TCU will open against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
The Orange held on t beat Arizona State 60-56 Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The teams were playing in one of four play-in games. The sixth-seed Horned Frogs (21-11) play No. 11 Syracuse (21-13) at 8:40 p.m. Friday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The Orange were 8-10 and finished tied for 10th place in the 15-team Atlantic Cost Conference.
Syracuse took a three-point lead with 1:17 left after trailing for much of the second half. ASU led by seven before Syracuse mounted its comeback.