Frogs fall to Boise State on the road
Published Feb 21, 2012
The TCU men’s basketball team fell to .500 in conference when Boise State guard Anthony Drmic sank two free throws with 0.9 seconds left. The Broncos escaped with a 64-65 win over the Horned Frogs.
TCU center Craig Williams had 21 points and 10 rebounds, both game highs. Guard Derrick Marks scored 13 points to lead Boise State.
With the loss, the Frogs (15-11 overall, 5-5 Mountain West) dropped to 0-5 in conference road games.
Boise State (13-12 overall, 3-7 Mountain West) notched their third straight conference win.
TCU was down by five with three minutes left when guard Garlon Green rallied the Frogs. Green sank a three, followed by a bucket by senior guard Hank Thorns to tie the game at 59.
The Frogs would take a 62-59 lead on Williams’ fifth three with 1:18 remaining. Boise State guard Drew Wiley knotted the game back up at 62.
Thorns gave TCU their final lead of the game on a pair of free throws. Drmic hit a free throw to cut the lead back to one for the Broncos.
The Frogs were fouled on the ensuing in-bounds pass, but missed the front-end of a one-and-one free throw.
Drmic was fouled on a layup drive, sending him to the line to score the final points of the game.
The TCU Horned Frogs will face the Air Force Falcons on the road tomorrow. The game will be televised on the Mtn. network. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. local time.