To be honest he had to take those runs in this situation. Idk if he is gonna run mid 3rd qrt, but mid 4th and up 3 yeah take it, burn clock in the progress not take bigger shots downfield.
Honestly, TCU gives EVERYONE hope in the P5. Get into a P5 conference and it doesn't matter, if you are better, you can get there. Honestly UNC resources are closer to UM than little TCU. Heck so are most state schools.