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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Patrick Mahomes and Texas Tech have lost plenty of high-scoring games. Winning a defensive struggle was a new experience.Clayton Hatfield kicked a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime, after Mahomes scrambled 15 yards for a score in the first extra session, and the Red Raiders beat TCU 27-24 on Saturday to break a three-game losing streak.I cant remember an ugly win like this that we had here, so to find a way when everything was kind of going against us says a lot about their character, coach Kliff Kingsbury said. Hopefully we can build off this.A week after their fourth loss in less than two seasons when scoring more than 50 points, the Red Raiders (4-4, 2-3) overcame a season-low 345 yards and had their fewest points in a victory since a 20-10 home win over TCU in 2013.Mahomes matched an FBS record with 734 yards passing on 52 of 88 passing, and set the FBS mark with 819 total yards, in last weeks 66-59 loss to Oklahoma in a game when those two teams combined for 1,708 total yards.Against the Horned Frogs, Mahomes was 24 of 39 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.It was a pass play called and it wasnt open, Mahomes said of his TD run in overtime. They were covering up pretty much everything all day. I just opened up and I just ran.TCU (4-4, 2-3) forced the second overtime on Desmon Whites incredible 25-yard TD catch from backup quarterback Foster Sawyer. White caught the pass despite having a defender on his hip, and secured the ball against his helmet to complete the score. The play stood after officials did a replay review of the catch.With the first possession in the second overtime, TCU came up empty when Brandon Hatfield -- not related to the Tech kicker, shanked a 40-yard field goal attempt , his third miss of the game.The previous two times the teams met in Fort Worth, they combined for 109 points both times. Tech won 56-53 in triple overtime in 2012, and TCU broke Big 12 and school records in an 82-27 win two years ago. The Frogs won 55-52 in Lubbock last year.Sawyer took over after dual-threat quarterback Kenny Hills last pass was intercepted . Hill was 16 of 29 passing for 160 yards, and has now struggled in three consecutive games since back-to-back 400-yard passing performances.For years, you find ways to win them, then you find ways to lose them Patterson said. Weve got to get back on the track of finding ways to win them. Its pretty simple.THE TAKEAWAYTexas Tech: Mahomes showed his grit in helping the Red Raiders win. A month after hurting his shoulder, Mahomes took another hard hit in the second overtime, but said he was OK. The win helped the Red Raiders in their pursuit for a bowl berth, now needing only to split their last four games to get bowl eligible.TCU: The Horned Frogs defense had one of its best games overall, making some changes that surprised Tech. Our whole thing was make them beat themselves, make them have patience, make them run the ball, Patterson said. But the inconsistency of the offense has to be concerning. The Frogs have been held to 24 points in three consecutive games after scoring at least 33 in their first five.MISSED FGs TO TDsBoth of Texas Techs touchdowns in regulation came on 80-yard drives after missed field goals. Mahomes threw a 33-yard TD pass to Reginald Davis early in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7. The latter miss was in the fourth quarter, leading to Mahomes 8-yard TD to Dylan Cantrell with 1:28 left in regulation to tie the game. 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TORONTO -- Most of Team USAs players were on the Ricoh Coliseum ice before the resurfacing machine had even left it.It was a sign, perhaps, that the Americans are eager to put their miserable start to the World Cup of Hockey -- a 3-0 loss to Team Europe on Saturday night -- behind them.A fresh sheet of ice presented a fresh opportunity for them to play themselves back into contention with a pivotal game against powerful Canada looming Tuesday night.Pivotal, in fact, might be an understatement.Tuesday is our championship game, head coach John Tortorella said Sunday. We knew wed have to go through Canada. That game has just come earlier for us here, and thats the way were approaching it.The questions about how this might be achieved are twofold.First, what technical or personnel issues can be changed or addressed to make the U.S. a better team than the one that staggered through the shutout loss to Team Europe, a game marked by a lack of energy through the first 40 minutes and a series of defensive breakdowns that allowed the opportunistic Europeans to steal a game most believed the Americans would win.Sundays practice lines and drills suggest that veteran David Backes, a two-time Olympian for Team USA, will be the extra forward and Kyle Palmieri will draw into the lineup to give the Americans more speed and scoring touch up front.Palmieri had 30 goals last season for New Jersey. He worked Sunday with the teams top power play unit in practice along with John Carlson, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise and captain?Joe Pavelski.?Max Pacioretty, struggling to find his way with Team USA, was dropped to a checking line with Brandon Dubinsky and Palmieri.Kane is trying to shake off a disappointing turn against Team Europe that saw him cough up the puck, leading to an embarrassing 2-on-0 and a 2-0 Team Europe lead. He was working with Justin Abdelkader and Derek Stepan as Tortorella continues to try to find a combination that will unleash Kanes vast scoring potential.James van Riemsdyk, who started the tournament playing with Kane, dropped down to a line with Pavelski and T.J. Oshie.Ideally youd love to have four lines that youre rolling and youre scoring and are trusted in all situations, Backes said. But thats just not where were at at this moment. Weve got to deal with reality and not what wed hoped would be at the moment.First things first, were going to prepare to play the Canadians on Tuesday. We need to win that game, he said.Dustin Byfuglien?was?a surprise scratch for Team USAs first game. It would seem like his physical presence and booming shot in the lineup would be an advantage against Canada, although Tortorella declined to answer any questions about the teams lineup. Byfuglien did skate regularly with Jack Johnson and worked out with the teams second power play unit along with Ryan Suter, Stepan, Ryan Kesler and Oshiie on Sunday.ddddddddddddThats not my decision, Byfuglien said. All I do is come here, put a jersey on and go to work when Im told. Im just waiting for an opportunity. Thats all.One NHL executive said that when Byfuglien is on his game hes a tremendous benefit to his team -- but when hes not on his game, he can be a negative influence.At this stage, its hard to imagine that he wont be in the lineup Tuesday, especially given that the U.S. was 0-for-4 on the power play.Tortorella said he hopes his players can finish more plays against Canada. He feels that his offense had several opportunities available on Saturday but couldnt complete them.Its about getting to the net, the coach said. Its about getting to rebounds. Its about being closer to the puck. And thats kind of the next play. When you have a good forecheck, a good first man, I thought we were late with our second guy to establish that type of forechecking when we had it.Taken in isolation, those elements arent likely to be enough to secure a victory against a Canadian team that rolled over the Czech Republic 6-0 in its tournament opener Saturday night.Technical and/or personnel changes have to be accompanied by a mindset from the get-go that the Americans are going to play the way they are supposed to play. They will need to conjure up the kind of emotion they showed when they defeated Canada in a hard-hitting, often nasty pre-tournament game on Sept. 9.That shouldnt be hard to do, but the same could have been said about Team USA starting the tournament with more energy and purpose, something that was curiously absent.Normally, in a tournament like this or in a playoff series, a losing team wants to get right back at it, but Tortorella said he thinks the extra off day will be important as the Americans try to digest the depth of the predicament in which they find themselves.I think the guys are disappointed, he said. They are going to tell you they put it behind them. I dont think they have. Im glad we have the two days. Not so much for the physical and practicing, but the mental. This is either you are afraid of it or its just a fantastic opportunity we have in front of us Tuesday. I have the belief in our guys they are going to relish this opportunity, and thats the way we have to approach it.Still, Canadian head coach Mike Babcock said something after his teams emphatic win that resonated when it came to examining the U.S. situation. Babcock said that in these kinds of tournaments -- or sometimes in playoff series -- teams that win early get fat and happy, and conversely, teams that lose often get better in a hurry.The Americans, seemingly focused and committed to being better than what they were, are hoping Babcock is right. ' ' '