Pepperdine Waves vs Texas Christian Horned Frogs Box Score on Nov 24, 2021

Mike Miles Jr. scored 16 points and Emanuel Miller added 15 and took 10 rebounds as TCU ran away with a 73-64 win over Pepperdine on Wednesday in the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, California.

The Horned Frogs (4-1) swept to the front late in the first half, built as much as a 12-point lead eight minutes into the second half and held Pepperdine at bay down the stretch despite 11 points from Jan Zidek after halftime. TCU bounced back from a 19-point loss to Santa Clara on Monday.

Charles O'Bannon Jr. hit for 12 points for the Horned Frogs, who shot 50 percent from the floor but were just 3 of 18 from beyond the arc.

Zidek led all scorers with 17 points while Houston Mallette added 15. Mike Mitchell Jr. and Jade Smith hit for 10 each for the Waves (2-5). Pepperdine went the final 3:58 without a field goal and was outrebounded 38-22 in the loss.

The first half went back and forth and featured eight lead changes. Pepperdine was up 17-11 after a 3-pointer by Braun Hartfield with 10:40 to play in the half, but the Horned Frogs rallied to tie the game at 20 on a dunk by Xavier Cork three minutes later. TCU scored eight of the final 10 points of the half and took a 32-27 advantage into the break.

Miles led the Horned Frogs with 8 points by halftime as TCU outshot the Waves 48.3 percent to 38.5 percent, outrebounded Pepperdine 21-11 and had a 20-4 edge in points in the paint.

Mallette paced Pepperdine with 7 points over the first 20 minutes as the Waves kept things close via 4-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc and by forcing 10 TCU turnovers.

TCU pushed the margin to as many as 12 points after a three-point play by Miles at the 12:10 mark of the second half. Pepperdine closed the gap to 56-53 on Zidek's basket and free throw with 8:30 to play before the Horned Frogs answered with a driving layup by Damion Baugh and two buckets by Miller.

--Field Level Media