National Basketball Association
Texas Christian 68, Southern 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Larry Spaulding, # Andrew Walton, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
3896
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Texas Christian 68, Southern 57: Garlon Green scored a game-high 20 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the host Horned Frogs past the Jaguars.
Adrick McKinney added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds, while Kyan Anderson chipped in with 11 points to help TCU (7-4) snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 6-2 at home.
Southern (4-6) saw its three-game winning streak end and fell to 1-5 on the road. The Jaguars were led by Derick Beltran, who scored 17 points. Jameel Grace had 12 points and Malcolm Miller added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds off the bench.
TCU led 35-31 at halftime. Southern cut the Horned Frogs’ lead to 39-37 on Grace’s layup with 18:12 left in the game, but TCU produced an 8-2 run to push its advantage to double digits.
The Horned Frogs shot 50 percent (24-of-48) from the field, while Southern was 20-of-50 (40 percent).
GAME NOTEBOOK: TCU outrebounded Southern, 32-25. … Southern shot 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the foul line compared to TCU’s 69.6-percent shooting (16-for-23). … TCU’s Devonta Abron came off the bench and had eight points and seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Southern |
|
Texas Christian |
Derick Beltran 17 |
Scoring |
Garlon Green 20 |
Jameel Grace 3 |
Assists |
Kyan Anderson 4 |
Malcolm Miller 8 |
Rebounds |
Adrick McKinney 9 |
Derick Beltran 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Devonta Abron 4 |
N/A |
Steals |
Jarvis Ray 2 |
Madut Bol 1 |
Blocks |
Jarvis Ray 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern
|
57 |
40.0 |
4-17 |
13-18 |
7 |
25 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Texas Christian
|
68 |
50.0 |
4-8 |
16-23 |
11 |
32 |
1 |
5 |
10 |