FORT WORTH, Texas _ TCU was hoping for a Big Monday repeat performance at Schollmaier Arena.
Instead, it was Texas Tech that put on the show Saturday afternoon.
The No. 10 Red Raiders outplayed the Horned Frogs on both ends of the court and coasted to an 83-71 win.
It was a head-scratching letdown by TCU, which was hoping to build off a raucous upset of then-No. 7 West Virginia on Jan. 22.
The packed crowd, which included a small but vocal Texas Tech contingent, was taken out of action early by the Red Raiders (19-4, 7-3 Big 12), who went on an 18-0 run midway through the first half to build a 24-9 lead. TCU didn't score for over six minutes during the stretch, leaving Frogs' fans with little to do but sit in awe of Tech's prowess from the 3-point arc.
TCU fans didn't get a chance to come alive until the Frogs cut the deficit to 13 with seven minutes remaining.
TCU (16-7, 4-6) looked tentative from the jump and Tech looked sure-handed. The Frogs had 11 turnovers in the first half while the Red Raiders made 8 of 13 3-point attempts at the break. The Frogs finished with 17 turnovers and the Red Raiders scored 22 points off of them, including 18 in the decisive first half.
TCU was held to 20 points fewer than its average this season.
Jarrett Culver scored a game-high 20 points for Texas Tech.
TCU was paced by Vladimir Brodziansky's 18 points.
