FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyan Anderson led TCU with 16 points, six assists and four steals in 23 minutes as the Horned Frogs beat Washington State 81-54 Monday night.
TCU (2-0) started the game shooting 7 of 9 from the floor, and Brandon Parrish’s 3-pointer gave the Frogs a 17-2 lead less than five minutes into the game. Meanwhile, Washington State (0-2) didn’t score its first field goal until Josh Hawkinson’s layup with 15:50 to play.
DaVonte Lacy, who averaged 19.4 points per game last season for the Cougars, scored 11 points on 3 of 10 shooting. Hawkinson led Washington State with 14 points.
Other than about a 1 1/2 minute period midway through the first half where Washington State cut TCU’s lead into single-digits, the Frogs dominated throughout, leading by as many as 33 with 9:35 to play when a Chauncy Collins layup made it 72-39 TCU.
Collins scored 10 points for TCU, and Kenrich Williams added nine points and 10 rebounds.
It was a 10-1 Washington State run that made it look like the Cougars would make it a game with 9:40 to play in the first half, but they followed that with an almost 7 1/2 minute field goal drought.
Christian Gore’s 3-pointer with 36 seconds left gave TCU a 45-26 halftime lead.
Anderson showed his versatility during a 37-second stretch in the second half, first swishing a 3 with his quick release then getting around Ike Iroegbu and driving to the basket for an easy layup and a 58-37 TCU lead. Anderson’s night was over soon after, as he was able to rest on the bench while cheering on his teammates.
TIP-INS
TCU: With 81 points, the Horned Frogs are now 12-1 all-time under head coach Trent Johnson when scoring 70-plus. Also, in giving up 54 points, TCU held an opponent to under 60 points for the 16th time under Johnson.
Washington State: The Cougars will finally head home to play a game in Pullman on Friday. WSU’s two road games to start the season were played before any other Pac-12 school played either on the road on at a neutral site.
UP NEXT
Washington State: hosts Idaho State on Friday.
