UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at TCU Horned Frogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Coles scores 16, Nelson Jr. and Anderson III add 15 apiece; TCU beats UTRGV 88-55
Emanuel Miller scored all of his 11 points in the second half and Micah Peavy finished with 10 points for TCU (3-0).
Coles hit a 3-pointer that gave the Horned Frogs a 14-12 lead with 10:46 the first half and they never trailed again. Peavy made a layup about 2 minutes later that sparked a 17-6 run to close that half. Nelson grabbed a rebound and hit a streaking Trevian Tennyson for a fast-break dunk and then converted a three-point play to cap the spurt and give TCU a 33-22 lead at intermission.
Ahren Freeman made a jump hook in the lane to open the scoring in the second half but Miller answered with a 3-pointer that pushed the lead into double figures for good with 19:27 to play.
Elijah Elliott scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half for UT Rio Grande Valley (1-2). Freeman and DeAnthony Tipler Jr. each added 10 points.
TCU shot 52% from the field, had 24 assists on 35 made baskets and outrebounded the Vaqueros 44-26, using its 15-8 advantage on the offensive glass to outscore UTRGV 20-4 in second-chance points.
UP NEXT
UT Rio Grande Valley: The Vaqueros wrap up a three-game road trip against Oklahoma on Friday.
TCU: The Horned Frogs play the fourth of six home games to open the season Friday against Mississippi Valley State.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Trey Stuart. | 55 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Isaiah Barganier missed Layup. | 55 - 86 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 TCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 35-68 |
| 41.1 | Field Goal % | 51.5 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 18.2 | Three Point % | 47.1 |
| 7-13 | FT | 10-11 |
| 53.8 | Free Throw % | 90.9 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 5,438 | Capacity:
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
| Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
| UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
| Iowa State | 13-5 | 2 | 29-8 |
| Baylor | 11-7 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| BYU | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Kansas | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Oklahoma | 8-10 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 22-15 |
| UCF | 7-11 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-14 | 11 | 12-20 |
| West Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 9-23 |