National Basketball Association
Brigham Young 83, Texas Christian 67
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Tom O'Neill, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
16170
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jimmer Fredette scored 21 points and Jackson Emery added 17 to lead No. 9 Brigham Young to an 83-67 victory over visiting TCU on Tuesday in Mountain West Conference play.
Emery hit five 3-point baskets to help BYU (18-1, 4-0 MWC) win its eighth straight contest.
Ronnie Moss scored a game-high 27 points for TCU (10-10, 1-4).
Fredette, who entered the contest with a national-best 26.1 scoring average, struggled with his shooting and hit just 6-of-16 shots.
Noah Hartsock scored 14 points and Brandon Davies added 13 for BYU, which led by 17 points at halftime en route to its 14th straight win over the Horned Frogs.
TCU shot just 30.5 percent from the field. Point guard Hank Thorns had 10 assists but scored just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting. Garlon Green scored 10 points for the Horned Frogs.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Christian |
|
Brigham Young |
|
Ronnie Moss 27 |
Scoring |
Jimmer Fredette 21 |
|
Hank Thorns 10 |
Assists |
Jimmer Fredette 5 |
|
Hank Thorns 7 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Collinsworth 9 |
|
Ronnie Moss 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Davies 7 |
|
Nikola Cerina 1 |
Steals |
Kyle Collinsworth 2 |
|
J.R. Cadot 1 |
Blocks |
Brandon Davies 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Christian
|
67 |
38.5 |
8-18 |
9-14 |
16 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
|
| Brigham Young
|
83 |
49.1 |
8-18 |
21-26 |
14 |
40 |
3 |
6 |
|