TCU heated up from long range, knocking down seven 3-pointers in the first half and six more in the second, en route to a 106-54 victory over Southern on Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Micah Robinson poured in 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Frogs (2-0). TCU got a couple of double-double performances by Xavier Edmonds (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Brock Harding (10 points, 12 assists). Tanner Toolson made two 3s as part of a 13-point performance, while DJ Thomas and Gavin Sykes both finished with 11 points to round out the double-figure scorers.
For the game, TCU outscored Southern by 33 points from 3-point range, finishing 13-of-27 from deep. Southern went 2-of-11.
The Jaguars (0-2) were led by Aaron Hall and Justin Page, who both scored eight points. Lionel Bell finished with seven points, and Cam Amboree added six.
The Frogs got off to a slow start, trailing 7-0 in the opening minutes, before responding with several runs. They went on a 15-4 run, a stretch that featured 3-pointers by Robinson, Harding and Toolson, to build a 21-14 lead by the 11:21 mark of the first half.
Later, TCU had a 9-0 spurt, extending the lead to 34-19 on a trey by Toolson with 6:05 left.
The Frogs closed the half with a 12-0 run, highlighted by Robinson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer to give them a 49-28 lead at halftime. Robinson knocked down a pullup jumper after receiving the inbounds pass with 3.8 seconds left.
For the half, TCU shot better from 3-point range (58.3%) than from the field (56.0%). On the other end, Southern was just 1-of-9 from deep in the first half.
The Frogs didn’t let up in the second half, opening with a 13-2 run. Thomas scored seven of TCU’s points during that stretch, capped with a three-point play for a 62-30 lead with 16:27 left.
Sykes put the Frogs at the 100-point mark by making a free throw with just over a minute left.
Ten TCU players recorded steals as the Horned Frogs came up with 16 in the game. They scored 28 points off of 22 Southern turnovers.