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Thursday Links O' War: February 19, 2015

TCU basketball is on a winning streak?

Men's Basketball

TCU puts on its best display this season in routing Kansas State | Fort Worth Star Telegram

“When we’re playing well, that’s what it should look like,” the third-year TCU coach said after the Horned Frogs’ 69-55 victory Wednesday night at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, only their fifth victory all time in the Big 12. “When we’re sharing the ball, guys are shooting with confidence, yeah, that’s what it should look like.”

TCU rides hot start to another program first in win over Kansas State | Dallas Morning News

Chris Washburn scored 17 points and TCU beat Kansas State 69-55 on Wednesday night, giving the Frogs consecutive Big 12 victories for the first time since joining the league.

TCU dismantles struggling Kansas State | Kansas City Star

The Wildcats briefly made things interesting in the second half behind an all-energy lineup of Jevon Thomas, Brian Rohleder, Tre Harris, Thomas Gipson and Nino Williams. They started the half on a 13-2 run behind several shots from Harris and hustle plays from Rohleder, a walk-on, and pulled to within six points when Williams hit a free throw to make the score 41-35 with 11:32 remaining, but they could get no closer.

TCU Shuts Down K-State Wednesday, 69-55 | GoFrogs.com

In a game where the Horned Frogs, who have now won two-straight league games, led the entire way, TCU could do no wrong on either end of the court Wednesday, holding the Wildcats to a dismal 16 percent from the field in the first half and 34.5 percent from the floor for the game. In the first half alone, the Purple and White held K-State scoreless from the field for over 9 minutes of action, while going on a 19-0 run to close the half.

TCU coach Trent Johnson praises Wildcats | Kansas City Star

TCU basketball coach Trent Johnson complimented Kansas State after Wednesday’s game, saying that few teams in the Big 12 play consistently harder than the Wildcats.

K-State played like it would rather read Norm MacDonald's tweets than listen to Weber | FOX Sports

Alas, it was a frigid Wednesday in February, on a high-school gym floor in Texas, at a Big 12 basketball showdown between one purple team with little hoops history, finding its feet, and another with a proud basketball legacy content to shoot off toe after toe with a sawed-off 12 gauge.


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