TCU earns home win over Utah

FORT WORTH, Texas — Brent Hackett scored 19 points and Kevin Langford 16 Wednesday to lead Texas Christian to a 67-61 victory over Utah.

TCU (14-12, 6-7 Mountain West Conference) outscored Utah 13-4 in the final 6:37 of the first half and took a 30-29 halftime lead on a 3-pointer by Hackett with seven seconds remaining.

TCU led throughout most of the second half before Luka Drca hit two free throws to give Utah a 52-51 lead with 6:30 remaining.

Alvardo Parker hit a layup with 5:36 left to put the Horned Frogs up by two at 54-52 before TCU pulled away.

Parker had 14 points off the bench for TCU.

Luke Nevill led Utah (15-11, 6-7) with 15 points. Tyler Kepkay scored 10.

Both teams shot 44 percent from the field.

• Wyoming 77, Colorado State 67 — At Fort Collins, Colo., Joseph Taylor scored a career-high 21 points as the Cowboys (11-16, 4-10) handed the Rams (6-21, 0-13) their 14th straight loss.

Colorado State’s losing streak matches an 88-year-old school record set when the Rams lost the final 12 games of the 1918-1919 season and the first two games of the 1919-20 season.

Tyson Johnson added 17 points for Wyoming. The Cowboys ended their three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in seven road games.

Willis Gardner led Colorado State with 16 points.

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