Frogs Run Past Mustangs 84-64

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Sammy Yeager and Garlon Green each scored 17 points and Hank Thorns had a double-double as TCU defeated SMU 84-64 on Tuesday night.

Thorns finished with 13 points and 10 assists and Ronnie Moss added 16 points for the Horned Frogs (2-0), who have won three straight in this cross-town rivalry.

Robert Nyakundi led the Mustangs (0-2) with 14 points, Papa Dia had 11 and Justin Haynes 10.

TCU hit 11 3-pointers, including three by Thorns. His first 3 gave the Horned Frogs their first double-digit lead -- 27-15 10 minutes into the game -- and he closed the half with another 3 to put TCU up 49-35.

The Horned Frogs, who shot 53.8 percent, never trailed and led by as many as 23.

SMU shot 48.1 percent but turned the ball over 18 times.

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