West Virginia 71, TCU 50: Eron Harris had 19 points and the host Mountaineers used a couple scoring runs to pull away and keep the Horned Frogs winless in Big 12 play.
Deniz Kilicli had 11 points and eight boards for the Mountaineers (9-9, 2-3 Big 12), who won the rebounding battle 42-30. Dominique Rutledge added eight rebounds in 14 minutes for West Virginia.
Kyan Anderson paced the Horned Frogs (9-10, 0-6) with 19 points, while Connell Crossland added 11.
After trailing for much of the first half, TCU pulled to within 22-18 on Garlon Green's free throw with 5:09 remaining in the first half. But a 12-4 run by West Virginia to end the first half opened things up to a 12-point advantage at the break.
The Mountaineers extended it to a 20-point advantage with 12:58 to play before TCU went on a 14-4 surge, capped by Adrick McKinney's six straight points, to cut it to 10 with 8:07 to go. But West Virginia responded with a 10-2 run to open it up to 18 yet again, all but ending the Frogs' chances.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 71 points scored by West Virginia was the most given up by TCU since a 76-73 win over UAB on Nov. 24, a span of 11 games. … Eleven different players scored for the Mountaineers.. … TCU will take its next shot at its first Big 12 win when it hosts Baylor on Saturday. West Virginia heads to the road to face Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Texas Christian | West Virginia | |
Kyan Anderson 19 | Scoring | Eron Harris 19 |
Garlon Green 4 | Assists | Jabarie Hinds 3 |
Connell Crossland 7 | Rebounds | Deniz Kilicli 8 |
Kyan Anderson 6 | Free Throws Made | Eron Harris 7 |
Kyan Anderson 1 | Steals | Gary Browne 2 |
Connell Crossland 3 | Blocks | Aaric Murray 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Christian | 50 | 38.6 | 3-7 | 13-23 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
West Virginia | 71 | 43.1 | 5-13 | 16-31 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 10 |