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Men's Basketball: TCU Dominates Montana State 82-48

The Horned Frogs get a blowout win to close out the non-conference schedule.

Nicholas Girimonte

Trazarien White handles the basketball for TCU in a 82 to 48 win over Montana State on December 22, 2024.
Trazarien White handles the basketball for TCU in a 82 to 48 win over Montana State on December 22, 2024. / X: @TCUBasketball
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TCU men's basketball got a blowout win Sunday.

The Horned Frogs dominated Montana State 82-48 to close out the non-conference schedule undefeated at home.

Dominating the Boards

The biggest difference in this game was rebounding, something that head coach Jamie Dixon has talked about all season.

The Frogs out-rebounded the Bobcats 46-22, their first time out-rebounding an opponent by 20+ since January 1, 2024 (26) against Texas A&M Commerce.

Playing David Punch alongside Ernest Udeh Jr. have allowed the Frogs to get bigger and create more of an advantage rebounding the basketball.

This looks to be one of the backbones for TCU's success as conference play begins.

Free Throw Making Frogs

It is no secret that free throw shooting has been one of TCU's biggest struggles this season.

They flipped the script in this one going 26 of 29 from the charity stripe.

Noah Reynolds hit 13-14 on his own, the most free throws made by a Horned Frog since Emanuel Miller made 13-14 against Nevada on December 22, 2023, exactly a year ago from Sunday's contest.

I am sure this is a huge sigh of relief for Frog fans after watching this one.

Defending Home Court

With the win over the Bobcats, the Horned Frogs finished their non-conference schedule 7-0 at home.

To get this done, defense was the highlight for TCU.

The Frogs held Montana State to just 48 points on 35% FG and 19% 3FG with 14 turnovers.

With how inconsistent the offense has been this season, defense and rebounding will be what TCU looks to pride themselves on going forward.

Postgame Pressers

Jamie Dixon

Noah Reynolds and Trazarien White

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Nicholas Girimonte
NICHOLAS GIRIMONTE

Nicholas is a student at TCU majoring in Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism. He's from the Bay Area but now calls New Braunfels, Texas home. There's nothing he likes more than watching TCU sports.

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