Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
David Punch scores 19 points, TCU beats Colorado 68-57 to snap 3-game losing streak
Colorado trailed by seven points at halftime but pulled to 44-40 with 13:03 remaining. Punch made a pair of 3-pointers, a dunk and finished with 11 points during a 24-6 run and TCU had its largest lead, 68-50, with 2:23 left.
Noah Reynolds added 11 points for TCU (11-10, 4-6 Big 12), which ended a three-game losing streak.
Andrej Jakimovski scored 13 points to lead Colorado (9-12, 0-10). Bangot Dak added nine points to go with 12 rebounds. The Buffaloes outrebounded TCU 34-22, but the Horned Frogs scored 28 points from 19 Colorado turnovers.
Colorado opened on an 11-2 run and led 24-18 midway through the first half. TCU closed the half on a 16-3 run and led 34-27 at the break. Jakimovski scored eight first-half points for the Buffaloes and Reynolds paced TCU with seven.
The Buffaloes have lost 10 consecutive games, their longest losing streak since a 12-game skid during the 2008-09 season.
Jamie Dixon is one win away from 500 as TCU's head coach. His 171 wins at TCU ranks second all-time.
On Wednesday, TCU hosts West Virginia and Colorado plays at Utah.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Colorado Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ernest Udeh Jr. Block. | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sebastian Rancik missed Layup. | 57 - 68 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 TCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-45 | FG | 24-54 |
| 46.7 | Field Goal % | 44.4 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 31.3 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 10-14 | FT | 12-17 |
| 71.4 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 5,029 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |