Fisher 15 points as TCU wins 67-59 to snap SMU win streak
AP
Dec 06, 2018
DALLAS (AP) Jaylen Fisher and JD Miller started making shots for TCU Horned Frogs after halftime, when SMU Mustangs was suddenly struggling from the field.
Fisher made four 3-pointers while scoring 12 of his 15 points after the break, like Miller did with some strong inside shots, as the Horned Frogs rallied for a 67-59 win Wednesday night in their first road game this season.
''Energy, just making shots,'' Fisher, TCU's point guard, said about the change after halftime. ''You feel like you've got a purpose being out there, bringing something to the table.''
Fisher's third 3-pointer of the second half made it 49-47 with 10 1/2 minutes left, putting the Horned Frogs (6-1) ahead to stay. He hit from the right corner on a pass from Kouat Noi, who then hit a 3 of his own on the next TCU possession. Fisher scored all of his points with five 3-pointers overall.
''TCU just, they lit it up from the 3-point line coming out of the half,'' SMU's Jarrey Foster said.
SMU missed its first eight field goal attempts after halftime, but still had a 41-37 lead when Hunt drove for a layup to make it 41-37 with 13:27 left. TCU's only two made baskets in the half until that point were a pair of 3s by Fisher.
Soon after that TCU was in the lead for the first time since early in the game. Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer from the left corner in front of the Frogs bench, then rebounded a missed Mustangs shot that led to his fast-break layup for a 42-41 lead.
''We had tremendous effort, tremendous energy, intensity, focus, attention to detail,'' SMU coach Tim Jankovich said. ''The reason we lose the game - we shoot 24 percent in the second half. As a coach, you never fault that unless guys were just playing selfish, which I don't think we did at all. We had some really good shots that didn't go in.''
Jahmal McMurray had 19 points for SMU (6-4), while Isiaha Mike had 14. Feron Hunt added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Noi had 12 for TCU.
The Mustangs had 10-point leads three different times in the first half. After their latest double-digit lead, TCU scored six in a row to cut it to 33-29 just before halftime when Alex Robinson had a layup, made a free throw and Fisher hit his first 3 of the game.
''I liked how we did it, because we gutted it out, grinded it out,'' Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said. ''We didn't make shots early, and got it done with our defense. Just got it done by finding a way.''
BIG PICTURE
TCU: The Frogs had to travel only about 40 miles from their Fort Worth campus to Moody Coliseum. Alex Robinson came in as the national leader in assists at 9.3 and TCU was the best team at 22.2 per game. Robinson had seven of the Frogs' 16 assists on their 25 made field goals.
SMU: Like TCU, the Mustangs lost at home to Lipscomb and were coming off an eight-point win over Oral Roberts, who the Frogs beat by 10 earlier this season. After shooting 50 percent (14 of 28) from the field before halftime, SMU shot 24 percent after the break (8 of 33), including 1-of-14 on 3-pointers.
SECOND CHANCES
SMU had 20 offensive rebounds. ''On 39 chances, that's 50 percent of your misses you're getting back,'' Jankovich said. The Mustangs had 16 second-chance points.
HONORING 41
There was a moment of silence before the game for the late President George H.W. Bush. The 41st president's son, George W. Bush, attends several SMU basketball games each season. The younger Bush's presidential library is across the street from Moody Coliseum on the edge of the SMU campus.
UP NEXT
TCU goes to the area where coach Jamie Dixon grew up when the Horned Frogs play Southern Cal at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday night as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Dixon's parents still live in the same North Hollywood home where he grew up.
SMU gets an extended break for final exams. The Mustangs don't play again until Dec. 15 at Georgetown.
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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
29
SMU
Mustangs
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jumpball received by TCU
19:37
Lost ball turnover on Desmond Bane, stolen by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
19:13
+2
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made turnaround jump shot
0-2
18:37
Shot clock violation turnover on TCU
18:28
Lost ball turnover on Ethan Chargois, stolen by Alex Robinson
18:24
Shooting foul on Jarrey Foster
18:24
JD Miller missed 1st of 2 free throws
18:24
+1
JD Miller made 2nd of 2 free throws
1-2
18:07
Lost ball turnover on Jahmal McMurray, stolen by Jaylen Fisher
18:02
+2
Desmond Bane made alley-oop shot, assist by Jaylen Fisher
3-2
17:34
Shooting foul on Jaylen Fisher
17:34
+1
Isiaha Mike made 1st of 2 free throws
3-3
17:34
Isiaha Mike missed 2nd of 2 free throws
17:34
Offensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
17:25
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:23
Defensive rebound by Kevin Samuel
17:14
Jaylen Fisher missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:12
Defensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
17:02
Isiaha Mike missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:00
Offensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
16:49
+2
Jarrey Foster made dunk, assist by Ethan Chargois
3-5
16:28
+2
JD Miller made driving layup, assist by Desmond Bane
5-5
16:04
Bad pass turnover on Jarrey Foster, stolen by Jaylen Fisher
15:51
Desmond Bane missed 3-pt. jump shot
15:49
Defensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
15:40
+2
Jahmal McMurray made driving layup
5-7
15:24
JD Miller missed 3-pt. jump shot
15:22
Defensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
15:21
Personal foul on Kevin Samuel
15:04
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed jump shot
15:02
Offensive rebound by Feron Hunt
14:59
+2
Feron Hunt made tip-in
5-9
14:43
+2
Yuat Alok made hook shot, assist by Alex Robinson
7-9
14:15
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
14:13
Defensive rebound by RJ Nembhard
14:05
+2
Yuat Alok made layup, assist by Alex Robinson
9-9
13:45
Personal foul on Yuat Alok
13:26
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:25
Offensive rebound by SMU
13:25
Shot clock violation turnover on SMU
13:03
Bad pass turnover on Alex Robinson, stolen by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
12:46
Bad pass turnover on Jarrey Foster, stolen by Kouat Noi
12:34
Kouat Noi missed 3-pt. jump shot
12:32
Offensive rebound by JD Miller
12:32
Personal foul on Nat Dixon
12:29
+2
Kouat Noi made jump shot, assist by Alex Robinson
11-9
12:04
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed jump shot
12:02
Offensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
12:02
Flagrant foul on JD Miller
12:02
+1
Isiaha Mike made 1st of 2 free throws
11-10
12:02
+1
Isiaha Mike made 2nd of 2 free throws
11-11
11:48
Bad pass turnover on Nat Dixon
11:35
Kouat Noi missed 3-pt. jump shot
11:33
Defensive rebound by SMU
11:14
Jarrey Foster missed 3-pt. jump shot
11:12
Defensive rebound by TCU
10:56
Kouat Noi missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:54
Defensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
10:36
Ethan Chargois missed layup, blocked by Kouat Noi
10:34
Offensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
10:20
+2
Jahmal McMurray made jump shot, assist by Jarrey Foster
11-13
10:08
Kaden Archie missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:06
Defensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
9:55
Jahmal McMurray missed floating jump shot
9:53
Defensive rebound by JD Miller
9:45
+2
Alex Robinson made driving layup
13-13
9:27
Bad pass turnover on Jarrey Foster, stolen by Kouat Noi
9:18
Alex Robinson missed layup, blocked by Isiaha Mike
9:16
Defensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
9:13
+3
Isiaha Mike made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Nat Dixon
13-16
8:52
Traveling violation turnover on Kaden Archie
8:28
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed jump shot
8:26
Defensive rebound by Kevin Samuel
8:11
Bad pass turnover on Jaylen Fisher, stolen by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
8:05
+2
Feron Hunt made layup, assist by Isiaha Mike
13-18
7:50
Desmond Bane missed jump shot
7:48
Defensive rebound by Feron Hunt
7:28
+2
Jahmal McMurray made jump shot, assist by Feron Hunt
13-20
7:11
Alex Robinson missed driving layup
7:09
Offensive rebound by Desmond Bane
7:08
Personal foul on Jahmal McMurray
6:49
Kendric Davis missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:47
Offensive rebound by Kevin Samuel
6:40
JD Miller missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:38
Defensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
6:39
Personal foul on Kevin Samuel
6:27
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:25
Offensive rebound by Jahmal McMurray
6:23
Jahmal McMurray missed layup, blocked by Alex Robinson
6:21
Offensive rebound by SMU
6:21
+2
Feron Hunt made layup, assist by Nat Dixon
13-22
6:21
Shooting foul on Yuat Alok
6:21
+1
Feron Hunt made free throw
13-23
6:02
+3
Kendric Davis made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Alex Robinson
16-23
5:39
+2
Isiaha Mike made driving layup, assist by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
16-25
5:15
+2
Alex Robinson made floating jump shot
18-25
4:57
+3
Isiaha Mike made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
18-28
4:43
Kouat Noi missed hook shot
4:41
Offensive rebound by JD Miller
4:39
JD Miller missed dunk
4:37
Defensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
4:25
Nat Dixon missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:23
Defensive rebound by Alex Robinson
4:18
Kendric Davis missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:16
Offensive rebound by JD Miller
4:09
+3
Kouat Noi made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by JD Miller
21-28
3:47
Isiaha Mike missed 3-pt. jump shot
3:45
Defensive rebound by Kouat Noi
3:40
+2
Kouat Noi made dunk, assist by Kendric Davis
23-28
3:21
+2
Feron Hunt made driving layup
23-30
2:59
Desmond Bane missed 3-pt. jump shot
2:57
Offensive rebound by Kouat Noi
2:48
Kouat Noi missed layup
2:48
Offensive rebound by Kouat Noi
2:48
Desmond Bane missed jump shot
2:46
Defensive rebound by Feron Hunt
2:22
+3
Jahmal McMurray made 3-pt. jump shot
23-33
2:05
+2
Alex Robinson made driving layup
25-33
2:05
Shooting foul on Isiaha Mike
2:05
+1
Alex Robinson made free throw
26-33
1:57
Lost ball turnover on CJ White, stolen by Desmond Bane
1:36
+3
Jaylen Fisher made 3-pt. jump shot
29-33
1:15
+2
Ethan Chargois made driving layup, assist by Nat Dixon
29-35
52.0
Offensive foul on Alex Robinson
52.0
Turnover on Alex Robinson
27.0
Traveling violation turnover on Jarrey Foster
9.0
Kouat Noi missed 3-pt. jump shot
7.0
Offensive rebound by JD Miller
4.0
Jaylen Fisher missed 3-pt. jump shot
2.0
Offensive rebound by TCU
0.0
JD Miller missed 3-pt. jump shot
0.0
Offensive rebound by TCU
0.0
End of period
2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
38
SMU
Mustangs
24
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:29
Alex Robinson missed jump shot, blocked by Jarrey Foster
19:27
Offensive rebound by TCU
19:28
Shot clock violation turnover on TCU
19:13
Shooting foul on Jaylen Fisher
19:13
+1
Jahmal McMurray made 1st of 2 free throws
29-36
19:13
Jahmal McMurray missed 2nd of 2 free throws
19:13
Defensive rebound by JD Miller
18:48
Kouat Noi missed driving layup
18:46
Defensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
18:38
Ethan Chargois missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:36
Defensive rebound by Alex Robinson
18:30
+3
Jaylen Fisher made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kouat Noi
32-36
18:07
Personal foul on Alex Robinson
17:54
Jahmal McMurray missed driving layup, blocked by Desmond Bane
17:52
Defensive rebound by Desmond Bane
17:41
Alex Robinson missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:39
Defensive rebound by Jarrey Foster
17:21
Traveling violation turnover on Isiaha Mike
17:10
+3
Jaylen Fisher made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kouat Noi
35-36
16:48
Shooting foul on Alex Robinson
16:48
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed 1st of 2 free throws
16:48
Turnover on Isiaha Mike
16:36
Kouat Noi missed driving layup
16:34
Offensive rebound by Kendric Davis
16:29
Kouat Noi missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:27
Defensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
16:18
Jarrey Foster missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:16
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Fisher
16:11
Jaylen Fisher missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:09
Defensive rebound by Feron Hunt
15:45
Jarrey Foster missed driving layup
15:43
Offensive rebound by Feron Hunt
15:28
Jahmal McMurray missed driving layup
15:26
Defensive rebound by TCU
15:06
Jaylen Fisher missed floating jump shot
15:04
Defensive rebound by Feron Hunt
14:37
Shooting foul on Jaylen Fisher
14:37
+1
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made 1st of 3 free throws
35-37
14:37
+1
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made 2nd of 3 free throws
35-38
14:37
+1
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made 3rd of 3 free throws
35-39
14:27
Desmond Bane missed jump shot
14:25
Offensive rebound by Kouat Noi
14:17
Kendric Davis missed driving layup
14:15
Defensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
14:10
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
14:08
Offensive rebound by Feron Hunt
14:06
Feron Hunt missed layup, blocked by JD Miller
14:04
Offensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
13:46
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed jump shot
13:44
Defensive rebound by Kouat Noi
13:38
Shooting foul on Isiaha Mike
13:38
+1
JD Miller made 1st of 2 free throws
36-39
13:38
+1
JD Miller made 2nd of 2 free throws
37-39
13:26
+2
Feron Hunt made driving layup, assist by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
37-41
13:06
+3
Desmond Bane made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Alex Robinson
40-41
12:39
Isiaha Mike missed driving layup
12:37
Defensive rebound by Desmond Bane
12:31
+2
Desmond Bane made driving layup
42-41
12:09
+3
Jahmal McMurray made 3-pt. jump shot
42-44
11:53
Shooting foul on Jahmal McMurray
11:47
+2
JD Miller made layup
44-44
11:26
+2
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made driving layup
44-46
11:00
+2
Desmond Bane made driving layup
46-46
10:45
Shooting foul on JD Miller
10:45
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed 1st of 2 free throws
10:45
+1
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws
46-47
10:28
+3
Jaylen Fisher made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kouat Noi
49-47
10:00
Jahmal McMurray missed jump shot
9:58
Defensive rebound by TCU
9:41
+3
Kouat Noi made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Alex Robinson
52-47
9:03
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
9:01
Offensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
9:00
Ethan Chargois missed dunk
8:58
Offensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
8:54
+2
Ethan Chargois made dunk
52-49
8:48
JD Miller missed layup
8:46
Defensive rebound by Ethan Chargois
8:40
Nat Dixon missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:39
Defensive rebound by TCU
8:29
Bad pass turnover on Alex Robinson, stolen by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
8:24
Bad pass turnover on Nat Dixon
8:01
+2
JD Miller made layup, assist by Desmond Bane
54-49
7:41
Ethan Chargois missed layup, blocked by Jaylen Fisher
7:41
Offensive rebound by SMU
7:35
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:33
Offensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
7:28
+2
Jahmal McMurray made fade-away jump shot
54-51
7:01
Desmond Bane missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:59
Offensive rebound by Kouat Noi
6:56
+2
Kouat Noi made dunk
56-51
6:38
Lost ball turnover on Isiaha Mike, stolen by Alex Robinson
6:34
+2
Alex Robinson made driving layup
58-51
6:16
+2
Isiaha Mike made layup, assist by Jarrey Foster
58-53
5:59
Shooting foul on Jarrey Foster
5:59
+1
JD Miller made 1st of 2 free throws
59-53
5:59
+1
JD Miller made 2nd of 2 free throws
60-53
5:41
+2
Jahmal McMurray made jump shot
60-55
5:12
Alex Robinson missed driving layup
5:10
Defensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
4:55
Isiaha Mike missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:53
Offensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
4:49
Jarrey Foster missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:47
Offensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
4:42
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed tip-in
4:40
Defensive rebound by Desmond Bane
4:21
+3
Jaylen Fisher made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Desmond Bane
63-55
3:59
+2
Jahmal McMurray made turnaround jump shot, assist by Jarrey Foster
63-57
3:26
Jaylen Fisher missed turnaround jump shot
3:24
Defensive rebound by Isiaha Mike
2:55
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed jump shot
2:55
Offensive rebound by SMU
2:43
Personal foul on Desmond Bane
2:41
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed alley-oop shot
2:39
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Fisher
2:15
Offensive foul on Kouat Noi
2:15
Turnover on Kouat Noi
1:54
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
1:52
Offensive rebound by Jimmy Whitt Jr.
1:50
Shooting foul on Desmond Bane
1:50
Jimmy Whitt Jr. missed 1st of 2 free throws
1:50
+1
Jimmy Whitt Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws
63-58
1:25
+2
JD Miller made dunk, assist by Alex Robinson
65-58
1:02
Jahmal McMurray missed 3-pt. jump shot
1:00
Defensive rebound by Desmond Bane
54.0
Personal foul on Jahmal McMurray
42.0
Personal foul on Feron Hunt
41.0
Personal foul on Jimmy Whitt Jr.
39.0
Personal foul on Isiaha Mike
40.0
+1
JD Miller made 1st of 2 free throws
66-58
40.0
+1
JD Miller made 2nd of 2 free throws
67-58
30.0
Personal foul on Jaylen Fisher
30.0
+1
Isiaha Mike made 1st of 2 free throws
67-59
30.0
Turnover on Jarrey Foster
28.0
Bad pass turnover on Desmond Bane, stolen by Jarrey Foster