National Basketball Association
Texas Christian 83, Louisiana Monroe 73
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 10, 2017
Where: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Andrew Walton, # Ray Natili, # Pat Boeh
Attendance:
6715
By The Sports Xchange
Defending NIT champion Texas Christian tipped off the 2017-18 season on Friday night in Fort Worth with a 83-73 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Friday.
Five Horned Frogs scored in double-figures, led by Vladimir Brodziansky with 16 points.
Kenrich Williams posted 13 points and game-highs for rebounds (14) and assists (7).
Desmond Bane, J.D. Miller and freshman Kouat Noi each poured in 12 points apiece for Texas Christian (1-0). Noi pulled down eight rebounds in his collegiate debut.
Louisiana-Monroe's Sam McDaniel led all scorers with 21 points while Jordan Harris and Marvin Jean-Pierre added 16 and 12 points, respectively. Travis Munnings complimented his 13 points with nine rebounds to lead the Warhawks (0-1).
Texas Christian built on its 38-35 halftime lead by outscoring Louisiana-Monroe by seven in the second half. The Warhawks were within 78-73 on two free throws by McDaniel with 2:08 remaining but Brodziansky converted a dunk with 1:54 remaining.
The Horned Frogs shot 49.2 from the floor to the Warhawks' 39.1 percent.
Texas Christian dominated in the paint, outscoring Louisiana-Monroe 46-22 down low.
Louisiana-Monroe scored 30 points off its bench to Texas Christian?s 24 points by its reserves.
Despite the loss, Louisiana-Monroe still leads its all-time series with Texas Christian by a 3-2 margin.
Texas Christian (1-0) remains in Fort Worth to play host to Tennessee Tech on Nov. 13, while Louisiana-Monroe travels over to Dallas and a contest with Southern Methodist.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana Monroe |
|
Texas Christian |
|
Sam McDaniel 21 |
Scoring |
Vladimir Brodziansky 16 |
|
Jordon Harris 4 |
Assists |
Kenrich Williams 7 |
|
Travis Munnings 9 |
Rebounds |
Kenrich Williams 14 |
|
Sam McDaniel 4 |
Free Throws Made |
JD Miller 6 |
|
Sam McDaniel 3 |
Steals |
Kenrich Williams 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Vladimir Brodziansky 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana Monroe
|
73 |
39.1 |
12-27 |
7-11 |
18 |
35 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
| Texas Christian
|
83 |
49.2 |
6-20 |
17-28 |
19 |
38 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
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