Tuesday, December 25
Honolulu, Hawaii
8 PM
TCU
11-1
83
vs
69
Indiana State
8-4
1
2
F
Indiana State
30
39
69
TCU
40
43
83
TCU Wins Diamond Head Classic
12/26/2018 12:45:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Frogs get help from bench in big win over Indiana State
HONOLULU – A total team effort paced the TCU men's basketball team to an 83-69 victory over Indiana State to win the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Christmas Day.
Senior guard Alex Robinson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 10th annual DNC after scoring a team-high 15 points and recording eight points and four assists against the Sycamores. His four assists gave him 26 for the three-game event, which broke the previous record of 23.
Junior guard Jaylen Fisher also earned a spot on the all-tournament team and scored 11 points Tuesday.
The Horned Frogs (11-1) rarely trailed and did so only by one point on two occasions, none after the 12:11 mark in the first half. TCU shot 57.1 percent from the field in the first half and 51.7 percent for the game. The Frogs led 40-30 at halftime.
TCU led by just eight with 14:22 to play in the game before it went on an 18-4 run, capped by a Kaden Archie dunk, to reach its largest lead of the game, 71-49 with 9:38 to play.
Senior forward JD Miller finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season.
As was the case when the two teams met 11 days ago, the Frogs held the nation's best three-point shooting team well below their average. Indiana State came in shooting 45.5 percent from three and was just 5-of-13 for 38.5 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Up Next
TCU will face Hawaii Pacific (4-5) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT/2 p.m. HT. The game won't be televised but will be streamed online through the HPU website, www.HPUSharks.com. It can be heard on 88.7 FM KTCU.
Team Notes
- TCU won its eighth-straight game.
- TCU improved to 40-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 51.7 percent from the field and held Indiana State to 50.0 percent and improved to 11-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Indiana State 33-27 and improved to 9-1 this season and 51-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU outscored Indiana State in the paint, 48-36. It was the eighth-straight game the Frogs outscored their opponent down low.
- TCU led 40-30 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 8-1 this season and 50-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU outscored Indiana State's bench, 33-15.
- TCU improved to 12-3 under Dixon in neutral site games.
- It was the third-straight midseason tournament TCU has won under third-year coach Jamie Dixon. The Frogs also won the 2016 Global Sports Classic and the 2017 Emerald Coast Classic.
- TCU improved to 7-5 all-time in tournament play in Hawaii.
- TCU improved to 1-2 all-time on Christmas Day.
- TCU is the fourth Big 12 team to win a Diamond Head Classic championship. Oklahoma (2015), Iowa State (2013) and Kansas State (2011) all won in the finals.
- The Big 12 has won 12-consecutive games in the Diamond Head Classic dating back to 2010.
Individual Notes
- Robinson had four assists against ISU and finished with 26 for the tournament to break the previous record of 23, held by Kyle Collinsworth of BYU in 2015. Robinsons had tied the record for most assists in a DHC game with 11, but that record was broken Tuesday by Bucknell's Jimmy Sotos, who had 12 against UNLV.
- At 521 career assists, Robinson is 54 behind Corey Santee, to be TCU's all-time assist leader.
- Bane scored 16 points and has scored in double figures in 35 of his last 44 games.
- Fisher was 4-of-11 from 3-point range and scored 11 points. He has scored in double figures in his last eight games and has made a 3-pointer in his last eight games.
- Noi was 2-of-3 from 3-point range and scored 12 points. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 12 straight games and in 26 of his last 27.
- Miller totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season and second of his career.
- Kevin Samuel had three blocked shots, his fourth game with at least three blocks.
- Kendric Davis came off the bench to score 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting. It was his second-highest point total of the season.
Senior guard Alex Robinson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 10th annual DNC after scoring a team-high 15 points and recording eight points and four assists against the Sycamores. His four assists gave him 26 for the three-game event, which broke the previous record of 23.
Junior guard Jaylen Fisher also earned a spot on the all-tournament team and scored 11 points Tuesday.
The Horned Frogs (11-1) rarely trailed and did so only by one point on two occasions, none after the 12:11 mark in the first half. TCU shot 57.1 percent from the field in the first half and 51.7 percent for the game. The Frogs led 40-30 at halftime.
TCU led by just eight with 14:22 to play in the game before it went on an 18-4 run, capped by a Kaden Archie dunk, to reach its largest lead of the game, 71-49 with 9:38 to play.
Senior forward JD Miller finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season.
As was the case when the two teams met 11 days ago, the Frogs held the nation's best three-point shooting team well below their average. Indiana State came in shooting 45.5 percent from three and was just 5-of-13 for 38.5 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Up Next
TCU will face Hawaii Pacific (4-5) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT/2 p.m. HT. The game won't be televised but will be streamed online through the HPU website, www.HPUSharks.com. It can be heard on 88.7 FM KTCU.
Team Notes
- TCU won its eighth-straight game.
- TCU improved to 40-5 against nonconference opponents under TCU coach Jamie Dixon
- TCU shot 51.7 percent from the field and held Indiana State to 50.0 percent and improved to 11-0 when outshooting its opponent this season.
- TCU outrebounded Indiana State 33-27 and improved to 9-1 this season and 51-13 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
- TCU outscored Indiana State in the paint, 48-36. It was the eighth-straight game the Frogs outscored their opponent down low.
- TCU led 40-30 at halftime. The Frogs improved to 8-1 this season and 50-9 when leading at the half.
- TCU outscored Indiana State's bench, 33-15.
- TCU improved to 12-3 under Dixon in neutral site games.
- It was the third-straight midseason tournament TCU has won under third-year coach Jamie Dixon. The Frogs also won the 2016 Global Sports Classic and the 2017 Emerald Coast Classic.
- TCU improved to 7-5 all-time in tournament play in Hawaii.
- TCU improved to 1-2 all-time on Christmas Day.
- TCU is the fourth Big 12 team to win a Diamond Head Classic championship. Oklahoma (2015), Iowa State (2013) and Kansas State (2011) all won in the finals.
- The Big 12 has won 12-consecutive games in the Diamond Head Classic dating back to 2010.
Individual Notes
- Robinson had four assists against ISU and finished with 26 for the tournament to break the previous record of 23, held by Kyle Collinsworth of BYU in 2015. Robinsons had tied the record for most assists in a DHC game with 11, but that record was broken Tuesday by Bucknell's Jimmy Sotos, who had 12 against UNLV.
- At 521 career assists, Robinson is 54 behind Corey Santee, to be TCU's all-time assist leader.
- Bane scored 16 points and has scored in double figures in 35 of his last 44 games.
- Fisher was 4-of-11 from 3-point range and scored 11 points. He has scored in double figures in his last eight games and has made a 3-pointer in his last eight games.
- Noi was 2-of-3 from 3-point range and scored 12 points. He has hit at least one 3-pointer in 12 straight games and in 26 of his last 27.
- Miller totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season and second of his career.
- Kevin Samuel had three blocked shots, his fourth game with at least three blocks.
- Kendric Davis came off the bench to score 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting. It was his second-highest point total of the season.
Team Stats
INS
TCU
FG%
.500
.517
3FG%
.385
.267
FT%
.533
.810
RB
27
33
TO
19
12
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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