Micah Peavy scores 21 points to lead hot-shooting TCU over Southern 108-75 in a season opener
Xavier Cork jumps out of the gym for a TCU dunk
Xavier Cork skies and throws it down with authority for a fast-break finish.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- — Micah Peavy scored 21 points, JaKobe Coles added 17 and TCU rolled to a 108-75 victory over Southern in a season opener on Monday night.
Peavy shot 10 of 13 from the field and Coles finished 5-of-7 shooting for TCU, which shot 61.4% (43 of 70) overall.
Avery Anderson III added 15 points, Jameer Nelson Jr. chipped in 14 and Trevian Tennyson had 13 for TCU. Nelson had game-highs of six assists and five steals. Tennyson made three of the Horned Frogs' 10 3-pointers.
Brandon Davis scored 20 and made six 3-pointers to lead Southern. Tai’Reon Joseph added 15 points and JaRonn Wilkens had 10.
Southern led for most of the first eight minutes of the game before TCU built a 19-point lead heading into the break. Peavy, Nelson and Coles combined for 34 of the Horned Frogs' 54 first-half points.
TCU opened the second half on a 15-3 run, capped by an Xavier Cork dunk, and eventually built its largest lead at 96-57 with 6:17 to play.
TCU is 44-1 against current members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Barry Mathis
- Darron George
- Antinio Petty
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 5 | 21-13 |
TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Oklahoma | 8-10 | 6 | 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 |