FORT WORTH, Texas | The Grambling State University men's basketball team suffered a 90-55 loss to Texas Christian on Tuesday evening at the Schollmaier Arena.
 
Junior guard Tra'Michael Moton, led the Tigers' offense with 16 points with four rebounds and three assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Grambling State (3-9) got on the board first with a jumper by Cameron Christon at the 19:33 mark
-Texas Christian (10-1) jumped ahead to a 13-7 lead as Charles O'bannon sunk a three-pointer to boost the Horned Frogs with 15:00 minutes left in the first half
-The Tigers closed the gap with an Eric Parrish jumper setting the score at 20-17 with 11:03 remaining in the first
-TCU went on a 16-0 run to escape GSU with 4:51 to play before the half, building a 36-17 advantage.
-Damion Baugh drained a jumper for TCU as time expired into the half, Tigers trailing 47-28
-TCU opened the second half going on a 7-0 run leading GSU 55-28 with 17:01 left in the game
-The Horned Frogs dominated the rest of the second half leading, gripping a 39 point lead, 90-51, with 49 seconds left to play.  
 
NSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State shot 42.1 percent (13-for-33) from the floor and 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from the free-throw line
 -The Tigers recorded 40 points in the paint, 22 bench points, 15 points off of 16 Texas Christian turnovers, six second-chance points and 12 fast-break points
-Texas Christian shot 47.6 percent (30-of-63) from the field and 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from the charity stripe
- Charles O'bannon led the way for the Horned Frogs, posting 19 points, three assists and eight rebounds
-Emmanuel Miller recorded a double-double finishing with 18 points, two assists and 10 rebounds
- TCU tallied 36 points in the paint, 19 points off of 15 Grambling State turnovers, 29 bench points and 17 second-chance points
 
UP NEXT
The Tigers opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play at home versus Prairie View A&M on Jan. 3. Tip-off is set for 7:30 pm at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The game theme is Community Day, and everyone is encouraged to wear red.