Micah Robinson poured in 27 points, Xavier Edmonds added 17 points and nine rebounds, and TCU survived a scare by defeating Louisiana-Monroe 100-92 in a double-overtime thriller Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gavin Sykes and Brock Harding both finished with 14 points, while Tanner Toolson and DJ Thomas had 10 points apiece for the Horned Frogs (3-0). Harding added a game-high eight assists.
ULM (1-3), which fell 108-67 at Texas A&M on Monday night, impressed offensively, shooting 51.5% from the field. Dayjaun Anderson finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Lance Carr also posted a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Khalil London added 16 points, and Quaran McPherson finished with 14 for the Warhawks.
It was a tight battle throughout, with 20 lead changes and 12 ties in regulation. ULM answered every time it appeared TCU might be pulling away.
In the first half, the Horned Frogs closed on a 13-3 run to take a 41-32 lead at halftime. They extended the lead to 50-40 early in the second half, but the Warhawks stormed back with a 13-2 run. ULM jumped in front 53-52 on a layup by Carr at the 14:29 mark.
The Warhawks kept making pivotal shots. Trailing 78-77 with less than two minutes left in regulation, ULM got a jumper from Phillip Tillman to give it a 79-78 lead. Ninety seconds later, Anderson made a layup for an 83-81 advantage with 21.6 seconds remaining.
The Horned Frogs responded, tying the game at 83-all and forcing overtime on a putback by Robinson with 8.2 seconds remaining.
In the first overtime, neither team could pull away. In the second overtime, however, TCU took control with an 11-0 run.
Edmonds started the run with a jump hook to put the Horned Frogs in front 90-89 with 3:27 left, followed by a driving layup from Robinson. Thomas then knocked down two free throws with 1:40 remaining, extending the run to 6-0 and giving TCU a 94-89 lead.
TCU made five more free throws during the stretch, while ULM coach Ryan Cross was ejected after receiving consecutive technical fouls as the game slipped away.