FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman Koa Peat had 12 points and five rebounds in the first half to help Arizona take a 43-27 halftime lead over TCU on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena.

The Wildcats shot 47.2% while holding TCU to 32.1% shooting and outrebounding the Horned Frogs 22-15. Arizona also scored 11 points off seven TCU turnovers. 

The Wildcats held TCU’s top 3-point threat, guard Jayden Pierre, to seven points and 1-for-3 3-point shooting.

Initially mired in a tight game in which both teams combined to miss the first five shoits of the game, Arizona soon broke out with an 18-3 run that gave them a 26-9 lead 10 minutes into the game – despite an intential foul called on Krivas for pushing off on a TCU player. The Flagrant 1 foul resulted in Jace Posey going to the line for two free throws, though he made only one.

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The Wildcats also briefly lost center Tobe Awaka after he appeared to tweak his left ankle while diving into a crowd near the basket in pursuit of the ball. Awaka left the bench briefly while UA athletic trainer Justin Kokoskie tested him and he soon returned to the game.

UA went on to build first half leads as high as 21 points, though 3-pointers from TCU’s Micah Robinson, Pierre and Tanner Toolson helped the Horned Frogs cut UA’s lead to 12 points with 1:21 left.

Contact sports reporter Bruce Pascoe at bpascoe@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @brucepascoe

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