Frogs continue skid with loss to Eagles
Skiff Staff

The TCU men’s basketball team extended its losing streak to a season-high six games as the Frogs lost to the Marquette Golden Eagles, 83-72, Wednesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

The losing streak marks the longest since the 1992-93 season when the Frogs dropped eight straight games.

Simon Lopez/Skiff Staff Junior forward Bingo Merriex shoots the ball against Tulane Saturday. Merriex was held to seven points in the Frogs 83-72 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles Wednesday night.

TCU (10-10, 0-6 Conference USA) was led by the 18 points scored by junior-transfer guard Junior Blount. Sophomore Nucleus Smith scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half and senior Marlon Dumont recorded a double-double (13 points, 15 rebounds) in the loss. Junior Jamal Brown was two points shy of a double-double in the contest (8 points, 16 rebounds).

TCU led at half-time 42-35. It marked the second time the Frogs have led against a C-USA opponent. The seven-point margin against the Golden Eagles marked the largest difference at half-time since Dec. 20 when TCU led 44-29 against Appalachian State.

“We made some bad plays late in the game, but again I think our guys continued to battle back against a lot of adversity,” head coach Billy Tubbs said after the game. “They made shots and we did not make shots. That’s it.”

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