Emanuel Miller paces TCU to 80-71 win as No. 9 Oklahoma is fifth Top 10 loser over 2 nights
AP
Jan 11, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Emanuel Miller scored a season-high 27 points and had nine rebounds as TCU Horned Frogs beat ninth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 80-71 on Wednesday night, making the Sooners the fifth Top 10 team - third from the Big 12 Conference - to lose to an unranked opponent over two nights.
“It’s life in the Big 12,” Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said. “The Big 12, it's every night.”
Oklahoma (13-2, 1-1 Big 12) quickly erased a six-point halftime deficit when Javian McCollum hit two 3-pointers in the first 32 seconds after the break - the tying shot coming off a TCU turnover.
But the Sooners didn’t score again until almost four minutes later on Milos Uzan’s baseline drive for a reverse layup, and they trailed 49-44 then.
Miller scored seven points in that span for the Horned Frogs (12-3, 1-1), who were coming off an 83-81 loss at then-No. 2 Kansas. He had the go-ahead layup against the Sooners and also a three-point play, driving for another layup and then making the free throw after being fouled.
“After the game in Kansas, we knew we could play with the best of them,” Miller said. “We can compete with anyone in the country. ... Other than that, just having fun and competing.”
McCollum had 17 points to lead Oklahoma, while John Hugley had 14, Uzan 13 and Jalon Moore 10.
Avery Anderson III added 15 points for TCU, 13 in the second half after shooting 0-for-8 from the field before halftime. Jameer Nelson Jr. had 13 and Chuck O’Bannon Jr. 11.
“I think they really responded. After the tough loss the other day, we really, really made a concerted effort to, immediately after the game, to be focused on Oklahoma, not what had happened,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “They’re smart they knew it was a trap to fall in to keep talking about the last game.”
Oklahoma went down after third-ranked Kansas, its next opponent, lost earlier Wednesday to UCF, and No. 5 Tennessee fell at Mississippi State.
All of those upsets came a night after losses by No. 1 Purdue (to Nebraska) and No. 2 Houston (to Iowa State). The only Top 10 team to play and win Wednesday was No. 4 UConn, which held on for an 80-75 win over Xavier.
TCU had a 27-22 lead with 6:02 left in the first half after Nelson drove by McCollum at the top of the key and drove through the lane unimpeded for a two-handed slam dunk. The Sooners went ahead 32-29 on a 3-pointer by Otega Oweh late in the half before O’Bannon’s four-point play - and TCU never trailed again.
MILESTONE NIGHT
The 27 points gave Miller exactly 1,000 in his three seasons at TCU, after beginning his college career with 467 points in two seasons at Texas A&M.
“Ever since I came here, my heart turned purple,” said Miller, the 40th TCU player to reach 1,000 points.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma: The Sooners hit eight of their first 10 shots in the game, but were plagued by 12 first-half turnovers and several stretches of bad shooting. They missed eight of their next nine. McCollum had six turnovers by halftime after no more than three in an entire game all season. He didn't have any turnovers after halftime, but after the junior guard’s quick 3s to start the second half, Oklahoma missed 10 of its next 13 shots and trailed by double figures midway through the second half.
TCU: The Frogs faced the second of three consecutive Top 10 opponents, after 11 ties and 26 lead changes at Kansas. Next is this week’s No. 2, Houston. TCU now has 20 wins over Top 25 teams in the past six seasons, after only 14 such wins before that.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma is at Kansas (13-2, 1-1) on Saturday for a matchup of Top 10 teams both coming off losses.
TCU is home Saturday night against No. 2 Houston (14-1, 1-1), coming off its first loss.
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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
34
TCU
Horned Frogs
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Sam Godwin vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Avery Anderson III gains possession)
19:49
+2
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)
0-2
19:22
Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass)
19:11
Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
19:09
Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
19:03
Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
19:01
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
18:39
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)
2-2
18:22
Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
18:20
Sam Godwin defensive rebound
18:11
Otega Oweh misses two point layup
18:09
Sam Godwin offensive rebound
18:04
+2
Sam Godwin makes two point layup
4-2
17:55
+3
Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)
4-5
17:34
+2
Sam Godwin makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists)
6-5
17:19
Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
17:17
Javian McCollum defensive rebound
17:08
Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
17:03
Sam Godwin shooting foul
17:03
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-6
17:03
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-7
16:40
+2
Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)
8-7
16:40
Emanuel Miller shooting foul
16:40
+1
Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-7
16:13
Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
16:11
Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
16:00
TV timeout
15:54
+2
Milos Uzan makes two point layup
11-7
15:17
Rivaldo Soares shooting foul
15:17
Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:17
Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:17
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
14:51
Micah Peavy shooting foul
14:51
+1
Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-7
14:51
+1
Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-7
14:39
+2
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point jump shot
13-9
14:28
Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
14:26
Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
14:18
Le'Tre Darthard turnover (back court violation)
14:09
Rivaldo Soares shooting foul
14:09
+1
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3
13-10
14:09
+1
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3
13-11
14:09
+1
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3
13-12
13:46
+2
John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)
15-12
13:25
+2
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists)
15-14
13:08
Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals)
13:05
Otega Oweh blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
13:03
Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
13:00
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point layup
15-16
12:55
+2
Jalon Moore makes two point dunk (John Hugley IV assists)
17-16
12:38
Otega Oweh personal foul
12:38
Essam Mostafa offensive foul
12:38
Essam Mostafa turnover (offensive foul)
12:27
+2
John Hugley IV makes two point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)
19-16
12:01
Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
11:58
Horned Frogs offensive rebound
11:58
John Hugley IV personal foul
11:58
TV timeout
11:52
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
19-18
11:30
Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
11:28
Jalon Moore offensive rebound
11:22
Jalon Moore misses two point layup
11:20
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
11:06
Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
11:04
Javian McCollum defensive rebound
10:42
Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot
10:40
Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
10:29
Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
10:27
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
10:21
Otega Oweh misses two point layup
10:19
Horned Frogs defensive rebound
10:00
Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
9:58
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
9:44
Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Miller steals)
9:42
Otega Oweh personal foul
9:18
Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
9:16
Javian McCollum defensive rebound
9:11
Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
9:09
Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
8:47
Sam Godwin shooting foul
8:47
+1
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-19
8:47
+1
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-19
8:47
Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:47
Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
8:30
Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
8:28
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot
19-21
7:55
Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
7:53
Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
7:40
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)
21-21
7:40
Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul
7:40
TV timeout
7:40
+1
Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-21
7:29
Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jalon Moore steals)
7:24
Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul
7:21
Javian McCollum offensive foul
7:21
Javian McCollum turnover (offensive foul)
7:06
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
22-23
6:46
Trevian Tennyson personal foul
6:34
Milos Uzan misses two point layup
6:32
Xavier Cork defensive rebound
6:30
Jalon Moore personal foul
6:30
+1
Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-24
6:30
+1
Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-25
6:11
Le'Tre Darthard turnover (traveling)
6:03
+2
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point dunk
22-27
6:00
Sooners 30 second timeout
5:51
+3
Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)
25-27
5:34
Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
5:32
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
5:23
Rivaldo Soares turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)