NCAAB Game Recap
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Air Force at TCUMon Nov 18, 2019 9:00 PM EST
ChaSo |
46 |
MSU |
94 |
F |
UtVal |
74 |
KY |
82 |
F |
Stetsn |
51 |
OhSt |
86 |
F |
UTSA |
50 |
UtSt |
82 |
F |
Colg |
62 |
Aub |
91 |
F |
UCIrv |
53 |
Colora |
69 |
F |
Wilbe |
79 |
SCSt |
103 |
F |
N CO |
61 |
WVU |
69 |
F |
(N/A) |
39 |
NFla |
115 |
F |
Presb |
53 |
ND |
63 |
F |
SMU |
59 |
Evans |
57 |
F |
CarBi |
57 |
Troy |
84 |
F |
W&M |
70 |
Okla |
75 |
F |
Monm |
50 |
Pitt |
63 |
F |
Hartfo |
50 |
Oakl |
60 |
F |
Bry |
73 |
Niag |
62 |
F |
App |
41 |
UNCG |
55 |
F |
LIU |
92 |
DelSt |
84 |
F |
MTSU |
72 |
CoCar |
93 |
F |
(N/A) |
58 |
CenMI |
115 |
F |
FaDi |
65 |
Army |
81 |
F |
USC-Up |
45 |
Akr |
76 |
F |
Eccle |
55 |
South |
121 |
F |
(N/A) |
51 |
McNee |
103 |
F |
HiPt |
51 |
Belm |
90 |
F |
(N/A) |
68 |
Leh |
87 |
F |
Campv |
66 |
W Ky |
109 |
F |
(N/A) |
61 |
E IL |
114 |
F |
SIU-E |
56 |
SDak |
71 |
F |
JackSt |
58 |
TxSt |
73 |
F |
Longw |
48 |
NIU |
65 |
F |
Bacon |
38 |
UMKC |
111 |
F |
Woff |
56 |
Mizzu |
75 |
F |
HI |
53 |
Ill |
66 |
F |
AF |
54 |
TCU |
65 |
F |
MTTec |
74 |
Mont |
72 |
F |
(N/A) |
65 |
TNSt |
99 |
F |
AbCh |
58 |
UNLV |
72 |
F |
PVAM |
50 |
Cal |
54 |
F |
S UT |
61 |
UCLA |
76 |
F |
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Kevin Samuel became the first TCU player in 25 years with three consecutive double-doubles to start a season, with a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Horned Frogs’ 65-54 win over Air Force on Monday night.
RJ Nembhard added 15 points and five assists while Francisco Farabello had 11 points for the Horned Frogs, who have started 3-0 in each of Jamie Dixon’s four seasons at his alma mater.
Air Force (2-2) got within one point with 7:45 left, after trailing by as many as 14 in the second half, before Nembhard had a layup to start a game-ending 13-3 run.
Ryan Swan’s nine points lead the Falcons, who had three other players score eight.
The last TCU player with three consecutive double-doubles to start a season was Kurt Thomas in 1994-95, when he started his senior season with seven in a row before becoming a first-round NBA draft pick and playing for nine teams over 18 seasons.
“Wow, just to hear that, it’s amazing,” said Samuel, the 6-foot-11 sophomore center from Barbuda, when told he had done something at TCU that hadn’t been done since before he was born.
TCU led 39-25 after a spurt in the final minute of the first half when Samuel had two highlight dunks on alley-oop passes from Nembhard, who then had a steal and a layup.
Air Force went into the half after Caleb Morris hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, putting the shot up a few steps after crossing midcourt.
The Horned Frogs had pushed their lead back to 14 after Samuel had three more baskets and Nembhard a 3-pointer in the first 3½ minutes of the second half before Air Force scored 11 points in a row.
“We got exactly what we thought, a disciplined, old, experienced good Air Force team that no one wanted to play,” Dixon said. “I think it made us better. I liked our defensive discipline, our patience.”
It was the first time TCU and Air Force placed since 2011-12, when they were in the Mountain West Conference together.
Lavelle Scottie, the senior forward from Fort Worth, started the late spurt by the Falcons with a dunk and added two free throws. A.J. Walker, another Texas kid, had a layup to get them within 48-45 before Desmond Bane’s breakaway layup.
But Air Force missed its next four shots after getting within 52-51.
“We couldn't get over the hump,” Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich said. “It was a great game for us though right now. Playing a quality Big 12 opponent on the road, I think we grew from it. As we move forward, this will definitely help us.”
BIG PICTURE
Air Force: The Falcons, who returned all five starters from last year, were coming off their first road win ever at Army. But their only lead was 5-2 before a 3-pointer by Bane.
TCU: Bane, the Big 12’s top returning scorer from last year, had scored 26 and 25 points in the first two games. He was limited to seven points on 2-of-11 shooting (1 of 6 on 3s). He was back on the court shooting about a half-hour after the game.
BIG ADD
TCU got a boost earlier Monday when Ohio State transfer Jaedon LeDee was granted an NCAA eligibility waiver to be able to play this season. The 6-foot-9 sophomore forward appeared in 26 games for the Buckeyes last season. In his TCU debut, he had four rebounds and a blocked shot while playing about 8½ minutes.
UP NEXT
Air Force goes from Texas to the Bahamas where the Falcons play three games in four days. They play Loyola Marymount on Thursday.
TCU wraps up a season-opening four-game homestand on Thursday night against UC Irvine.
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Leaders
Air Force | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
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R. Swan | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
C. Morris | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TCU | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
K. Samuel | 19 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
R. Nembhard | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Team Comparison
AF | TCU | |
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Points For | 54 | 65 |
Field Goals | 20/47-43% | 25/59-42% |
Three Pointers | 6/20-30% | 7/25-28% |
Free Throws | 8/11-73% | 8/11-73% |
Offensive Rebounds | 5 | 13 |
Defensive Rebounds | 23 | 25 |
Rebounds | 31 | 42 |
Blocks | 3 | 3 |
Steals | 3 | 10 |
Turnovers | 19 | 10 |
Personal Fouls | 15 | 13 |
Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2019-20 Reg Season - TCU Leads Series 1-0
Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
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Mon Nov 18 | AF 54 @ TCU 65 | R. Swan 9 | K. Samuel 19 |
Game Information
Stadium: Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas |
Attendance: 6,110 |
Game Time: |