TCU flamed out quickly in the Big 12 tournament but the fate of their 2017-18 season remains very much alive.
The Horned Frogs' 66-64 loss to the Wildcats Thursday afternoon at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., wasn't exactly the kind of showing coach Jamie Dixon probably wanted but the early exit has its benefits.
TCU, which is poised to earn its first NCAA tournament bid in 20 years during the 5 p.m. Selection Sunday announcement, will get one thing that a team with an eight-man rotation needs most — rest.