TCU Drops Overtime Loss to Notre Dame

The Fighting Irish get a 87-85 road win to end the Frogs' winning streak.

Jayden Pierre guards Logan Imes in Notre Dame's 87 to 85 overtime win at TCU on Friday, December 5, 2025. | X: @TCUBasketball

TCU men's basketball comes back down to earth following their crazy Feast Week victories. Notre Dame came into Schollmaier Arena to beat the Frogs 87-85 in overtime.

The offense in this game was a tale of two halves for the Frogs. Jamie Dixon's squad came out on fire, dropping 45 points on 63 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point range.

The second half everything seemed much harder for TCU. The Frogs had just 31 points on 38.5 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from downtown.

Even with that, TCU had a chance to ice the game with two trips to the free throw line, but David Punch and Jayden Pierre combined to go two of four down the stretch. That opened the door for a Jalen Haralson jumper to send the game to overtime for Notre Dame.

JALEN HARALSON TO SEND US INTO OT!!!!!!#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/MPyfAPwJ3U

— Notre Dame Men's Basketball (@NDmbb) December 6, 2025

The Frogs' cold second half bled into overtime, and it was too much for them to overcome. TCU shot just two of seven from the field and ended up in a two-point loss.

The main statistic that Coach Dixon will definitely harp on is the rebounding differential. The Frogs got out-rebounded 36-28 by the Fighting Irish, and they almost never win the game when that is the case.

The Frogs were already an undersized squad when they lost starting center Malick Diallo to a torn ACL for the season. After their current starting five Xavier Edmonds got ejected for a flagrant two foul, that left TCU needed a lot of help on the glass.

The main player to highlight for TCU is David Punch. The 6-foot-7 sophomore poured in a career high 20 points on 6-11 shooting to pair with seven rebounds. Punch continues to elevate his game and appears to be the go-to guy for the Frogs this season.

TCU’s David Punch tonight vs. Notre Dame:

20 PTS (career high)
7 REB
1 AST
1 BLK
1 STL pic.twitter.com/9XXs31GkSN

— Nick Girimonte (@GirimonteNicky) December 6, 2025

On the Notre Dame end, Jalen Haralson and Cole Certa both dropped 20 points a piece to make up for the loss of their star point guard Markus Burton. Burton injured his left leg after just 10 minutes played and did not return.

The Frogs will now have a quick turnaround as they head into Dickies Arena to play North Texas Sunday at 4:30 pm CT on ESPN+. It will be TCU's toughest remaining game in their non-conference schedule before Big 12 play starts, so winning this one will be important.

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Postgame Press Conferences - TCU vs. Notre Dame