Despite a Mindboggling Performance Against the Kansas, Why Are TCU Fans Disappointed?

The Kansas Jayhawks clashed with the TCU Horned Frogs on Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks won what was a close competition, smashing 83 points while the TCU could only pot 81. However, a lot of TCU fans weren’t happy in how the game went.

The scoreline according to them didn’t show TCU’s full potential and the Jayhawks had also got a controversial call.

How it happened?

A surprising chain of events triggered for the TCU fans when their team had a 79-77 lead against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Kansas’s guard Kevin McCullar Jr. tried to feed the ball to their center Hunter Dickinson. The TCU’s center Ernest Udeh Jr. nabbed a steal and the TCU went out in transition with a player advantage since Dickinson was lying down inadvertently after being struck in the head by Udeh Jr.

The whistle blew marking an end to the TCU’s transition hopes and the officials gave the ball to the Kansas. The Jayhawks got two free throws and Dickinson responded, making both free throws tying the game. The Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr. then bucketed the ball taking the Kansas to an 81-79 tally.

On the other coast, the TCU guard Micah Peavy tied the score at 81. Harris then passed the ball to Dickinson who potted another two-pointer and in response, the TCU guard Jameer Nelson Jr. missed a crucial jumper at the buzzer, and the game ended in the Kansas’s favor. 

There has been a lot of buzz among the TCU fans regarding the Dickinson foul call. The irony with the whole situation is that Udeh Jr. was once a Kansas player and this time he had the opportunity to prove his mettle to his previous team. He unfortunately was the man responsible for the controversial call in favor of Dickinson.

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The TCU have performed considerably well this season but a resume win against the Kansas Jayhawks who occupy the second position in the AP men’s basketball rankings would have meant the world to them. Nonetheless, there were a lot of positives to take from the game.

A lot of positives

Their guard Trevian Tennyson besotted the team’s highest 24 points. Other than him, their forward Emanuel Miller once again held an important position in the baton of scoring, sousing a remarkable 20 points. He also upheld his defensive skills, nabbing 5 rebounds.

Peavy was another important contributor to the team, throttling 10 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. Thus, it was a collective team effort while relying heavily on their anchor and second fiddle. Interestingly, the TCU trailed by only one point in both the halves. 

With an exceptional 81.3% free throw percentage and an astonishing 38.1% three-pointer percentage, the TCU were ahead of the Kansas in these tally. But where they lacked was the field goal percentage. In another department with just 28 rebounds, the TCU lagged in rebounding by a margin of 12.

Nonetheless, they broke the rhythm of their opponents by seizing 16 steals during their game against the Kansas. Thus, it was a crucial game for the TCU and the fans would have been proud had they won it.

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