TCU
6-1
Alabama
4-3
Big Third Quarter Pushes TCU Past Alabama
12/1/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU women's basketball team trailed at halftime, but exploded in the third quarter to cruise past Alabama, 88-67, at Schollmaier Arena on Friday as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
TCU (6-1) scored a season-best 33 points in the third quarter while holding Alabama (4-3) to just nine as the Frogs turned a halftime deficit into a 22-point lead entering the fourth quarter. The Frogs biggest problem in the first half was 13 turnovers, but they had none in the third quarter and just three in the fourth quarter.
Jordan Moore led TCU with 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting while also adding eight rebounds. Kianna Ray tied a career-high with 16 points and Dakota Vann added a season-best 14 points, including 4-of-4 from long range.
A crowd of 3,457 saw the game with a large majority being local middle school students as part of TCU's Fort Worth ISD Field Trip Day.
Defining Moments
The Frogs trailed by three points early in the third quarter when Vann's third 3-pointer of the game sparked a 13-2 run for the Frogs. That run gave TCU a 47-39 lead with 5:04 to go and included six points from Moore.
After an Alabama free throw, Ray scored six straight points to push the run to 19-3 and the TCU lead to 15 points, 55-40. With the Tide on the ropes, the Frogs closed the period on a 9-0 run that blew the game open for good and gave TCU a 64-42 lead.
The Frogs ended with 33 points in the third quarter on 12-of-20 shooting. TCU didn't commit a turnover while forcing Alabama into six and just 3-of-15 shooting. Ray scored eight of her points in the third quarter and Moore scored nine.
Stat of the Game
0 -- After having 13 turnovers in the first half, TCU had zero in the third quarter and just three in the fourth quarter. The Frogs came into the game second in the Big 12 with just 13 turnovers per game.
Quote of the Game
"Kristy Curry's teams are always so athletic and good, and they challenged us a lot today with some of things they did defensively. Our first half wasn't good and they deserve a lot of credit for that. I really loved our second half and how we settled down while playing tougher. Taking care of the ball in that second half was huge. Our protecting the paint defensively and doing a better job offensively of owning the paint was really good." -- Raegan Pebley
Up Next
The Frogs will face a second straight SEC opponent when they travel to take on Texas A&M at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, on Wednesday. That game, designated as this season's Maggie Dixon Classic, will tip off at 11 a.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.
