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Miller scores 26 as No. 8 seed TCU holds off No. 9 seed Oklahoma 77-70 in Big 12 tourney

AP
Mar 13, 2024

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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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
31
TCU
Horned Frogs
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sam Godwin vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
19:46		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
19:44		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
19:24		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
19:24		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:24	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:13		Otega Oweh personal foul
19:06	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	1-3
18:58		Milos Uzan turnover (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
18:42		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:40		Sooners defensive rebound
18:23		Jalon Moore turnover (out of bounds)
18:09	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)	1-6
17:41		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
17:39		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
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		Le'Tre Darthard shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-9
17:06		Le'Tre Darthard turnover (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
16:47		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
16:45		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)	6-9
16:19		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:17		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
16:09	+3	Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	6-12
15:54		Otega Oweh turnover (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
15:54		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
15:52		Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
15:48		Milos Uzan shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
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		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
15:23		Luke Northweather offensive rebound
15:23		Xavier Cork personal foul
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		Maks Klanjscek misses three point jump shot
14:54		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
14:47		Luke Northweather shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
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		Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
14:33		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
14:24	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)	9-21
14:21		Sooners 30 second timeout
14:05		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
14:03		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
13:42		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
13:40		Luke Northweather defensive rebound
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		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
12:29		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
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		Maks Klanjscek personal foul
11:41		TV timeout
11:30		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
11:28		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Sam Godwin assists)	17-26
11:05		Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
11:05		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:05		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
10:44		Sam Godwin blocks Micah Peavy's two point jump shot
10:42		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
10:23		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:21		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
10:11		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
10:09		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
9:59		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (Milos Uzan steals)
9:44		Otega Oweh turnover (Emanuel Miller steals)
9:31		Emanuel Miller turnover (Le'Tre Darthard steals)
9:24		Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup
9:22		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
9:16		Sam Godwin shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
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		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul)
9:00		Sam Godwin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:00	+1	Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
8:46		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup
8:44		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	20-28
8:34		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
8:07		Trevian Tennyson turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
8:03		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball)
7:45	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot	20-30
7:29		Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Milos Uzan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
7:06		Xavier Cork turnover (Milos Uzan steals)
7:00	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	23-30
6:45		Sam Godwin shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
6:45		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
6:28		Le'Tre Darthard turnover (bad pass)
6:15	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot	23-33
5:55		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
5:53		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
5:42		Luke Northweather blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
5:40		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:28		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
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		Avery Anderson III personal foul (Luke Northweather draws the foul)
5:14		Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
5:12		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
5:05		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
5:03		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
4:40		Milos Uzan turnover (Avery Anderson III steals)
4:26		JaKobe Coles misses two point layup
4:24		Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
4:17		Le'Tre Darthard turnover (Micah Peavy steals)
4:16	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)	23-37
4:08		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
4:06		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
3:47		Trevian Tennyson personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
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		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
2:36		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
2:27		Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup
2:25		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
2:18		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
2:16		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
1:49		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
1:49		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-39
1:34		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:32		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
1:32		Yaya Keita personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-40
1:32		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:32		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
1:21		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
1:19		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
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		Yaya Keita personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
0:09		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
0:03		Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
0:03		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
0:02		Micah Peavy turnover (Jalon Moore steals)
0:02		Jalon Moore turnover (Micah Peavy steals)
0:02	+3	Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot	31-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKLA
Sooners
39
TCU
Horned Frogs
32

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Sam Godwin turnover (bad pass)
19:34		Emanuel Miller offensive foul
19:34		Emanuel Miller turnover (offensive foul)
19:15		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
19:13		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
18:51		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
18:49		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
18:35		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. blocks Le'Tre Darthard's three point jump shot
18:33		Sooners offensive rebound
18:31		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul
18:21		Sam Godwin misses two point jump shot
18:19		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	31-47
18:08		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
18:08		Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:08		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
17:42	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot	33-47
17:21	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot	33-49
16:54		Milos Uzan turnover (Micah Peavy steals)
16:49	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)	33-51
16:26	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Sam Godwin assists)	35-51
16:26		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
16:26		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:26		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
16:03		Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
15:39		Jalon Moore turnover (bad pass)
15:39		TV timeout
15:27		Avery Anderson III turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
15:17	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	37-51
14:56	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	37-53
14:56		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
14:56		Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:56		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
14:43		Avery Anderson III blocks Sam Godwin's two point layup
14:41		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
14:29	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Emanuel Miller assists)	37-55
14:23		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball)
14:03		Maks Klanjscek personal foul
13:51		Xavier Cork misses two point layup
13:49		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
13:46		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
13:44		Luke Northweather offensive rebound
13:37	+3	Kaden Cooper makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	40-55
13:19		Avery Anderson III turnover (traveling)
13:02		Milos Uzan misses two point layup
13:00		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
12:52		JaKobe Coles turnover (bad pass)
12:32		Trevian Tennyson shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
12:32		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:32	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-55
12:16		Trevian Tennyson misses two point jump shot
12:14		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
12:03		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Le'Tre Darthard draws the foul)
12:03		Le'Tre Darthard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:03	+1	Le'Tre Darthard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-55
11:46	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point dunk (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	42-57
11:29		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
11:27		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
11:26		JaKobe Coles shooting foul
11:26		TV timeout
11:26	+1	Le'Tre Darthard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-57
11:26	+1	Le'Tre Darthard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-57
11:14	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	44-59
10:54	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup	46-59
10:39		Le'Tre Darthard personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
10:30		Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
10:28		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	46-61
10:22		Sam Godwin shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-62
10:08		Sam Godwin turnover (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
10:05		Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
9:55		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball)
9:28		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:26		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point layup	46-64
9:17		Sooners 30 second timeout
9:17		TV timeout
9:10		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
9:08		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
9:03		Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Sam Godwin's two point layup
9:01		Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
8:55		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
8:53		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
8:42		Emanuel Miller shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-64
8:42	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
8:20	+3	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot	48-67
7:59	+3	Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Jalon Moore assists)	51-67
7:24		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
7:23		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:23		TV timeout
7:14		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
7:12		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	51-69
6:31	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup	53-69
6:29		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
6:29		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:29		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
6:09		Le'Tre Darthard personal foul
6:00		Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
5:58		JaKobe Coles offensive rebound
5:50		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:48		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	55-69
5:08		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-70
5:08	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-71
5:04		Emanuel Miller personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
5:04	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-71
5:04		Trevian Tennyson turnover (bad pass)
4:52	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Jalon Moore assists)	59-71
4:32		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
4:17		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
4:15		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
4:09		Milos Uzan turnover (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
4:06		Milos Uzan personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
4:06	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-72
4:06	+1	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-73
3:46	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	61-73
3:17		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup
3:15		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
3:07		Otega Oweh turnover (Avery Anderson III steals)
3:07		TV timeout
2:39		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (Milos Uzan steals)
2:31	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	63-73
2:31		Emanuel Miller shooting foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul)
2:31		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
2:10		Otega Oweh personal foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-74
2:10	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-75
2:01	+3	Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot	66-75
1:59		Sooners 30 second timeout
1:29		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:27		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot	68-75
0:57		Le'Tre Darthard personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
0:57	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
0:48		Emanuel Miller blocks Jalon Moore's three point jump shot
0:46		Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
0:25		Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
0:21		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:21	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:21		Sooners 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Sooners 60 second timeout