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11/28 19:25 CST David Punch scores 17 points and TCU tops Wisconsin for Rady
Children's Invitational championship
David Punch scores 17 points and TCU tops Wisconsin for Rady Children's
Invitational championship
SAN DIEGO (AP) --- David Punch led a balanced offense with 17 points and TCU
defeated Wisconsin 74-63 on Friday in the championship game of the Rady
Children's Invitational.
Brock Harding scored 16 points, Xavier Edmonds 12, and Jayden Pierre and
Liutauras Lelevicius 11 each for the Horned Frogs (5-2).
John Blackwell scored 30 points for Wisconsin (5-2) and Nick Boyd added 15.
TCU built a 10-point lead in the first five minutes and led by double digits
for most of the first half. The Horned Frogs were ahead 41-28 with 3 1/2
minutes left before halftime but Wisconsin closed with a 9-0 run to trail only
41-37.
TCU scored the first eight points of the second half and a 7-0 run a few
minutes later put the Horned Frogs up 61-42 with 11 1/2 minutes remaining.
The margin was still 19 points with 10 minutes to go when TCU went 0-for-6 in a
5-minute stretch that saw Wisconsin get to within 65-53. A layup by a Andrew
Rohde had Wisconsin within 70-63 with two minutes to go but the Badgers missed
their last six shots and did not score again.
Up next
TCU: Notre Dame visits on Friday
Wisconsin: Hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten opener on Wednesday
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