TCU women stumble late against LSU’s pressure defense
The TCU women’s basketball team faltered late against LSU’s pressure defense Sunday in a 67-61 loss in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, La.
The Horned Frogs (5-2) committed 22 turnovers, including seven in the decisive fourth quarter. TCU led 55-50 with 5:23 remaining before the Tigers (6-2) unleashed a 12-0 run as the Frogs committed four turnovers.
AJ Alix, who scored 16 points with a game-high six assists, drained a 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining to end LSU’s late scoring run.
Jada Butts led TCU with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
Raigyne Moncrief led LSU with 22 points, five assists and five steals, with three steals in the fourth quarter.
LSU grabbed an early 12-point by dominating inside, but TCU fought back to take a 31-29 halftime lead by holding the Tigers to 3-of-14 shooting in the second quarter.
The Horned Frogs took their largest lead at 41-33 with 5:19 to go in the third period, but LSU closed the quarter on a 13-2 turn that included five TCU turnovers.
TCU returns home Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to take on its second consecutive SEC opponent in Texas A&M.
LSU | 22 | 7 | 17 | 21 | — | 67 |
TCU | 13 | 18 | 12 | 18 | — | 61 |
LSU (6-2)—Moncrief 9-18 4-8 22, Mitchell 4-4 3-4 11, Hyder 3-7 4-5 10, Norton 4-10 2-2 10, Jackson 3-11 0-0 6, Hill 2-8 0-0 4, Rhodes 1-3 0-0 2, Richard-Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Bidikuindila 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 27-63 13-19 67.
TCU (5-2)—Butts 7-12 2-2 17, Alix 6-12 0-0 16, Ramirez 2-3 1-1 6, Ray 2-7 1-2 6, Moore 2-3 1-2 5, Okonkwo 2-6 0-0 5, Willie 2-2 0-0 4, Hellessey 1-3 0-0 2, Akomolafe 0-0 0-0 0, Christian 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 24-49 5-7 61.
3-Point Goals—LSU 0-1 (Moncrief 0-1), TCU 8-19 (Alix 4-9, Butts 1-4, Okonkwo 1-1, Ramirez 1-2, Ray 1-2, Hellessey 0-1). Assists—LSU 10 (Moncrief 5), TCU 10 (Alix 6). Fouled Out—TCU Moore. Rebounds—LSU 37 (Hyder 8), TCU 27 (Akomolafe 5). Total Fouls—LSU 14, TCU 25. A—1,809.
This story was originally published December 4, 2016 at 5:31 PM with the headline "TCU women stumble late against LSU’s pressure defense."