NO. 7 BYU SHOOTS PAST TCU

FORT WORTH—

Junior guard J.R. Cadot scored 17 points, but No. 7 BYU ran out to an early lead and never looked back Saturday during a 79-56 Cougar victory at a sold-out Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
 
The setback dropped TCU’s season record to 10-18 overall and 1-12 in Mountain West Conference play. BYU improved to 25-2 overall and 11-1 in the MWC with its fifth consecutive victory.
 
Saturday’s contest featured an attendance of 7,258, which ranked as the third-largest crowd ever to see a game at Daniel-Meyer Colisuem. The total fell only nine fans short of the record of 7,267 set Dec. 1, 2003, when the Horned Frogs took on No. 2 Kansas.
 
Cadot led TCU in scoring for the third consecutive game Saturday, making 8-of-11 shots from the floor while pulling down a game-high nine rebounds. Sophomore forward Garlon Green totaled 10 points, his team-high 21st double-figure performance, while senior guard Greg Hill added nine points on a 3-of-7 effort from 3-point range.
 
Junior point guard Hank Thorns set a career high with 12 assists. It marked his seventh outing this season with double digits in helpers. The total leads the MWC and ranks tied for third nationally, while his Saturday output ranks as the top individual performance in the conference this season.
 
Senior guard Jimmer Fredette, a National Player of the Year candidate, led