National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Christian 65, Rice 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Warren Evans, # Rick Randall, # Bret Smith
Attendance: 1549


TCU 65, Rice 63: Senior guard Garlon Green led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and the visiting Horned Frogs held on to defeat the Owls.

TCU, which shot 66.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, also received nine from senior forward Connell Crossland. Adrick McKinney and Kyan Anderson combined for 19.

Rice (3-8) knotted the game at 18 with a Julian DeBose dunk midway through the first half before TCU (8-4) went on a 15-2 run leading into halftime. But the Owls stormed back, pulling within one with 11 seconds to play on a DeBose layup. Then senior guard Tamir Jackson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it.

Jackson shot 7-for-17 from the field to lead Rice with 25 points. DeBose added 12. Sophomore forward Seth Gearhart chipped in 11.

The Horned Frogs outrebounded the Owls 36-17.

GAME NOTEBOOK: TCU trails 90-87 in the all-time series. … The Horned Frogs wrapped up their five games against Conference USA opponents with a 2-3 record. … Coach Trent Johnson improved to 8-5 all-time against Rice.

Top Game Performances
 
Texas Christian   Rice
Garlon Green 31 Scoring Tamir Jackson 25
Garlon Green 4 Assists Tamir Jackson 4
Connell Crossland 11 Rebounds Julian DeBose 4
Garlon Green 8 Free Throws Made Tamir Jackson 10
Kyan Anderson 1 Steals Seth Gearhart 1
N/A Blocks Seth Gearhart 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Christian 65 48.9 6-9 15-24 11 36 0 3 16
Rice 63 45.5 6-17 17-22 9 17 1 4 9