Miller scores 26 as No. 8 seed TCU holds off No. 9 seed Oklahoma 77-70 in Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Emanuel Miller had 26 points and eight rebounds, Jameer Nelson Jr. added 14 points and No. 8 seed TCU built a big lead early before holding off No. 9 seed Oklahoma late in a 77-70 victory in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
Jakobe Coles also had 11 points for the Horned Frogs (21-11), who advanced to play top-ranked Houston on Thursday. TCU dealt the No. 1 seed Cougars one of their three conference losses when they met in the regular season.
TCU led 73-61 with less than four minutes to go in its second-round game, but Milos Uzan and Otega Oweh were able to get the Sooners (20-12) within 77-68 with about a minute left. They quickly fouled Nelson, who made both foul shots, and the Horned Frogs were on their way to the quarterfinals in pursuit of their first conference tournament title ever.
Jalon Moore and Oweh had 16 points apiece to lead Oklahoma in its last Big 12 Tournament before heading to the SEC. Uzan finished with 15 points and Le'Tre Darthard had 12.
Miller had a big night against Oklahoma when the teams met in January, piling up 27 points with nine rebounds. And he was halfway to both totals by the break Wednesday, scoring 13 points and pulling down five boards as the Horned Frogs - taking advantage of 10 turnovers by the Sooners - established a 45-31 lead at the break.
Oklahoma thought its deficit would be single-digits, but the Horned Frogs' Micah Peavy hit a 70--foot heave as time expired.
That shot as much as anything seemed to deflate the Sooners.
TCU stretched its lead to 51-33 in the opening minutes of the second half as Oklahoma continued to turn the ball over, and Miller kept up the offensive pressure. He was at his best driving to the basket, where he often finished while getting fouled. And when he did miss, Ernest Udeh or someone else was there for the putback, helping to keep the Sooners at bay.
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Oklahoma awaits its fate on Selection Sunday. The Sooners will likely be the No. 8 or 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
TCU can make a big move up the NCAA tourney bracket with a second win over the Cougars on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Sam Godwin vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Horned Frogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:24 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:13 | Â | Otega Oweh personal foul | Â | |
19:06 | +3 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 1-3 | |
18:58 | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals) | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:40 | Â | Sooners defensive rebound | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Jalon Moore turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
18:09 | +3 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 1-6 | |
17:41 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | Â | |
17:32 | +3 | Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (Sam Godwin assists) | 4-6 | |
17:16 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 4-8 | |
17:16 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
17:16 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-9 | |
17:06 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard turnover (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
16:32 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists) | 6-9 | |
16:19 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:17 | Â | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 6-12 | |
15:54 | Â | Otega Oweh turnover (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Milos Uzan shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | Â | |
15:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:48 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 | |
15:48 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 | |
15:25 | Â | Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Luke Northweather offensive rebound | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Xavier Cork personal foul | Â | |
15:21 | +3 | Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 9-14 | |
15:04 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists) | 9-16 | |
14:56 | Â | Maks Klanjscek misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Xavier Cork defensive rebound | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Luke Northweather shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul) | Â | |
14:47 | +1 | Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-17 | |
14:47 | +1 | Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-18 | |
14:35 | Â | Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:24 | +3 | JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 9-21 | |
14:21 | Â | Sooners 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Jalon Moore misses two point layup | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | Â | |
13:42 | Â | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Luke Northweather defensive rebound | Â | |
13:23 | +3 | Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 12-21 | |
12:58 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point layup | 12-23 | |
12:31 | Â | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | Â | |
12:25 | +3 | Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 12-26 | |
11:57 | +3 | Maks Klanjscek makes three point jump shot (Le'Tre Darthard assists) | 15-26 | |
11:41 | Â | Maks Klanjscek personal foul | Â | |
11:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | +2 | Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Sam Godwin assists) | 17-26 | |
11:05 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Sam Godwin blocks Micah Peavy's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Micah Peavy offensive rebound | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Sam Godwin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:11 | Â | Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (Milos Uzan steals) | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Otega Oweh turnover (Emanuel Miller steals) | Â | |
9:31 | Â | Emanuel Miller turnover (Le'Tre Darthard steals) | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Sam Godwin shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
9:16 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 | |
9:16 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-28 | |
9:00 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul) | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Sam Godwin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:00 | +1 | Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-28 | |
8:46 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point layup | 20-28 | |
8:34 | Â | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Trevian Tennyson turnover (Otega Oweh steals) | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:45 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot | 20-30 | |
7:29 | Â | Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul) | Â | |
7:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:28 | +1 | Milos Uzan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-30 | |
7:06 | Â | Xavier Cork turnover (Milos Uzan steals) | Â | |
7:00 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup | 23-30 | |
6:45 | Â | Sam Godwin shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
6:45 | +1 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 | |
6:45 | Â | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
6:15 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot | 23-33 | |
5:55 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Luke Northweather blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Jalon Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | Â | |
5:28 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-34 | |
5:28 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-35 | |
5:19 | Â | Avery Anderson III personal foul (Luke Northweather draws the foul) | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (Avery Anderson III steals) | Â | |
4:26 | Â | JaKobe Coles misses two point layup | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard turnover (Micah Peavy steals) | Â | |
4:16 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists) | 23-37 | |
4:08 | Â | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Jalon Moore offensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Trevian Tennyson personal foul | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:47 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 | |
3:47 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-37 | |
3:35 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup | 25-39 | |
3:13 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot | 27-39 | |
2:38 | Â | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
1:49 | Â | JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:49 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-39 | |
1:34 | Â | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Yaya Keita personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:32 | +1 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-40 | |
1:32 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | Â | |
1:11 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point dunk (Micah Peavy assists) | 28-42 | |
0:46 | +3 | Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists) | 31-42 | |
0:09 | Â | Yaya Keita personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Micah Peavy turnover (Jalon Moore steals) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jalon Moore turnover (Micah Peavy steals) | Â | |
0:02 | +3 | Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot | 31-45 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |