FORT WORTH, Texas —Mike Miles Jr. scored 22 points and made 11 of 12 from the foul line and Texas Christian beat McNeese State 77-61 in the Horned Frogs’ season opener Thursday night.

Texas A&M transfer Emanuel Miller scored 12 points with13 rebounds. Chuck O’Bannon Jr. added 10 points off the bench and Texas Tech transfer Micah Peavy grabbed 10 rebounds.

The Cowboys (0-2) got a team-high 17 points off the bench from T.J. Moss. Myles Lewis and Harwin Francois each added 10 points.

“I thought we battled,” said Cowboys head coach John Aiken. “We lost Kellon Taylor again with a cramp and we had Brendan Medley-Bacon and Myles Lewis in foul trouble. Then Collin Warren got hit in the head and had to come out so we’re down three, four guys and we had to play a lineup that I never envisioned playing. We just went into space and tried the best we could to fight and scrap and claw.”

Moss, a transfer from South Carolina where he played the last three seasons, scored 15 points off five 3-point baskets (5-for-12) and was 6 of 16 for the game.

Medley-Bacon, who led the Cowboys with 15 points in a 86-62 loss to Southern Methodist in Tuesday’s opener, played 14 minutes due to foul trouble, and scored six points with four rebounds before fouling out with about 6 minutes to play.

TCU (1-0) owned a 57-36 advantage in rebounding, including 21 offensive boards that turned into 20 second-chance points.

“I couldn’t be more proud of T.J.,” Aiken said. “He just fought. I asked him to just compete. He made five threes. He led us in assists and led us in steals. He really set the tone for us and made some big shots.”

Moss finished with five assists and three steals while also blocking a shot.

McNeese won turnover battle and scored 16 points off the miscues, and knocked down 8 of 12 free throws.

McNeese led 17-12 7 minutes into the game after hitting seven of its first 14 shots. After that, the Cowboys made four of their next 16 shots as TCU went on a 9-0 run and take a 22-17 lead with under 8 minutes to play in the half.

Taylor got a bucket to snap the 5-minute scoring drought to pull McNeese within three points, but TCU’s Miles hit his third 3-pointer of the half to give the Horned Frogs a 29-22 lead.

Miles, an All-Big 12 honorable mention, is one of four returning players for the Horned Frogs, who suffered through their first losing season since Jamie Dixon took over the program in 2016. Eight players transferred into the program.

Warren got a layup and Christian Shumate with a dunk after a TCU turnover to pull McNeese within eight points, but TCU scored the last two points of the half to take a 36-26 lead.

TCU opened up a 40-26 lead to start the second half before the Cowboys rolled off six straight points behind a couple of Moss 3-pointers. Moss got the Cowboys to within nine points after another trey when the Cowboys trailed by 12 at the 15:17 mark. After that, the Horned Frogs scored seven straight behind four free throws and a 3-pointer by Francisco Farabello to make it a 53-37 lead with 13:57 to play.

Another Cowboys run of seven straight was started by a Francois 3-pointer, Moss layup and another Francois basket to cut the lead to 53-44 at the 11:45 mark.

The streak looked to build to a 9-0 run but Warren lost the ball driving down the lane after getting knocked in the head and down on the floor. TCU made good on an alley-oop in transition, while on the opposite side Aiken was whistled for a technical foul after arguing a nocall on Warren fall.

A Miller dunk with 7:36 to play gave TCU its largest lead at 66-48.

The Cowboys hit 35 percent (23-for-66) from the field.