Abmas scores 21, including last 13 points for Texas in 77-66 win at No. 25 TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Max Abmas was already the leading active career scorer in NCAA Division I, and his late outburst of points lifted Texas to a win over 25th-ranked TCU.
Abmas scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime Saturday, including the last 13 for the Longhorns after the game was tied in their 77-66 victory. It was also during that stretch he passed Danny Manning for 13th on the all-time scoring list.
“Just understanding it’s a long game,” Abmas said. “The first half didn’t make too many shots, also in the beginning the second. Really just staying with it, continuing to make the right play.”
Abmas put the Longhorns (15-7, 4-5 Big 12) ahead to stay on a three-point play with 3:25 left that broke a 64-all tie. That layup and free throw, after his steal, started a personal 11-0 run that included two 3-pointers. He added a pair of free throws in the final minute.
“A step-back 3, that's a tough shot, then on me a very deep shot,” TCU forward Emanuel Miller said. “He's a capable shooter from anywhere on the court. ... We just needed to do a better job.”
Dylan Disu had 15 points for Texas, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Dillon Mitchell had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Miller had 15 points to lead the Horned Frogs (16-6, 5-4). Avery Anderson added 13 points, while Trevian Tennyson and Jakobe Coles each scored 10.
Mitchell had a three-point play with 7:05 left, making a tiebreaking short turnaround jumper while being fouled on what was Texas’ third shot in the same possession. Tyrese Hunter then had a steal that led to a layup by Abmas, the former Oral Roberts transfer now with 2,955 career points.
“He always just plays the right way, plays to win,” Texas coach Rodney Terry said. “Max is a special player, and a special kid, both on the court and off the court.”
BIG RUNS
Disu had bookend 3-pointers in a 10-0 run for the Longhorns in the first half that put them ahead after quickly falling behind by double digits. He also assisted in that spurt on a layup by Abmas for his only points before halftime. .... Texas led 43-32 after scoring the final eight points of the first half, including two dunks by Mitchell.
BIG PICTURE
Texas: The Longhorns played their fifth of six consecutive games against ranked opponents, and are 3-2 in that stretch. They were coming off consecutive losses, including in overtime at home to fourth-ranked Houston on Monday night.
TCU: The Horned Frogs scored the game's first seven points and led by as many as 10. But they have now lost two of their last three games at home.
RETIRING 34
The Horned Frogs at halftime retired the No. 34 jersey of Kenrich Williams, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward who played three seasons at TCU from 2014-18. It is the fifth jersey retired by TCU. He had 1,125 points and 877 rebounds in his 102 games.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
TCU's return to the Top 25 could end up being only one week, even though the Frogs were coming off an 85-78 win over No. 15 Texas Tech.
UP NEXT
The next game for both teams is against 12th-ranked Iowa State. Texas hosts the Cyclones on Tuesday night. The Horned Frogs don't have a midweek game before traveling to play at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 10.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Dylan Disu vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Longhorns gains possession) | |||
19:42 | Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot | |||
19:40 | Chendall Weaver offensive rebound | |||
19:27 | Longhorns turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
19:09 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
19:07 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
18:46 | Dillon Mitchell turnover (out of bounds) | |||
18:24 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 0-3 | |
18:01 | Dylan Disu misses two point layup | |||
17:59 | Dylan Disu offensive rebound | |||
17:55 | Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Chendall Weaver's two point layup | |||
17:53 | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | |||
17:41 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 0-5 | |
17:19 | Dillon Mitchell turnover (out of bounds) | |||
17:05 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point hook shot | 0-7 | |
16:51 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Dylan Disu assists) | 2-7 | |
16:36 | +3 | Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 2-10 | |
16:15 | Dillon Mitchell misses two point hook shot | |||
16:13 | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
16:06 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup | 4-10 | |
15:58 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point layup | 4-12 | |
15:46 | Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot | |||
15:44 | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | Max Abmas shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul) | |||
15:37 | TV timeout | |||
15:32 | Xavier Cork turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals) | |||
15:19 | Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
15:17 | Xavier Cork defensive rebound | |||
15:01 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
14:59 | Chendall Weaver defensive rebound | |||
14:40 | Max Abmas misses two point jump shot | |||
14:38 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
14:27 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point jump shot (Xavier Cork assists) | 4-14 | |
14:05 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup | 6-14 | |
13:51 | +2 | Xavier Cork makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists) | 6-16 | |
13:32 | Xavier Cork personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
13:30 | Jameer Nelson Jr. blocks Ithiel Horton's two point layup | |||
13:28 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | Brock Cunningham personal foul | |||
12:59 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:57 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
12:48 | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | |||
12:46 | Ithiel Horton defensive rebound | |||
12:42 | Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | |||
12:29 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup | 8-16 | |
12:16 | Trevian Tennyson offensive foul | |||
12:16 | Trevian Tennyson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
12:04 | Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:50 | Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hunter steals) | |||
11:44 | +2 | Chendall Weaver makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 10-16 | |
11:29 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 10-19 | |
11:04 | +3 | Brock Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists) | 13-19 | |
10:48 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point dunk (Avery Anderson III assists) | 13-21 | |
10:30 | Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot | |||
10:28 | Dylan Disu offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Micah Peavy shooting foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul) | |||
10:26 | TV timeout | |||
10:26 | +1 | Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-21 | |
10:26 | +1 | Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-21 | |
10:10 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
10:08 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | +3 | Brock Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Chendall Weaver assists) | 18-21 | |
9:40 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 18-23 | |
9:17 | Trevian Tennyson blocks Max Abmas's two point layup | |||
9:15 | Longhorns offensive rebound | |||
9:15 | Max Abmas misses two point jump shot | |||
9:13 | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
9:13 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
8:47 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists) | 20-25 | |
8:24 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 23-25 | |
8:09 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Disu steals) | |||
8:00 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point layup | 25-25 | |
8:00 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
8:00 | TV timeout | |||
7:30 | Dylan Disu shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | |||
7:30 | Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:30 | Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:30 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +2 | Max Abmas makes two point layup (Dylan Disu assists) | 27-25 | |
6:58 | Micah Peavy misses two point layup | |||
6:56 | Xavier Cork personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul) | |||
6:48 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 30-25 | |
6:21 | Dylan Disu blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup | |||
6:19 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
6:17 | +3 | Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 30-28 | |
6:04 | Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot | |||
6:02 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
5:58 | Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Max Abmas steals) | |||
5:58 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
5:35 | Dylan Disu personal foul | |||
5:27 | Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
5:25 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
5:19 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 32-28 | |
4:51 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup (Emanuel Miller assists) | 32-30 | |
4:34 | Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:34 | +1 | Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-30 | |
4:21 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chendall Weaver steals) | |||
4:18 | +2 | Chendall Weaver makes two point dunk | 35-30 | |
4:03 | JaKobe Coles turnover (lost ball) | |||
3:48 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) | |||
3:48 | TV timeout | |||
3:39 | Max Abmas personal foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul) | |||
3:38 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
3:36 | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | |||
3:30 | Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Trevian Tennyson steals) | |||
3:20 | Trevian Tennyson turnover | |||
3:03 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (traveling) | |||
2:50 | Trevian Tennyson turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | |||
2:45 | Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals) | |||
2:42 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point dunk | 35-32 | |
2:31 | Longhorns 30 second timeout | |||
2:15 | Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point dunk | |||
2:13 | Longhorns offensive rebound | |||
2:11 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 37-32 | |
1:53 | Micah Peavy misses two point layup | |||
1:51 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
1:36 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 39-32 | |
1:25 | Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | |||
1:21 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk | 41-32 | |
1:18 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
0:49 | Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot | |||
0:47 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) (JaKobe Coles steals) | |||
0:23 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:21 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point jump shot (Brock Cunningham assists) | 43-32 | |
0:00 | End of period |