Horned Frogs Roll Over Delta Devils, 88-43

Sunday, December 18

Fort Worth, Texas

5 p.m.

TCU

9-1,0-0Big 12

Mississippi Valley State

1-12,0-0SWAC

Mississippi Val.

TCU

Horned Frogs Roll Over Delta Devils, 88-43

12/18/2022 8:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TCU holds MVSU to without a 3-pointer in largest win in eight years

FORT WORTH - With a season-high 23 assists, No. 21 TCU had its largest win in eight years with an 88-43 victory over Mississippi Valley State Sunday evening in Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs (9-1) won their seventh-straight game by sharing the ball, making threes and preventing the Delta Devils (1-11) from making any from beyond-the-arc. The last team TCU defeated by at least 45 points was also Mississippi Valley State, by a margin of 53 points on Nov. 24, 2014.

TCU made 6-of-7 from 3-point range to start the game and finished the first half 9-of-14. Of the 19 made field goals in the first half, 18 were assisted, including each of the first 16 made shots.

The Horned Frogs led 53-20 at halftime, their largest lead at the half this season.

The second half was most of the same as TCU continued to grab loose balls as it outrebounded MVSU 43-27 and recorded a season-high 14 steals. The Delta Devils failed to make a 3-pointer in eight attempts, the first TCU opponent to do so in seven years.

Mike Miles Jr. finished with a team-high 15 points, despite playing just 21 minutes. He was one of six Horned Frogs to make a 3-pointer and was 3-of-4 from deep, all in the first half.

Damion Baugh scored 12 points, along with JaKobe Coles, who also added a career-high nine rebounds.

Emanuel Miller rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points to go with seven rebounds and a team-high five assists.

The Horned Frogs will next play Utah at Vivint Arena on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be shown on Pac-12 Mountain.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 5-0 all-time against MVSU.
TCU made six of its first seven 3-point attempts.
TCU recorded assists on 18 of its first 19 made field goals and finished with a season-high 23.
TCU's 45-point margin of victory was its largest since Nov. 24, 2014 when the Frogs beat Mississippi Valley State by 53 points.
TCU led 53-20 at halftime. It was the largest lead at the half for TCU this season and tied for its most points scored in the first half this season (ULM).
TCU's 88 points were its second highest total of the season (ULM).
Under Jamie Dixon, TCU has gone 68-11 in November and December combined.
Under Dixon, TCU is 79-12 against nonconference teams and 55-5 against those teams in Schollmaier Arena.
TCU's starting lineup consisted of Chuck O'Bannon, Xavier, Micah Peavy, Damion Baugh and Mike Miles. It was TCU's 10th different starting lineup in as many games.
All nine of TCU's 3-pointers were made in the first half. The Frogs finished 9-of-18 for the game.
TCU held MVSU to 0-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. It was the first time since Dec. 11, 2015 when Prairie View A&M went 0-for-10.
TCU outrebounded MVSU, 43-27. TCU improved to 7-1 this season and 107-35 under Dixon when outrebounding its opponent.
TCU had a season-high 14 steals, which tied for the second-most by a TCU team under Dixon.
All 15 players who were available to play did so. Eddie Lampkin was unavailable due to injury (back).

Individual Notes

Mike Miles Jr. scored a team-high 15 points on 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
Miles has scored in double figures in all seven games he's played this season.
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. was 1-of-3 has made a three in each of his last 11 games dating back to last season. He finished with seven points.
Emanuel Miller led TCU in assists for the second time this season with five.
Miller tied a season-high with seven rebounds.
JaKobe Coles had 12 points, his third game in double figures.
Coles brought down a career-high nine rebounds to lead the team.
Souleymane Doumbia scored a season-high eight points, one shy of his career high.
Xavier Cork had a career-high four steals.
Emanuel Miller returned to play after missing the previous game and scored 11 points and had five rebounds.