Texas Christian 77, Texas Southern 64: Kyan Anderson scored 21 points and dished out seven assists as the Horned Frogs pulled away for a non-conference win over the visiting Tigers.
Amric Fields had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Texas Christian (9-3), which had four players in double figures. Brandon Parrish added 13 points and Karviar Shepherd chipped in 10 points, six rebounds, five blocks and four assists.
Jose Rodriguez and Aaric Murray paced Texas Southern (4-8) with 18 points apiece. D'Angelo Scott had 10 rebounds and Murray had nine, but the Tigers lost the battle of the boards, 40-39.
The Horned Frogs led by as many as seven in the opening minutes of the game, but Texas Southern went on an 11-0 run to take the lead back by the midway point of the half. TCU got the lead back up to 12 with 4:28 to go, but the Tigers cut that advantage in half by the break.
It was a four-point game with just over seven minutes to play when TCU went on a 15-4 run to take control of the contest. Anderson scored seven straight points in the closing minutes to help the Frogs win their fifth straight.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Southern finished 2-of-15 from 3-point range. … The Horned Frogs registered 19 assists on 31 field goals. … The Tigers shot 39.7 percent from the field, the first time in four games TCU has allowed a team to shoot over 39 percent.
Texas Southern | Texas Christian | |
Aaric Murray 18 | Scoring | Kyan Anderson 21 |
Madarious Gibbs 10 | Assists | Kyan Anderson 7 |
D'Angelo Scott 10 | Rebounds | Amric Fields 12 |
Lawrence Johnson-Danner 4 | Free Throws Made | Kyan Anderson 7 |
Aaric Murray 3 | Steals | Kyan Anderson 3 |
Aaric Murray 1 | Blocks | Karviar Shepherd 5 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Southern | 64 | 39.7 | 2-15 | 12-18 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Texas Christian | 77 | 47.7 | 5-12 | 10-15 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 11 |