TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon cited the Horned Frogs’ perimeter defensive as one of the primary factors in helping TCU rally from a halftime deficit to a 68-53 victory in Tuesday’s NIT semifinals game against Central Florida in Madison Square Garden.
The Horned Frogs (23-15) advanced to Thursday’s championship game against Georgia Tech (7 p.m., ESPN). To get there, the Frogs limited the Knights to a 1-for-14 shooting performance from beyond the arc after UCF had made 5-of-11 from long range in the opening half. TCU held UCF to 24 percent shooting from beyond the arc in the contest (6-of-25), including a paltry 7.