National Basketball Association
Texas Christian 106, Mississippi Valley State 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 24, 2014
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Pat Boeh, # Byron Jarrett
Attendance:
3058
By SportsDirect Inc.
TCU 106, Mississippi Valley State 53: Kyan Anderson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half as the host Horned Frogs remained unbeaten.
Devonta Abron had 14 points and fellow reserve Link Kabadyundi added 12 and six rebounds for TCU (4-0), which has posted four double-digit victories this season after winning just nine games a season ago, including 0-18 in Big 12 play. Anderson, the second-leading returning scorer in the conference who averaged 17 points per game in 2013-14, also added three assists and two steals.
Jordan Washington scored 13 points to lead Mississippi Valley State (0-4), which has dropped its first four games - all on the road - by a combined 164 points. Jeffrey Simmons added eight points and Tyler Corley seven for the Delta Devils, whose first three games were against Indiana, Mississippi State and Tulane.
In the midst of a 20-point run that provided TCU a 26-5 lead just under nine minutes in, Anderson hit a jumper, a trio of 3-pointers and a three-point play to surpass his scoring average of 11.7 points. Anderson and Michael Williams knocked down shots from the arc and Trey Ziegler converted a three-point play during another 17-point run before Hudson Price drained a 3-pointer to close out a 60-20 first-half lead.
The Horned Frogs shot 68.8 (22-of-32) percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes, including 8-of-12 from the arc, and held the Delta Devils to 7-of-20 from the floor. The teams played even for the first 11 minutes of the second half before Kabadyundi converted a three-point play and two dunks between 3-pointers by Chauncey Collins and Dalton Dry during a 13-1 run that pushed the edge to 87-40 with six minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Anderson shot 6-of-7 in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-of-5 from the arc, but shot just twice in limited time in the second half. … TCU won the battle of the boards 52-28. … The Delta Devils had scoring droughts of 6 1/2 minutes and five minutes in the first half.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi Valley State |
|
Texas Christian |
Jordan Washington 13 |
Scoring |
Kyan Anderson 19 |
Tyler Corley 1 |
Assists |
Chris Washburn 5 |
Isaac Williams 5 |
Rebounds |
Karviar Shepherd 10 |
Jordan Washington 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Devonta Abron 4 |
Charles Bargman 2 |
Steals |
Kyan Anderson 2 |
Latrell Love 1 |
Blocks |
Karviar Shepherd 4 |
Team Stats Summary