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USC Falls to TCU at Staples Center, 96-61
December 07, 2018 | Men's Basketball, Features
The Horned Frogs (7-1) dominated throughout in front of a slew of NBA executives and scouts at Staples Center.
Bennie Boatwright scored 14 points and Nick Rakocevic added 13, making 9 of 10 free throws.
TCU hit a season-high 12 3-pointers, led by Fisher with five, which equaled his career high set at SMU two nights earlier.
Robinson, the nation's assist leader, had eight. Jaylen Fisher also scored 15 points. Kouat Noi and JD Miller had 14 points each.
The Horned Frogs had a 20-point halftime lead on their way to piling up a season-best 96 points.
They went up by 30 midway through the second half when Desmond Bane, Robinson, Noi and Miller combined to score TCU's first 30 points.
The Trojans (5-4) shot a season-low 32 percent and committed a season-high 20 turnovers that led to 27 points for TCU.
TIP-INS
USC: The Trojans tied their lowest point total of the season. … They also play their next two games away from Galen Center.
UP NEXT
USC: Will face Oklahoma in a neutral-site venue at BOK Center in Tulsa on Dec. 15.
