TCU sends No. 2 Houston to second straight loss on Miller's layup with 6 seconds left
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Emanuel Miller's layup with six seconds left gave TCU a 68-67 victory over No. 2 Houston on Saturday, the Cougars' second straight loss.
The Cougars (14-2, 1-2 Big 12) fell to an unranked team for the second time this week. They lost for the first time this season at Iowa State on Tuesday.
TCU (13-3, 2-1) earned its second straight victory over a top-10 team, three days after knocking off No. 9 Oklahoma on Wednesday. The Frogs, who have been receiving votes in the Top 25 poll for the last two weeks, could crack the rankings for the first time this season on Monday.
The Cougars had a chance in the final seconds, but Damian Dunn turned the ball over as he drove to the lane. Frogs guard Micah Peavy came off his defender to make the steal on Dunn with two seconds left and ran out the clock.
Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson described the last play as “boneheaded,” saying Jamal Shead should have had the ball instead of Dunn. Sampson went on to say he had no regrets not calling a timeout in the situation.
“No way was I going to call a timeout. Zero chance,” Sampson said. “If you call timeout there, now (TCU coach Jamie Dixon) gets to substitute who he wants, he gets to get his defense set. … We just made a boneheaded play. I don’t know what else to call it.”
Miller led the Frogs with 13 points, with his go-ahead basket his only points in the second half. Trevian Tennyson added 12, while Avery Anderson finished with 11.
J’Wan Roberts had a season-high 20 points for Houston. Dunn finished with 17.
Houston used an 8-0 run to take a 62-59 lead with just over four minutes left, but TCU rallied late. Tennyson knocked down a 3-point to pull the Frogs to 67-66 with 1:11 left.
Roberts missed the front end of a one-and-one, paving the way for Miller’s layup with an assist from Anderson.
“Avery did a great job of seeing me backdoor,” Miller said. “Before then we had the discipline to just have patience. A lot of teams could have rushed a shot, rushed a quick shot, hoping to get a quick bucket. But we had the patience. We waited for the defense to make a mistake and I back-cutted at the right time.”
Houston led by 12 in the first half, taking a 23-11 lead on a layup by Roberts with 8:14 left. But the Cougars were called for 10 fouls in the final eight minutes and the Frogs pulled within 31-29 by the break. TCU had a 9-0 run in that stretch, including six points by Jameer Nelson Jr.
“Two really good teams. They’re obviously ranked higher than us, their defense is the best in the country, and we executed in the second half,” Dixon said. “I really thought we played smart down the stretch, used our timeouts a little earlier than I would have liked to, but the right things happened.”
BIG PICTURE
Houston: The Cougars shot just 1 of 9 from 3-point range in the opening half, and went 3 of 9 from deep in the second half. They averaged just 60 points in their two losses this week.
TCU: The Frogs went 2-1 on their stretch facing three consecutive top-10 opponents, the same record they posted when this same situation happened two seasons ago. TCU now has 21 wins over Top 25 teams in the past six seasons, after only 14 such wins before that. TCU also improved to 9-0 at home.
UP NEXT
Houston returns home Wednesday night against Texas Tech (14-2, 3-0), which remained unbeaten in Big 12 play with a one-point victory over Kansas State on Saturday.
TCU is at Cincinnati (12-3, 1-1) on Tuesday night, the first matchup between the programs since 2005.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Horned Frogs gains possession) | |||
19:39 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists) | 0-3 | |
19:03 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point hook shot | 2-3 | |
18:39 | Ja'Vier Francis blocks Emanuel Miller's two point layup | |||
18:37 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
18:30 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
18:28 | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | |||
18:16 | Jamal Shead turnover (double dribble) | |||
17:49 | LJ Cryer blocks Trevian Tennyson's three point jump shot | |||
17:47 | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | |||
17:34 | J'wan Roberts misses two point layup | |||
17:32 | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | |||
17:23 | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | |||
17:21 | J'wan Roberts offensive rebound | |||
17:21 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point layup | 4-3 | |
16:58 | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul) | |||
16:58 | +1 | Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 | |
16:58 | Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:58 | LJ Cryer defensive rebound | |||
16:29 | LJ Cryer misses two point jump shot | |||
16:27 | Xavier Cork defensive rebound | |||
16:00 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
15:54 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
15:54 | TV timeout | |||
15:40 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup | |||
15:38 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
15:35 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
15:33 | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | |||
15:25 | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point layup | 6-4 | |
15:07 | Emanuel Sharp personal foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul) | |||
14:54 | Trevian Tennyson turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:36 | Xavier Cork blocks J'wan Roberts's two point layup | |||
14:34 | Jamal Shead offensive rebound | |||
14:31 | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | |||
14:29 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:22 | Jamal Shead personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
14:17 | Trevian Tennyson misses two point jump shot | |||
14:15 | J'wan Roberts defensive rebound | |||
14:09 | Trevian Tennyson personal foul | |||
13:58 | Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul) | |||
13:58 | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-4 | |
13:58 | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-4 | |
13:37 | Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
13:37 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:37 | +1 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-5 | |
13:16 | Avery Anderson III shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | |||
13:16 | Emanuel Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:16 | +1 | Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-5 | |
12:57 | Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | |||
12:54 | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | |||
12:52 | Joseph Tugler personal foul | |||
12:42 | Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | |||
12:11 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point jump shot | 11-5 | |
11:47 | Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | |||
11:41 | Micah Peavy personal foul | |||
11:41 | TV timeout | |||
11:24 | Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks LJ Cryer's two point jump shot | |||
11:22 | Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:19 | Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (LJ Cryer steals) | |||
11:14 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point layup (Damian Dunn assists) | 13-5 | |
10:59 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 13-8 | |
10:34 | +3 | LJ Cryer makes three point jump shot (Damian Dunn assists) | 16-8 | |
10:17 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 16-11 | |
9:51 | +2 | Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup (J'wan Roberts assists) | 18-11 | |
9:50 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
9:50 | TV timeout | |||
9:22 | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | |||
9:20 | J'wan Roberts defensive rebound | |||
9:02 | +2 | Damian Dunn makes two point layup (J'wan Roberts assists) | 20-11 | |
9:02 | Trevian Tennyson shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul) | |||
9:02 | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-11 | |
8:38 | Emanuel Miller turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:14 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point layup (LJ Cryer assists) | 23-11 | |
7:56 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:54 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:44 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
7:42 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:42 | Ramon Walker Jr. personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:42 | TV timeout | |||
7:33 | +3 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 23-14 | |
7:01 | Emanuel Sharp turnover (lost ball) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
7:00 | Emanuel Sharp personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:00 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:00 | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | Cougars turnover (back court violation) | |||
6:32 | Mylik Wilson personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
6:32 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-15 | |
6:32 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-16 | |
6:27 | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | |||
6:25 | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | |||
6:17 | Joseph Tugler personal foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul) | |||
6:17 | +1 | Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 | |
6:17 | Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:17 | Mylik Wilson defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | LJ Cryer turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
5:58 | LJ Cryer personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
5:58 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:58 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-18 | |
5:48 | Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
5:22 | Xavier Cork offensive rebound | |||
5:21 | +2 | Xavier Cork makes two point layup | 23-20 | |
5:19 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
5:19 | TV timeout | |||
5:03 | J'wan Roberts misses two point hook shot | |||
5:01 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:39 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
4:37 | Damian Dunn defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Mylik Wilson misses two point layup | |||
4:10 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Avery Anderson III misses two point layup | |||
4:03 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound | |||
4:01 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup | |||
3:59 | J'wan Roberts defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | +2 | Damian Dunn makes two point jump shot | 25-20 | |
3:48 | Avery Anderson III shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul) | |||
3:48 | TV timeout | |||
3:48 | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-20 | |
3:38 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 26-22 | |
3:38 | J'wan Roberts shooting foul (JaKobe Coles draws the foul) | |||
3:38 | +1 | JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-23 | |
3:23 | Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot | |||
3:21 | Xavier Cork defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | Ja'Vier Francis blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup | |||
3:11 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
3:01 | Mylik Wilson shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
3:01 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:01 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 | |
2:38 | J'wan Roberts misses two point layup | |||
2:36 | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | |||
2:34 | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | |||
2:32 | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | |||
2:27 | Ramon Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
2:24 | Ja'Vier Francis personal foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
2:24 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 | |
2:24 | Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:24 | Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | +2 | Damian Dunn makes two point layup (J'wan Roberts assists) | 28-25 | |
2:03 | JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul) | |||
2:03 | Damian Dunn technical foul | |||
2:03 | Damian Dunn turnover | |||
2:03 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 28-26 | |
2:03 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 28-27 | |
2:03 | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-27 | |
1:53 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Damian Dunn steals) | |||
1:24 | J'wan Roberts misses two point hook shot | |||
1:22 | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | |||
1:12 | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Mylik Wilson defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Mylik Wilson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Damian Dunn offensive rebound | |||
0:37 | Damian Dunn misses two point layup | |||
0:35 | J'wan Roberts offensive rebound | |||
0:32 | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point layup | 31-27 | |
0:14 | Ramon Walker Jr. personal foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
0:14 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-28 | |
0:14 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-29 | |
0:02 | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |