Sunday, December 23
Honolulu, Hawaii
9 PM
TCU
10-1
82
vs
65
Bucknell
5-6
1
2
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Bucknell
41
24
65
TCU
44
38
82
TCU Advances to Diamond Head Championship
12/24/2018 12:31:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Frogs will face Indiana State on Tuesday
HONOLULU – Six Horned Frogs scored in double figures as the TCU men's basketball team defeated Bucknell 82-65 Sunday in the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
The Horned Frogs (10-1) trailed 41-40 with a minute to go in the first half. TCU then went on a 19-1 run that started with a JD Miller layup under a minute in the first half and capped off by a bucket from Kevin Samuel at the 15:21 mark of the second half to put the Frogs ahead 59-42, their largest lead of the game. Miller finished with 12 points and Samuel had 14 to go with a team-high nine rebounds.
Desmond Bane led the Frogs with 16 points on 7-of-14 from the field, including two 3-pointers. Jaylen Fisher had 14 points, his seventh-straight game in double figures, and made four 4-pointers. Kouat Noi hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points.
Alex Robinson had 11 points and matched his previous game's assist total with 11. Robinson's final two points came on the Frogs' last offensive possession and it gave him his fourth double-double of the season.
The Frogs led 44-41 at the half and then held the Bison (5-6) to 29.6 percent shooting in the second period. Overall, TCU outshot the Bison 44.6 percent to 37.7 percent
Up Next
TCU will face Indiana State (8-3) in the championship game Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT/4 p.m. HT on ESPN2. The Frogs played the Sycamores on Dec. 16, a 90-70 win by TCU in Fort Worth.
Team Notes
- TCU had six players score in double figures for the second time this season. The other time was against USC on Dec. 7. It was the same six players of Bane, Fisher, Miller, Noi, Robinson and Samuel.
- TCU won its seventh-straight game.
- TCU improved to 39-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 44.6 percent from the field and held Bucknell to 37.7 percent and improved to 10-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Bucknell 38-31 and improved to 8-1 this season and 50-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU outscored Bucknell in the paint, 34-22. It was the seventh-straight game the Frogs outscored their opponent down low.
- TCU led 44-41 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 7-1 this season and 49-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU improved to 3-0 this season and 5-0 under Dixon on Sundays.
Individual Notes
- Robinson recorded 11 assists for the second-straight game. Robinson holds the Diamond Head Classic record with Ike Iroegbu of Washington State who had 11 assists against New Mexico in 2015. Robinson also had 11 against Charlotte in the opening game on Saturday.
- Robinson has totaled 22 assists in the tournament, one short of the record of 23 by Kyle Collinsworth of BYU in 2015.
- At 517 career assists, Robinson passed Prince Fowler (514) and moved into sole possession of No. 2 all-time at TCU. Corey Santee, a graduate assistant on this year's team, remains on top at 575.
- It was the fourth time this season and the ninth time in Robinson's career that he had at least 10 assists.
- Robinson added 11 points to give him his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career.
- Robinson's 39 minutes played was a season high.
- Bane scored 16 points and has scored in double figures in 35 of his last 44 games.
- Fisher was 4-of-10 from 3-point range and scored 14 points. He has scored in double figures in his last seven games and has made at least three 3-pointers in a game in each of his last seven games.
- Noi was 3-of-8 from 3-point range. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 11 straight games and in 25 of his last 26.
The Horned Frogs (10-1) trailed 41-40 with a minute to go in the first half. TCU then went on a 19-1 run that started with a JD Miller layup under a minute in the first half and capped off by a bucket from Kevin Samuel at the 15:21 mark of the second half to put the Frogs ahead 59-42, their largest lead of the game. Miller finished with 12 points and Samuel had 14 to go with a team-high nine rebounds.
Desmond Bane led the Frogs with 16 points on 7-of-14 from the field, including two 3-pointers. Jaylen Fisher had 14 points, his seventh-straight game in double figures, and made four 4-pointers. Kouat Noi hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points.
Alex Robinson had 11 points and matched his previous game's assist total with 11. Robinson's final two points came on the Frogs' last offensive possession and it gave him his fourth double-double of the season.
The Frogs led 44-41 at the half and then held the Bison (5-6) to 29.6 percent shooting in the second period. Overall, TCU outshot the Bison 44.6 percent to 37.7 percent
Up Next
TCU will face Indiana State (8-3) in the championship game Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT/4 p.m. HT on ESPN2. The Frogs played the Sycamores on Dec. 16, a 90-70 win by TCU in Fort Worth.
Team Notes
- TCU had six players score in double figures for the second time this season. The other time was against USC on Dec. 7. It was the same six players of Bane, Fisher, Miller, Noi, Robinson and Samuel.
- TCU won its seventh-straight game.
- TCU improved to 39-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 44.6 percent from the field and held Bucknell to 37.7 percent and improved to 10-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Bucknell 38-31 and improved to 8-1 this season and 50-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU outscored Bucknell in the paint, 34-22. It was the seventh-straight game the Frogs outscored their opponent down low.
- TCU led 44-41 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 7-1 this season and 49-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU improved to 3-0 this season and 5-0 under Dixon on Sundays.
Individual Notes
- Robinson recorded 11 assists for the second-straight game. Robinson holds the Diamond Head Classic record with Ike Iroegbu of Washington State who had 11 assists against New Mexico in 2015. Robinson also had 11 against Charlotte in the opening game on Saturday.
- Robinson has totaled 22 assists in the tournament, one short of the record of 23 by Kyle Collinsworth of BYU in 2015.
- At 517 career assists, Robinson passed Prince Fowler (514) and moved into sole possession of No. 2 all-time at TCU. Corey Santee, a graduate assistant on this year's team, remains on top at 575.
- It was the fourth time this season and the ninth time in Robinson's career that he had at least 10 assists.
- Robinson added 11 points to give him his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career.
- Robinson's 39 minutes played was a season high.
- Bane scored 16 points and has scored in double figures in 35 of his last 44 games.
- Fisher was 4-of-10 from 3-point range and scored 14 points. He has scored in double figures in his last seven games and has made at least three 3-pointers in a game in each of his last seven games.
- Noi was 3-of-8 from 3-point range. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 11 straight games and in 25 of his last 26.
Team Stats
BUCKNELL
TCU
FG%
.377
.446
3FG%
.296
.321
FT%
.850
.750
RB
31
38
TO
15
9
STL
2
8
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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