Second-Half Run Fuels TCU Past Baylor MBB on Saturday Night

Sat Jan 24 20:32:37 CST 2026

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 24, 2026

Second-Half Run Fuels TCU Past Baylor MBB on Saturday Night
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For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – A 31-11 run in the second half for TCU helped push the Horned Frogs to a 97-90 win over Baylor men’s basketball, on Saturday night at the Foster Pavilion.

Baylor (11-8, 1-6) couldn’t overcome a furious second-half run by TCU (13-7, 3-4) as the Horned Frogs erased an early second-half BU lead with a 24-6 lead over nearly 10 minutes, allowing TCU to build a double-digit advantage.

Baylor managed to cut the TCU lead to a close as four in the final seconds but the Frogs were able to hold on and secure the win.

The Bears saw four players reach double digits in scoring, including 21 points from Isaac Williams IV, who shot 5-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-5 from distance and went 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. Tounde Yessoufou had 21 points on 7-of-10 from the field with eight rebounds. Obi Agbim had 15 points and Cameron Carr had 20 points, with six rebounds and six assists.

Baylor shot 50 percent from the field (28-for-56), while TCU shot at a 52-percent clip (28-of-54), including 62.5 percent in the second half. Baylor was 8-of-26 from distance and 26-of-36 from the line, with TCU going 35-of-43 from the charity stripe. Baylor held a 37-24 lead in rebounds, but TCU had a 44-40 margin in points in the paint and a 22-13 margin in fast-break points.

TCU was led by Jayden Pierre, who had a game-high 25 points as the Frogs were able to win without their leading scorer and rebounder, David Punch. Brock Harding had 16 and Tanner Toolson chipped in 12. Xavier Edmonds had 23 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes.

Baylor will return to action on Wednesday, traveling to the Queen City to face Cincinnati at 5:30 p.m. CT on FS1. It will start a two-game road swing, also facing West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va., on Saturday afternoon.

THE RUNDOWN

After TCU opened the scoring with a pair of buckets, Yessoufou answered with a pair and Agbim drained a jumper in the paint to take a 6-4 lead in the opening minutes. Consecutive jumpers from Williams – including a triple, gave Baylor a five-point lead with just over five minutes off the clock. Agbim drilled consecutive triples to answer five TCU points and take a six-point lead with 12:58 left. Six straight points from the Frogs evened the game at 17 before a Williams triple.

The Frogs went on a 6-0 run to take a 23-20 lead and Williams snapped the stretch with a pair at the line with 8:17 left in the first stanza. After the under-eight timeout, Williams drilled his third triple in as many tries to put the Bears up 24-23 but Harding answered for TCU on the other end.

Carr’s two at the charity stripe evened the game at 26-26. Carr answered a trio of TCU points with a flush on a nifty backdoor cut and after four straight from the Frogs, Carr sank a jumper in the paint to cut the lead to 33-30 with 3:37 left in the half. Four straight at the line, from Caden Powell and Carr, gave BU a 34-33 lead as a product of a 6-0 run. TCU regained the lead with two at the line before Carr flushed a dunk as the clock hit one minute. Lelevicius sank a 3-pointer out of a TCU timeout and Agbim drilled a jumper to even the game at 38-38 at halftime.

The Bears shot 44-percent in the first half, including 5-of-14 from deep, while TCU shot 43-percent. BU held a 19-13 lead in rebounds but the Frogs had a 20-14 margin in points in the paint. Williams led all scorers with 12 points at the half, one of three Bears in double figures, including 10 each from Agbim and Carr.

Agbim opened the scoring in the second half with a free-throw line jumper that was answered by a Harding jumper from the block. Agbim sank a corner trey on the next possession but Harding drew a foul on the other end, hitting both at the line, before Yessoufou answered with a corner 3-pointer for a 46-42 lead. Yessoufou drew a foul on the offensive end and hit one at the line for a five-point lead.

A 9-0 TCU run pushed TCU to a 51-47 lead following the first media timeout. Dan Skillings snapped the run with his first bucket of the game.

The run grew to 15-2 as TCU took a 57-49 lead. Yessoufou’s work on the offensive glass snapped the run game cut the lead to 57-52 with 11:22 left in regulation. TCU stretched its run to 11-1 to take a 68-53 lead with just over eight minutes left.

A 7-0 TCU run pushed the lead to 75-58 with 5:29. The Bears got the lead down to seven with under two minutes, and four with seconds remaining, but couldn’t get over the hump to have a chance to even the game in the closing ticks.

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Josie Hutton | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

C: (254) 709-7720

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