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GoFrogs: TCU Tops Northwestern State, 74-68
FORT WORTH – RJ Nembhard scored a game-high 23 points and Kevin Samuel recorded a double-double to lead the TCU men's basketball team to a 74-68 win over Northwestern State Thursday night inside Schollmaier Arena.
It was Samuel's second double-double of the season as he finished with 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. PJ Fuller scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting off the bench. Trenton Masser led the way for Northwestern State (0-4) with 21 points and seven rebounds.
The Horned Frogs (4-0) made seven of their first 10 shots to jump out to a 16-9 lead in the opening 5:25 of play. TCU stretched its lead to as many as 11 and led 40-34 at the break after forcing seven-straight missed shots from Northwestern State to close the half. Nembhard had 14 of his 23 points in the first half, on 6-of-7 shooting.
The Demons opened the second half on a 9-2 run to take a 43-42 lead, their first lead since the opening minutes of the game. TCU responded with a 13-4 run to force a Northwestern State timeout with 13:01 remaining with the Frogs leading 55-47. TCU held the Demons to 3-of-11 (27.2 percent) shooting over the final 10 minutes of play to seal a 74-68 win.
Up Next
TCU will open Big 12 Conference play when it hosts Oklahoma (1-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Notes
- The Horned Frogs improved to 4-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under Jamie Dixon.
- TCU improved to 6-0 all-time against Northwestern State.
- The Horned Frogs improved to 46-2 at home and 61-9 all-time against Southland Conference opponents.
- TCU outrebounded Northwestern State 44-35. TCU has outrebounded all four opponents this season.
- The Frogs outshot the Demons 46.9 to 38.5 percent, improving to 3-0 this season and 77-16 under Jamie Dixon when outshooting their opponents.
- TCU recorded season-highs in field goals (30) and assists (18).
- TCU has won the opening tip in every game this season.
- The Frogs started with the lineup of Francisco Farabello, RJ Nembhard, Chuck O'Bannon Jr., Kevin Samuel and Kevin Easley Jr. for the third consecutive game (3-0).
Individual Notes
- RJ Nembhard scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-17 (52.3 percent) shooting.
- Nembhard tied a career-high with eight rebounds.
- Nembhard started the game 6-of-6 from the floor during the first 13 minutes of play.
- PJ Fuller recorded season highs in points (13), field goals (five), 3-pointers (three) and minutes (20).
- Fuller's three 3-pointers tied a career high, last occurring Dec. 14, 2019 against Lamar.
- Kevin Samuel recorded his second double-double of the season, totalling 12 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and three blocks in a game-high 32 minutes of action.
- Samuel's three blocks moved him into a three-way tie with Vladimir Brodziansky (2015-18) and James Penny (1995-98) for first place on the TCU all-time blocked shots leaderboard with 171 career blocks.
- Samuel became the first Horned Frog with at least three steals and three blocks since Jan. 11, 2017 when Kenrich Williams totaled five steals and three blocks in a win at Texas.
- In his season debut, Jaedon Ledee scored 11 points and hauled in three rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
- Chuck O'Bannon Jr. scored seven points and hauled in eight rebounds, four of which coming on the offensive end.
- Francisco Farabello tied his career high with seven assists, last occurring Nov. 12, 2019 against Louisiana. He had zero turnovers.
GoFrogs: TCU Tops Northwestern State, 74-68
FORT WORTH – RJ Nembhard scored a game-high 23 points and Kevin Samuel recorded a double-double to lead the TCU men's basketball team to a 74-68 win over Northwestern State Thursday night inside Schollmaier Arena.
It was Samuel's second double-double of the season as he finished with 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. PJ Fuller scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting off the bench. Trenton Masser led the way for Northwestern State (0-4) with 21 points and seven rebounds.
The Horned Frogs (4-0) made seven of their first 10 shots to jump out to a 16-9 lead in the opening 5:25 of play. TCU stretched its lead to as many as 11 and led 40-34 at the break after forcing seven-straight missed shots from Northwestern State to close the half. Nembhard had 14 of his 23 points in the first half, on 6-of-7 shooting.
The Demons opened the second half on a 9-2 run to take a 43-42 lead, their first lead since the opening minutes of the game. TCU responded with a 13-4 run to force a Northwestern State timeout with 13:01 remaining with the Frogs leading 55-47. TCU held the Demons to 3-of-11 (27.2 percent) shooting over the final 10 minutes of play to seal a 74-68 win.
Up Next
TCU will open Big 12 Conference play when it hosts Oklahoma (1-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Notes
- The Horned Frogs improved to 4-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under Jamie Dixon.
- TCU improved to 6-0 all-time against Northwestern State.
- The Horned Frogs improved to 46-2 at home and 61-9 all-time against Southland Conference opponents.
- TCU outrebounded Northwestern State 44-35. TCU has outrebounded all four opponents this season.
- The Frogs outshot the Demons 46.9 to 38.5 percent, improving to 3-0 this season and 77-16 under Jamie Dixon when outshooting their opponents.
- TCU recorded season-highs in field goals (30) and assists (18).
- TCU has won the opening tip in every game this season.
- The Frogs started with the lineup of Francisco Farabello, RJ Nembhard, Chuck O'Bannon Jr., Kevin Samuel and Kevin Easley Jr. for the third consecutive game (3-0).
Individual Notes
- RJ Nembhard scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-17 (52.3 percent) shooting.
- Nembhard tied a career-high with eight rebounds.
- Nembhard started the game 6-of-6 from the floor during the first 13 minutes of play.
- PJ Fuller recorded season highs in points (13), field goals (five), 3-pointers (three) and minutes (20).
- Fuller's three 3-pointers tied a career high, last occurring Dec. 14, 2019 against Lamar.
- Kevin Samuel recorded his second double-double of the season, totalling 12 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and three blocks in a game-high 32 minutes of action.
- Samuel's three blocks moved him into a three-way tie with Vladimir Brodziansky (2015-18) and James Penny (1995-98) for first place on the TCU all-time blocked shots leaderboard with 171 career blocks.
- Samuel became the first Horned Frog with at least three steals and three blocks since Jan. 11, 2017 when Kenrich Williams totaled five steals and three blocks in a win at Texas.
- In his season debut, Jaedon Ledee scored 11 points and hauled in three rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
- Chuck O'Bannon Jr. scored seven points and hauled in eight rebounds, four of which coming on the offensive end.
- Francisco Farabello tied his career high with seven assists, last occurring Nov. 12, 2019 against Louisiana. He had zero turnovers.
