12
Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
1:10
Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (traveling)
1:00
Bryce Williams misses two point layup
0:58
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
0:51
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point putback layup
35-30
0:31
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point layup (Taryn Todd assists)
37-30
0:05
RJ Nembhard personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
0:05
+1
Rondel Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-31
0:05
+1
Rondel Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-32
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
40
OKST
Cowboys
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
+2
Cade Cunningham makes two point jump shot
37-34
19:27
+2
RJ Nembhard makes two point layup
39-34
19:11
Kevin Samuel blocks Cade Cunningham's two point layup
19:09
Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
19:02
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:00
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
18:48
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:46
RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
18:39
RJ Nembhard misses two point layup
18:37
Keylan Boone defensive rebound
18:30
Isaac Likekele misses three point jump shot
18:28
Horned Frogs defensive rebound
18:16
Keylan Boone shooting foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
18:16
Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16
+1
Kevin Samuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-34
18:11
Kevin Samuel blocks Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe's two point layup
18:09
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
17:59
Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
17:33
+2
Kevin Samuel makes two point layup
42-34
17:22
Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
17:20
Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
17:16
+3
Ferron Flavors Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)
42-37
16:48
Mike Miles turnover (bad pass) (Ferron Flavors Jr. steals)
16:33
+3
Ferron Flavors Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)
42-40
16:05
Cade Cunningham blocks Kevin Samuel's two point dunk
16:03
Keylan Boone defensive rebound
15:57
Ferron Flavors Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
15:49
+2
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup
44-40
15:27
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup
44-42
15:10
RJ Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Ferron Flavors Jr. steals)
15:06
+2
Cade Cunningham makes two point dunk (Ferron Flavors Jr. assists)
44-44
14:47
Cade Cunningham personal foul (RJ Nembhard draws the foul)
14:47
TV timeout
14:35
Jaedon LeDee turnover (traveling)
14:08
PJ Fuller shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul)
14:07
+1
Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-45
14:07
Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:07
Cade Cunningham offensive rebound
14:04
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:02
Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
13:50
Taryn Todd misses two point layup
13:48
Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
13:45
Taryn Todd shooting foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
13:45
+1
Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-46
13:45
+1
Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-47
13:36
Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot
13:34
Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
13:19
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul)
13:19
Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:19
+1
Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-48
13:02
+2
Mike Miles makes two point layup
46-48
12:54
Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot
12:52
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
12:42
+2
Taryn Todd makes two point layup
48-48
12:33
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Ferron Flavors Jr. assists)
48-50
12:11
+2
Jaedon LeDee makes two point jump shot
50-50
11:44
Ferron Flavors Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:42
Taryn Todd defensive rebound
11:35
+2
Taryn Todd makes two point layup
52-50
11:10
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive foul (RJ Nembhard draws the foul)