CHUCK O’Bannon Jr. hit a go-ahead jumper with four seconds to play and Mike Miles Jr. scored a career-high 33 points as No. 17 TCU came from behind to beat No. 19 Baylor 88-87 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in a Big 12 Conference battle in Waco, Texas.
The Bears led by 17 points with three minutes to play in the first half and 10 at halftime before TCU (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) charged back.
Miles hit a 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining to bring the Horned Frogs within a point and then passed to O’Bannon for the deciding basket from just inside the arc. Baylor’s Keyonte George drove to the basket with a chance for the game-winning layup, but his shot was blocked by Xavier Cork to seal the win for TCU.
Baugh and Eddie Lampkin added 15 points each and Emanuel Miller had 13 for TCU, which has won 11 straight games. George, a freshman, poured in a career-high 27 points for the Bears (10-4, 0-2). Flagler and LJ Cryer added 13 apiece.
In other games, it was Providence 73, UConn 61; Georgia Tech 76, Miami 70; Arkansas 74, No. 20 Missouri 68; North Carolina State 84, Duke 60; Georgia 76, Auburn 64; College of Charleston 92, North Carolina A&T 79; and Iowa State 63, Oklahoma 60.
Providence 73, UConn 61
Bryce Hopkins tossed in a game-high 27 points to help the Friars extend their winning streak to eight games by beating the visiting Huskies.
Hopkins, a transfer from Kentucky, made both of his 3-point attempts and was 13 of 15 from the free-throw line before he fouled out with 1:02 to play. He finished 6 of 12 from the floor and added five rebounds.
UConn was within five points with 5:46 to play, but Providence went on a 9-0 run to take a 69-55 lead with 1:39 remaining on two free throws by Hopkins. Noah Locke added 17 points for the Friars (13-3, 5-0 Big East).
Georgia Tech 76, Miami 70
Lance Terry scored a season-high 24 points and Miles Kelly added 20 to help the Yellow Jackets stun the Hurricanes in Atlanta and end their nine-game winning streak.
It is Georgia Tech’s first win over a ranked team since beating No. 15 Florida State in the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Terry was 8-for-13 from the field and 4-for-5 from 3-point range, with six rebounds. Kelly had three 3-pointers and was 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.
Miami (13-2, 4-1 ACC) got 17 points and eight rebounds from Norchad Omier, who fouled out, and 17 points from Jordan Miller. Nijel Pack scored 13 points, sinking three 3-pointers.
The Hurricanes had won seven straight conference games on the road. — Field Level Media
