The Horned Frogs (19-1, 7-0) surged to take a 19-9 lead in the first quarter as Utah (13-5, 4-3) had six turnovers and just two field goals during the period. The synergy of the Horned Frogs on defense stood out as TCU aggressively fought through screens, trapped Utes near the paint and was active in the passing lanes to force turnovers.

The Horned Frogs couldn't overcome their poor shooting and suffered their first home loss of the season to Utah.

Madsen scored 11 points to help Utah build a 30-26 halftime lead. Allette had 11 first-half points for TCU. The Utes had their largest lead, 45-31, with 14:16 remaining. TCU pulle