National Basketball Association
Texas Christian 83, Southern Methodist 75
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Where: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Bret Smith, # Antinio Petty, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Mike Miles scored 18 points and the TCU defense held SMU to two 3-pointers as the 24th-ranked Horned Frogs won their sixth consecutive game with an 83-75 triumph over the rival Mustangs on a neutral court Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Micah Peavy, Eddie Lampkin Jr. and Emanuel Miller contributed 11 points apiece as the Horned Frogs (8-1) used accurate shooting both in front of and behind the 3-point arc to gradually ease away from the Mustangs.
Zach Nutall led all scorers with 20 points and Efe Odigie recorded his third double-double of the season with 13 points and a season-high-tying 11 rebounds for SMU (3-7), which dropped its fourth in a row.
The Mustangs led 11-10 in the sixth minute of the game and hung within 37-33 shortly after the halftime break before a 3-pointer by Miles in the second minute of the second half got the Horned Frogs rolling.
TCU went on to lead by as many as 18 before SMU made a late push, closing within 77-69 on a Samuell Williamson dunk with still 1:42 to play.
But Chuck O'Bannon Jr. hit two free throws nine seconds later to create a 10-point cushion, and the Horned Frogs held on from there.
O'Bannon finished with 10 points, six of which came on a pair of 3-pointers. Miles also drilled a pair of threes as TCU outscored SMU 18-6 from behind the arc.
The Horned Frogs shot 46.8 percent overall and 40.0 percent on threes.
Lampkin complemented his 11 points with a team-high eight rebounds. Damion Baugh chipped in with nine points, seven rebounds and a game-high six assists, and Miles swiped four steals for TCU, which hasn't lost since a 64-63 stunner at the hands of Northwestern State on Nov. 14.
Zhuric Phelps offered 19 points to the cause for SMU, which missed 12 of its 14 3-point attempts. Nutall (1-for-7) and Phelps (0-for-4) combined for 10 of the misses.
Phelps, who took 23 shots, also found time for a team-high three assists.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Texas Christian |
|
Southern Methodist |
Mike Miles Jr. 18 |
Scoring |
Zach Nutall 20 |
Damion Baugh 6 |
Assists |
Zhuric Phelps 3 |
Eddie Lampkin Jr. 8 |
Rebounds |
Efe Odigie 11 |
Mike Miles Jr. 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Nutall 5 |
Mike Miles Jr. 4 |
Steals |
Samuell Williamson 2 |
Micah Peavy 2 |
Blocks |
Keon Ambrose-Hylton 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Christian
|
83 |
46.8 |
6-15 |
19-29 |
15 |
37 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Southern Methodist
|
75 |
42.9 |
2-14 |
13-17 |
9 |
39 |
3 |
6 |
11 |