Texas Christian 98, Grambling State 75: Kyan Anderson scored 27 points as the host Horned Frogs cruised by the Tigers.
Freshman guard Michael Williams had a career-high 14 points and six assists in his first start for Texas Christian (7-3) and freshman center Karviar Shepherd added a career-high 12 points and eight rebounds. Brandon Parrish contributed 11 points for the Horned Frogs, who shot 53.4 percent from the field.
Antwan Scott led Grambling State (1-5) with 20 points and seven rebounds. A'Torri Shine added 16 points while Terry Rose had 15 points off the bench.
Anderson started the game 7-of-9 from the floor and scored 17 straight points for TCU in the first half. Jarvis Ray's fast-break dunk - off Anderson's steal - snapped his scoring spree and put the Horned Frogs ahead 31-18 with just over seven minutes left in the first half.
TCU led 45-31 at the break and used a 15-6 run out of the half to open a 23-point lead. Williams hit one of his three 3-pointers during the run and Parrish ended it with another 3.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers have allowed an average of 100.4 points in their five losses. ... This was the most points scored by TCU since a 102-97 overtime win against UNLV on Feb. 14, 2012. ... Anderson (21) had more points than Grambling State (20) with 5:49 left in the first half.
Grambling State | Texas Christian | |
Antwan Scott 20 | Scoring | Kyan Anderson 27 |
Antwan Scott 6 | Assists | Michael Williams 6 |
Antwan Scott 7 | Rebounds | Karviar Shepherd 8 |
Antwan Scott 7 | Free Throws Made | Kyan Anderson 7 |
Chase Comier 1 | Steals | Kyan Anderson 3 |
N/A | Blocks | Karviar Shepherd 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Grambling State | 75 | 32.4 | 10-29 | 21-28 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
Texas Christian | 98 | 53.4 | 9-17 | 27-33 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 11 |