TCU avoids getting angry with last-second layup to eliminate Arizona State
TCU trailed for over 25 minutes, but they picked a good time to take the lead and hold onto it.
The sixth-seeded Horned Frogs battled back from an 11-point deficit to defeat No. 11 Arizona State 72-70 after a last-second bucket.
TCU trailed the entire second half but took the lead with just under 40 seconds hitting a pair of free throws. Other than a timeout, ASU couldn’t get a bucket, and they were fouled while already in the double bonus.
Mike Miles Jr. made just one out of two, giving the Sun Devils a chance to tie him, and they did it after a three-pointer from DJ Horne with 12.4 seconds left.
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TCU forward JaKobe Coles, forward, reacts after hitting the teeing field next to Arizona State guard Frankie Collins during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Men’s Tournament on Friday, March 17, 2023 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Tied at 70, JaKobe Coles took the ball off the top of the key and nailed a floater with 1.5 seconds left, and Arizona State’s three-quarter uplift was no good.
Xavier Cork #12 of the TCU Horned Frogs celebrates after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Ball Arena on March 17, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Coles was 5-for-10 from the floor, scoring 11 points off the bench, and it’s those latter two that are now seared in the minds of Horned Frogs fans.
Miles Jr. led the way with 26 points. It was 12 for 14 from the free throw line.
It may not be total redemption from the 65-7 College Football Playoff National Championship, but it is something.
Xavier Cork #12 of the TCU Horned Frogs celebrates after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Ball Arena on March 17, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Arizona State will face No. 3 Gonzaga in the second round on Sunday. Gonzaga beat No. 14 Grand Canyon on Friday night.
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