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TCU women ride big second half to first Big 12 victory

Jada Butts scored a career-high 25 points, and the TCU women’s basketball team erupted for 53 points in the second half to beat Iowa State 80-75 on Sunday afternoon at Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs earned their first Big 12 win this season by shooting a red-hot 60 percent in the second half, including 8-of-12 shooting from 3-point range. TCU (9-8, 1-5) trailed early in the third quarter before a 14-0 run turned the game around, outscoring Iowa State 29-16 in the period.

Toree Thompson added 14 points for TCU, with 12 coming in the second half, and AJ Alix scored all 13 of her points in the second half and had eight assists.