TCU sets NCAA women's record in 76-16 victory

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- TCU coach Jeff Mittie knew his Frogs played one of their best defensive games ever. He just didn't realize it was a record-setting performance.
TCU beat Texas Southern 76-16, a Division I record for fewest points allowed in a women's basketball game.
"It's odd to look at the score and see that," Mittie said Tuesday. "We certainly were not focused on those things."
The previous mark was set in 1983 when Jackson State defeated Prairie View 81-19. The NCAA started keeping women's basketball records in the 1981-82 season.
Coastal Carolina defeated Georgia Southern 61-21 in 1997 to set the Division I men's record, since the introduction of the shot clock in 1986.
TCU jumped to a 15-0 lead Monday night and was ahead 39-5 at halftime after Texas Southern made just two of 25 shots. The Tigers (2-7) shot just 10 percent (6-of-58) in the game.
The Frogs (6-5) also set a school record with 16 blocked shots, outrebounded Texas Southern 62-34 and forced 29 turnovers.
"What we talked about at halftime is that it could be one of the best defensive performances in TCU history," Mittie said.
At one point, Texas Southern went more than 20 minutes -- half of the game -- without a field goal.
"It was just a case that we were very good defensively and they had an off night offensively and things didn't go well for them," said Mittie, 71-34 in his fourth season at TCU.