Southern Jaguars vs Texas Christian Horned Frogs Box Score on Nov 06, 2023

Micah Peavy led five TCU players in double-figure scoring as the Horned Frogs rolled past Southern 108-75 on Monday at Fort Worth, Texas, in the season opener for both teams.

JaKobe Coles finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, Avery Anderson III added 15 points, Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 14 with six assists and Trevian Tennyson chipped in 13 for TCU.

The Horned Frogs built their first double-digits lead with under seven minutes left in the first half and quickly put the Jaguars away thereafter.

Brandon Davis led Southern with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Tai'Reon Joseph added 15, including 10 of the Jaguars' first 14 points.

As a team, TCU shot 61.4 percent from the floor, including 10 of 23 (43.5 percent) on 3-point attempts. The Horned Frogs also led in 58 points in the paint 58-28.

TCU extended its lead to 54-35 by halftime, and quickly padded it further in the opening minutes of the second half. Nine seconds in, Coles hit a 3-pointer, and Peavy followed with a dunk. That triggered a 9-0 run, which put the Horned Frogs up 63-35 at the 17:24 mark.

TCU widened the lead to 39 at 94-55, on consecutive 3-pointers from Nelson and Chuck O'Bannon with just over seven minutes remaining.

Southern mounted a 10-0 run late in the second half, but a dunk by Xavier Cork put the Horned Frogs above the century mark. TCU scored seven of the game's final 10 points.

The Horned Frogs led 22-21 through the first 10 minutes. They had fallen behind 16-13 but made four straight field goals, and claimed a 24-21 lead on Emanuel Miller's dunk with 9:15 left in the half. That basket was part of a larger 20-5 run that put TCU up by nine.

--Field Level Media