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TCU Closes on 17–5 Run to Beat West Virginia 60–54

The finish underscored TCU's interior edge, leaving West Virginia's NCAA hopes shakier.

Overview

  • Xavier Edmonds delivered 14 points and 13 rebounds for TCU, his third straight double-double and eighth in nine games.
  • David Punch scored seven during the closing surge as layups from Punch and Brock Harding overturned a 49–43 West Virginia lead.
  • West Virginia managed only two points over the final four minutes and ended 1-for-6 from the field.
  • TCU shot 34% to West Virginia's 41% yet carried a 30–25 halftime lead and improved to 12–5 at home.
  • The result moved TCU to 17–10 (7–7 Big 12) and West Virginia to 16–11 (7–7), with Tuesday games next for Arizona State at TCU and West Virginia at Oklahoma State.