The #14 TCU Horned Frogs entered its season opener with much fanfare and the weight of heightened expectations looked on its way to collapsing the season immediately. TCU trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a bottom-ten KenPom team. Although the Frogs climbed out of that steep deficit, they still trailed as the clock ticked under one minute before Mike Miles drained a transition three to give the Frogs the lead it would hold to escape with a win.
The Frogs were playing without Damion Baugh who is still in process of appealing an indefinite suspension from the NCAA, and TCU desperately missed him Monday night, as perimeter shooting, playmaking, and distribution were all lacking, especially in the first half.