Author: Jack Culberson
Coming into this game TCU had barely beat AR Pine Bluff University in their first game of the season. Lamar University had also won their season opener as they beat St. Thomas 63-61. Both teams came into this game undefeated, but TCU were the favorites as they are the number 14 team in the nation. In the end TCU took care of business as they won 77-66. Let’s take a closer look at this game.
TCU went up 9 at half-time, and they were able to keep this lead throughout the second half as they won by 11. The story of this game was definitely the difference in assists. Lamar and TCU were close in every other statistic except for assists as TCU had 20 and Lamar had 12. TCU’s ability to create shots definitely helped them prevail in this one.
TCU’s Mike Miles Jr. was easily the star player in this one as he recorded 26 points. He shot 7-13 from the field including 3-7 from three. He also made 9 out of 14 free throw attempts. His impact on this game went beyond scoring though as he had 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal.
Emanuel Miller and Shahada Wells also had great games as well for TCU. Miller had 12 points on 6-12 shooting, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wells off the bench had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and a block.
Lamar’s Jakevion Buckley and Chris Pryor had great games as well. Buckley had 22 points, 3 rebounds, and an assist. Pryor had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
Lamar has a solid basketball team and they have a shot at winning their conference. It will be interesting to see how their season goes.
TCU remains undefeated, but they play in a tough Big 12 conference, so remaining undefeated will be very difficult. TCU has a lot of favorable matches until conference play starts in late December. This team has a lot of veteran leadership as they returned all 5 of their starters. This team has great chemistry and a lot of talent. This squad could have one of their best regular season finishes in school history, and they could possibly go far in the tournament. It will be very interesting to see how the rest of the Horned Frogs season goes.