With an ability to stop TCU in the second half, Baylor (17-12, 7-9) fell to TCU (20-9, 8-8) 82-72. The Bears take on Oklahoma at 8:00 on Tuesday in Waco.
Jo Lual-Acuil finished with 22 points, and Tristan Clark had 14. But Manu Lecomte’s 1-of-10 game put the Bears in an impossible spot on a day TCU was making about everything.
The first half didn’t go Baylor’s way. TCU built an 11 point lead, but the Bears cut it with a late run. TCU was in the bonus nine minutes into the half. Foul trouble didn’t impact rotations, but it gave TCU a few more opportunities.