Caleb Love hits 5 3s, scores 33 as Arizona beats TCU 90-81 in Big 12 opener
AP
Dec 30, 2024
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) Caleb Love hit five 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 33 points, Henri Veesaar added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Arizona Wildcats beat TCU Horned Frogs 90-81 on Monday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Love made 11 of 17 from the field, hit 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and had seven rebounds and seven assists. Jaden Bradley added 10 points and six assists for Arizona (7-5).
The Wildcats had a season-high 28 assists, led by KJ Lewis’ eight to go with eight points and three steals. Arizona made 33 of 58 (57%) from the field despite missing 15 of its 22 shots from behind the arc.
Love made a layup to open the scoring with 18:30 left in the first half, followed with a 3-pointer 33 seconds later and Arizona led the rest of the way. Five different Wildcats scored in a 13-2 run that pushed the lead to 22-8 with 10:38 left in the first half. TCU scored 15 of the next 19 points to make it a three-point game about 4 minutes later and went into halftime trailing 41-37.
The Horned Frogs got within a point on three occasions in the first five minutes of the second half, but Arizona responded each time, pulling away for good with a 12-5 spurt that made it 76-66 after Tobe Awaka converted a three-point play with 6:30 to play.
Noah Reynolds scored a season-high 23 points with seven assists for TCU (7-5) and Vasean Allette added 15 points on 6-of-19 shooting. Ernest Udeh Jr. scored 10 and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds and Micah Robinson also scored 10.
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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
37
ARIZ
Wildcats
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Brendan Wenzel vs. Jaden Bradley (Jaden Bradley gains possession)
19:33
Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
19:31
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
19:11
Trey Townsend misses two point hook shot
19:09
Trey Townsend offensive rebound
18:51
Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
18:49
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:48
David Punch blocks Tobe Awaka's two point layup
18:46
Wildcats offensive rebound
18:30
+2
Caleb Love makes two point layup
0-2
18:11
Vasean Allette misses two point layup
18:09
Vasean Allette offensive rebound
18:09
David Punch misses two point jump shot
18:07
Wildcats defensive rebound
17:58
Trazarien White personal foul
17:57
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
0-5
17:40
Anthony Dell'Orso shooting foul (Vasean Allette draws the foul)
17:40
+1
Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-5
17:40
+1
Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-5
17:18
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)
2-7
16:59
Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
16:57
Caleb Love defensive rebound
16:36
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:34
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
16:06
+2
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point hook shot
4-7
16:00
+2
Caleb Love makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)
4-9
15:42
Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
15:40
Trazarien White offensive rebound
15:19
+2
Vasean Allette makes two point layup
6-9
15:19
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
6-11
14:55
Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
14:53
Wildcats defensive rebound
14:53
TV timeout
14:39
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point dunk (Henri Veesaar assists)
6-13
14:11
Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:09
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
14:09
Malick Diallo personal foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
13:53
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
13:51
Malick Diallo defensive rebound
13:35
+2
Vasean Allette makes two point jump shot
8-13
13:13
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
13:11
Micah Robinson defensive rebound
12:50
Jace Posey turnover (bad pass) (KJ Lewis steals)
12:47
Malick Diallo shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
12:47
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-14
12:47
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-15
12:28
Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
12:26
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
12:24
Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Carter Bryant steals)
12:08
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point dunk (Jaden Bradley assists)
8-17
11:46
Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
11:44
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
11:25
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
8-20
11:22
Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
11:22
TV timeout
10:53
Isaiah Manning misses three point jump shot
10:51
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
10:38
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
8-22
10:22
Vasean Allette misses two point layup
10:20
Jace Posey offensive rebound
10:18
Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
10:16
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
10:12
KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Vasean Allette steals)
10:07
+2
Vasean Allette makes two point layup (Jace Posey assists)
10-22
9:45
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:43
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
9:33
Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
9:31
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
9:28
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
10-24
9:28
Trazarien White shooting foul (Carter Bryant draws the foul)
9:28
Carter Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:28
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
9:07
Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
9:05
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
9:03
+2
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point layup
12-24
8:33
Jaden Bradley turnover (lost ball) (Trazarien White steals)
8:33
Jaden Bradley personal foul
8:16
+3
Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)
15-24
7:52
David Punch shooting foul (Trey Townsend draws the foul)
7:52
TV timeout
7:52
+1
Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-25
7:52
+1
Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-26
7:29
Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
7:27
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
7:27
+2
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point layup
17-26
7:27
Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)