TCU heated up from long range, knocking down seven 3-pointers in the first half and six more in the second, en route to a 106-54 victory over Southern on Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Micah Robinson poured in 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Frogs (2-0). TCU got a couple of double-double performances by Xavier Edmonds (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Brock Harding (10 points, 12 assists). Tanner Toolson made two 3s as part of a 13-point performance, while DJ Thomas and Gavin Sykes both finished with 11 points to round out the double-figure scorers.
For the game, TCU outscored Southern by 33 points from 3-point range, finishing 13-of-27 from deep. Southern went 2-of-11.
The Jaguars (0-2) were led by Aaron Hall with eight points. Lionel Bell and Duran Parish finished with seven points, and Cam Amboree and Justin Page added six each.
The Frogs got off to a slow start, trailing 7-0 in the opening minutes, before responding with several runs. They went on a 15-4 run, a stretch that featured 3-pointers by Robinson, Harding and Toolson, to build a 21-14 lead by the 11:21 mark of the first half.
Later, TCU had a 9-0 spurt, extending the lead to 34-19 on a trey by Toolson with 6:05 left.
The Frogs closed the half with a 12-0 run, highlighted by Robinson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer to give them a 49-28 lead at halftime. Robinson knocked down a pullup jumper after receiving the inbounds pass with 3.8 seconds left.
For the half, TCU shot better from 3-point range (58.3%) than from the field (56.0%). On the other end, Southern was just 1-of-9 from deep in the first half.
The Frogs didn’t let up in the second half, opening with a 13-2 run. Thomas scored seven of TCU’s points during that stretch, capped with a three-point play for a 62-30 lead with 16:27 left.
Sykes put the Frogs at the 100-point mark by making a free throw with just over a minute left.
Ten TCU players recorded steals as the Horned Frogs came up with 16 in the game. They scored 28 points off of 22 Southern turnovers.
–Field Level Media
