Damion Baugh scored a career-high 24 points, Emanuel Mille had 20 and No. 22 TCU held on to beat Texas 75-73.
TCU's Shahada Wells and Damion Baugh, center, celebrate with fans who rushed the court after TCU defeated Texas in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. – Damion Baugh had a steal and a breakaway layup off the opening tip of the game to get 22nd-ranked TCU off and running in its home finale.
Baugh scored a career-high 24 points, Emanuel Miller added 20 and the Horned Frogs held on for a 75-73 win Wednesday night, denying Texas a chance to play for its first conference title since 2008 when the regular season wraps up this weekend. Texas hosts third-ranked Kansas on Saturday. The Jayhawks had clinched a share of their 21st Big 12 title by beating Texas Tech on Tuesday night, and now it's theirs alone.Baugh made two free throws with 19 seconds left for a 73-68 lead. After Brock Cunningham's layup for Texas, Miller had a breakaway two-handed slam to seal it for the Frogs .
Sir’Jabari Rice had 16 points for the Longhorns, and Tyrese Hunter had 15. Marcus Carr, their leading scorer at nearly 17 a game, had 10 with his last points a 3 off a TCU turnover with 1:02 left that got them within 71-68.
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