NCAAM teams
TCU

69

21-12
Final
HALL

42

21-11
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
TCU 30 39 69
HALL 21 21 42
Viejas Arena, San Diego
AP 2y

TCU gets first NCAA win since 1987 with rout of Seton Hall

Men's College Basketball, Seton Hall Pirates, TCU Horned Frogs

SAN DIEGO -- — Mike Miles Jr. scored 21 points and ninth-seeded TCU got its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years, easily dispatching eighth-seeded Seton Hall 69-42 on Friday night.

The Horned Frogs' last tournament victory was in 1987 against Marshall, when coach Jamie Dixon was a senior at his alma mater. They haven't had many opportunities since: This was their third appearance since 1988 and second in Dixon's six seasons.

Damion Baugh scored 14 points for TCU, which shot 27 of 53 (50.9%) from the field and led most of the game. It also dominated inside, outscoring Seton Hall 40-14 in the paint.

The Horned Frogs (21-12) will take on the South Region's top seed, Arizona, on Sunday in the second round. The Wildcats defeated Wright State 87-70 earlier Friday.

Jamir Harris and Myles Cale each scored 11 points for Seton Hall (21-11), which shot 28.8% from the field, its worst performance in an NCAA Tournament game. The Pirates' previous worst shooting game was 32.3% against Gonzaga in a 2016 first-round loss.

Jared Rhoden was held to four points and fouled out in what is likely his game for Seton Hall. The first-team All-Big East guard came into the game averaging 15.9 points.

A 3-pointer by Jamir Harris got the Pirates within 12-11 before the Horned Frogs went on a 12-1 run that included six points by Miller. Seton Hall missed eight straight shots and was held without a field goal for 5:43 as it started 5 of 24.

TCU led 33-21 at halftime and began the second half with a 15-4 run.

BIG PICTURE

TCU: Dixon improved to 8-4 against Seton Hall, with the previous 11 games coming when he was Pittsburgh's coach.

Seton Hall: The Pirates had some late-season momentum with six straight wins before dropping their final two.

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