FORT WORTH, Texas -- First-year TCU coach Jamie Dixon did a double-take when he
saw the possibility that the Horned Frogs would have back-to-back games against
Washington.
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happened, he stressed to his team the need to come out hungrier after beating
the Huskies four days earlier in Las Vegas. Then TCU fell behind by 17 points in
the first 10 minutes.Obviously that worked really well, Dixon said, able to
enjoy a little sarcasm after his alma mater stayed unbeaten by rallying for an
86-71 win Wednesday night. Im working on that speech again.Alex Robinson scored
16 points, including nine on an 18-0 run that wiped out that early deficit, and
freshman guard Jaylen Fisher had 14 of his 15 after halftime in the rare
back-to-back meeting of non-conference foes.Robinson had a career-high 24 points
in the first meeting of the Big 12 and Pac-12 opponents in the Global Sports
Classic on Saturday. The Horned Frogs (7-0) won that one 93-80, but had just
three points nearly nine minutes into the rematch after missing 15 of their
first 17 shots.The sophomore guard from Fort Worth capped the 18-0 run with a
3-pointer for a 23-22 lead.We werent even looking at the score to be honest,
said Robinson, who had seven assists and three steals. We were just focused play
by play. We knew if we got stops then eventually we would come back.Freshman
Markelle Fultz led the Huskies (4-3) with 21 points, 14 rebounds and six assists
-- but had six of the Huskies season-high 25 turnovers. Carlos Johnson added 13
points and eight boards.Its our first away game, said Fultz, who said he took an
elbow that bloodied his mouth early in the game. When they started to come back,
I think the adversity got to us and we were just rushing things.The Frogs went
ahead for good on a 3-pointer late in the first half by JD Miller, who had 12
points. Kenrich Williams had 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while
matching Robinson with three steals, a game high.After trailing by 17, TCU took
its first 17-point lead with four minutes remaining when Miller blocked a layup
attempt by Dominic Green and Robinson converted a three-point play at the other
end for a 75-58 advantage.HERE COME THE ZAGSFultz, a likely one-and-done player
who drew representatives from 16 NBA teams in his visit to Texas, will get his
second true road game closer to his college home. The Huskies play at No. 8
Gonzaga on Dec. 7. Ive heard about the crowd and stuff, Fultz said. Weve just
got to get mentally focused for that game.DOUBLING UPIts the fourth time since
1979-80 that Washington has played a non-conference opponent twice in the same
season, but the second time in as many years. Washington beat Texas in last
seasons opener in China before the Longhorns won in the Bahamas. ... The last
time Washington played the same non-conference opponent in back-to-back games
was at Hawaii in 1975-76, winning both. ... TCU finished the 2009-10 season with
consecutive losses to Mountain West Conference foe BYU. The Frogs beat Tulsa
twice in non-conference in 2013-14 before going 0-18 in Big 12 play.BIG
PICTUREWashington: The Huskies were dominant early behind Fultz but faded fast.
They havent shown much depth behind the McDonalds All-American and will need to
find some to be competitive in the Pac-12.TCU: The Frogs had some strong
preseasons under former coach Trent Johnson as well, so it remains to be seen
what this means with the difficult Big 12 season looming. But the Frogs have two
straight wins over Power 5 conference foe (Washington) led by a top NBA
prospect.UP NEXTWashington: The Huskies get a week off before the visit to the
Zags in the biggest test left before the start of Pac-12 play against Washington
State on New Years Day.TCU: This was the start of eight straight games in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area, seven at home. Arkansas State visits Saturday. The lone
road game is at SMU. The last two in this home stretch are the first two in Big
12 play: No. 4 Kansas on Dec. 30 and unranked Oklahoma, a No. 2 seed in last
seasons NCAA Tournament, on Jan. 3.---More AP college basketball:
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end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in
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New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the
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was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years
ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game.Tottenham boss
Mauricio Pochettino claims people around the club must ignore north London
rivals Arsenal and focus on their own ambitions. Spurs have not finished ahead
of Arsenal in the league since 1995, but they will bring that run to an end
should they secure a point against Newcastle next weekend.Arsene Wenger has had
the upper hand in every year of his Arsenal reign against a stream of Tottenham
managers. Pochettino says Spurs have improvements to make But Pochettino is
determined not to obsess about local bragging rights and has urged all at White
Hart Lane to adopt a similar approach.And after falling just short of new
English champions Leicester this season, Pochettino is determined to secure the
title at the next attempt.Following Tottenhams 2-1 reverse to Southampton,
Pochettino said: I think that I dont care about Arsenal, I want to win the
league, I want to be on top but Arsenal I do not care about. When Spurs last
pipped Arsenal We recall the last time Spurs finished above their rivals Sure I
want to be above them, but this I think is normal.
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to try and be bigger, we need to concentrate on us and not look what is
happening with our neighbours.We feel disappointed, I think that our last game
at home we want to win but we are disappointed.As for what his team need to
improve on for next season, Pochettino said: I think we need to put our energy
in trying to win games like today. Toby Alderweireld scores in Tottenhams 2-2
draw with Arsenal in March It does not matter if it is Southampton, Arsenal or
Chelsea, we want to win, we want to be above them and now we are the same next
season too.Two shots on target for them and they scored twice and we scored only
once with 70 per cent possession but in football you never know.It has been a
good experience for us to learn from this season. We improved from last season
but we need to still improve and try to improve and try to be better. Also See:
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