Saturday, December 22
Honolulu, Hawaii
11:30 PM
TCU
9-1
82
vs
57
Charlotte
3-6
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2
F
Charlotte
26
31
57
TCU
40
42
82
TCU Cruises to Tournament-Opening Win
12/23/2018 2:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Frogs will face Bucknell Sunday at 9 p.m. CT
HONOLULU – TCU forced Charlotte into 21 turnovers and never trailed in an 82-57 win over the 49ers Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Diamond Head Classic.
The Horned Frogs (9-1) scored 36 points off turnovers and took care of the ball themselves with a season-low eight turnovers.
Sophomore Kouat Noi led TCU with 15 points and was 3-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior Jaylen Fisher scored 14 points and Desmond Bane rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.
Senior Alex Robinson, who entered the game ranked second in the nation in assists per game at 8.6, finished with 11, which tied the tournament record. Robinson also went over 500 career assists in the game to become just the third Horned Frog to go achieve the 500 assist milestone.
Up Next
TCU will face Bucknell (5-5) in the semifinals on Sunday at 9 p.m. CT/5 p.m. HT on ESPN2. Bucknell defeated Rhode Island in its opener, 84-82. It will be the first-ever meeting between the Frogs and Bison.
Team Notes
- TCU won its sixth-straight game.
- TCU's eight steals was a season low.
- TCU shot a season-high 81.6 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line. It's previous best was 80 percent (8-of-10) at SMU on Dec. 5.
- TCU's 11 steals was its most this season. The Frogs' previous high was 10 against USC.
- TCU led by as many as 30 points with 6:09 remaining, its largest lead of the game.
- TCU improved to 38-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 47.7 percent from the field and held Charlotte to 44.7 percent and improved to 9-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Charlotte 34-29 and improved to 7-1 this season and 49-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU led 40-26 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 6-1 this season and 48-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU held Charlotte to 26 points in the first half. It was the third straight game TCU has held its opponent to exactly 26 points against Charlotte. It was the seventh time this season the Frogs recorded at least 20 assists.
- It was the third-straight game that TCU never trailed. Dating back to the SMU game on Dec. 5, TCU has not trailed for 130 minutes and 29 seconds.
Individual Notes
- Robinson recorded 11 assists to tie the Diamond Head Classic record. Ike Iroegbu of Washington State had 11 assists against New Mexico in 2015.
- At 506 career assists, Robinson is closing in on Prince Fowler's 514 for No. 2 all-time at TCU. Corey Santee remains on top at 575.
- Bane scored 10 points and has scored in double figures in 34 of his last 43 games.
- Fisher was 3-of-8 from 3-point range. His streak of five straight games of at least four made 3-pointers came to an end. He scored in double figure in his last six games.
- Fisher entered the game having not attempted a free throw. He finished 5-for-5 from the line.
- Noi was 2-of-3 from 3-point range. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 10 straight games and in 24 of his last 25.
The Horned Frogs (9-1) scored 36 points off turnovers and took care of the ball themselves with a season-low eight turnovers.
Sophomore Kouat Noi led TCU with 15 points and was 3-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior Jaylen Fisher scored 14 points and Desmond Bane rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.
Senior Alex Robinson, who entered the game ranked second in the nation in assists per game at 8.6, finished with 11, which tied the tournament record. Robinson also went over 500 career assists in the game to become just the third Horned Frog to go achieve the 500 assist milestone.
Up Next
TCU will face Bucknell (5-5) in the semifinals on Sunday at 9 p.m. CT/5 p.m. HT on ESPN2. Bucknell defeated Rhode Island in its opener, 84-82. It will be the first-ever meeting between the Frogs and Bison.
Team Notes
- TCU won its sixth-straight game.
- TCU's eight steals was a season low.
- TCU shot a season-high 81.6 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line. It's previous best was 80 percent (8-of-10) at SMU on Dec. 5.
- TCU's 11 steals was its most this season. The Frogs' previous high was 10 against USC.
- TCU led by as many as 30 points with 6:09 remaining, its largest lead of the game.
- TCU improved to 38-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 47.7 percent from the field and held Charlotte to 44.7 percent and improved to 9-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Charlotte 34-29 and improved to 7-1 this season and 49-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU led 40-26 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 6-1 this season and 48-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU held Charlotte to 26 points in the first half. It was the third straight game TCU has held its opponent to exactly 26 points against Charlotte. It was the seventh time this season the Frogs recorded at least 20 assists.
- It was the third-straight game that TCU never trailed. Dating back to the SMU game on Dec. 5, TCU has not trailed for 130 minutes and 29 seconds.
Individual Notes
- Robinson recorded 11 assists to tie the Diamond Head Classic record. Ike Iroegbu of Washington State had 11 assists against New Mexico in 2015.
- At 506 career assists, Robinson is closing in on Prince Fowler's 514 for No. 2 all-time at TCU. Corey Santee remains on top at 575.
- Bane scored 10 points and has scored in double figures in 34 of his last 43 games.
- Fisher was 3-of-8 from 3-point range. His streak of five straight games of at least four made 3-pointers came to an end. He scored in double figure in his last six games.
- Fisher entered the game having not attempted a free throw. He finished 5-for-5 from the line.
- Noi was 2-of-3 from 3-point range. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 10 straight games and in 24 of his last 25.
Team Stats
CHA
TCU
FG%
.447
.477
3FG%
.333
.250
FT%
.667
.813
RB
29
34
TO
21
8
STL
3
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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