Carr’s three-pointer lifts No. 10 Texas over No. 17 TCU, 79-75

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr made thego-ahead 3-pointer with a minute to play and Sir’Jabari Rice hitthree free throws over the final six seconds, sending No. 10 Texasto a wild 79-75 win over No. 17 TCU on Wednesday night.

The Horned Frogs led by 18 in the first half and appeared intotal control on their way to what would have been the program’sfirst road win over a top-10 opponent.

But then Texas (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) chipped away in the earlyminutes of the second half and rallied behind Rice and Dylan Disu,who combined for 27 points after halftime. Rice scored 10 in a rowduring one burst and Disu had 12 in a five-minute span as Texastied it 71-all on his layup.

“In the Big 12,” Longhorns interim coach Rodney Terry said,“we’re going to be in games like this all season long.”

After Carr’s 3-pointer gave Texas the lead, TCU’s Emanuel Millerhad a chance to tie it with a three-point play but missed the freethrow. Rice got a rebound off a Longhorns miss at the other end andmade two free throws to stretch the Texas lead.

Miller scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead TCU (13-3,2-2).

“In the second half, we’ve got to pick up our pace and show ourwill,” Miller said. “We’ve got to know every possession matters. Inthis league you mess up one possession, it can cost you thegame.”

The previous time the teams met in last season’s Big 12tournament, Texas led by 18 at halftime only to watch the HornedFrogs rally to win.

Timmy Allen scored 17 points to lead the Longhorns. Rice had 15,all in the second half.

Texas shot 59% from the floor after the break in its largestcomeback win since 2013, when the Longhorns rallied from 22 down inthe second half to beat Oklahoma in overtime.

Allen started the rally with a steady diet of mid-range jumpersthat seemed to loosen up the Horned Frogs’ defense for Disu to getto the basket for layups and dunks.

Texas trimmed the deficit to two, only to see the Horned Frogspush it back to 12 with about nine minutes left.

“It was, ‘Cut it to 10, cut it to five.’ Getting the run to getthe momentum back on our side was key,” Allen said. “Work the gamefor 40 minutes, good start or bad start.”

BIG PICTURE

TCU: The Horned Frogs disrupted the Longhorns with quick handsand pickpocket steals that turned into early points. Texas had sixturnovers before making five baskets — all on TCU steals. But thosemostly stopped when Texas rallied. The Longhorns committed onlythree turnovers in the second half.

“Our defense was really good in the first half. ... We didn’tsustain it,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “They were just morephysical and more active in the second half.”

Texas: Every game the rest of the season will likely have thefeel of an audition for Terry as school officials consider who willreplace Chris Beard full-time next season. Terry is 7-1 sincetaking over the program when Beard was initially suspended after anarrest on a felony domestic violence charge Dec. 12. Beard wasfired last week.

TIGHTENING UP

After giving up a whopping 116 points in a loss a week ago toNo. 11 Kansas State, Texas has tightened up the defense. TheLonghorns held Oklahoma State under 50 points, then outreboundedTCU by seven in the second half to limit the Horned Frogs’possessions during the rally.

DISHING IT

Carr and fellow guard Tyrese Hunter were just 7-of-24 shootingbut combined for 13 assists.

UP NEXT

TCU hosts No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday.

Texas hosts Texas Tech on Saturday.