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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Christian 70, Oklahoma 67
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials: # Duke Edsall, # Brent Meaux, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 5392

Texas Christian 70, Oklahoma 67: Senior Garlon Green led four Horned Frogs in double figures with 18 points as TCU held off the visiting Sooners.

Green went 4-of-4 from the 3-point line for the Horned Frogs (11-20, 2-16 Big 12), who will be the 10th seed at the Big 12 Conference tournament. Charles Hill Jr. and Connell Crossland each added 13 for TCU, which snapped an eight-game losing streak.

Romero Osby led the Sooners (20-10, 11-7) with 19 points, including a layup with eight seconds left to get Oklahoma within 68-67. The Sooners, who will be the fourth seed, trailed by 22 at halftime and got within a point twice in the last five minutes.

Oklahoma used a 22-3 second-half run to climb out of the big deficit. Osby had six points during the run, including a dunk that made it 59-58 with 4:27 left before Green answered with a 3-pointer.

Hill had a pair of 3-pointers as TCU used a 17-1 run to build a 32-14 lead with 7:19 left in the first half. Hill and Green added consecutive 3-pointers for a 42-20 lead with 1:45 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Horned Frogs led 44-22 at halftime. TCU's previous high for first-half points in Big 12 play was 28 against Texas Tech. ... Oklahoma went 0-of-16 from the 3-point line. ... It was Oklahoma's first loss at TCU after five victories.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Texas Christian
Romero Osby 19 Scoring Garlon Green 18
Sam Grooms 6 Assists Kyan Anderson 7
Andrew Fitzgerald 11 Rebounds Connell Crossland 7
Je'lon Hornbeak 8 Free Throws Made Devonta Abron 2
Buddy Hield 3 Steals Devonta Abron 1
Cameron Clark 1 Blocks Nate Butler 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 67 36.4 0-16 19-27 8 33 2 6 8
Texas Christian 70 54.0 8-14 8-16 20 32 3 3 16