TCU Rallies to Defeat West Virginia on Wednesday Night time – West Virginia College Athletics

Vasean Allette scored 22 factors and Noah Reynolds added 20 to guide TCU to a 65-60 victory over West Virginia tonight at Schollmaier Enviornment in Fort Value, Texas.
 
The Horned Frogs, one of many worst free throw capturing groups within the nation, took benefit of a giant free throw disparity to show a 12-point first half deficit into their second straight residence victory after topping Colorado final Sunday.
 
Taking pictures simply 63.3% from the charity stripe this season, TCU made 20 of 23 tonight in comparison with solely two of 5 for the Mountaineers, whose 18 fouls have been twice as many because the 9 referred to as on the Frogs.
 
“We have to play with out fouling,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries stated.
 
WVU went chilly towards the latter a part of the primary half after Toby Okani’s dunk gave it a 25-13 lead with 6:08 remaining. TCU used a 15-4 run to complete the primary half trailing 29-28 after which scored the primary seven factors of the second half earlier than Eduardo Andre’s dunk lastly ended the chilly spell.
 
“We began the sport off, and I assumed defensively we have been terrific for the primary quarter-hour,” DeVries stated. “I instructed them going into the four-minute timeout that they labored their tails off to get this lead, do not allow them to crawl again into it. We had some foolish turnovers, gave up just a few simple buckets and now you’re up one on the finish of the half as an alternative of 10, 12 or 13.”
 
TCU’s greatest lead was 11, 54-43, with 7:56 remaining when Javon Small caught hearth and scored eight straight factors to get it again to a one-point sport, 54-53.
 
Jonathan Powell’s 3 with 3:53 left tied it at 56, after which Small’s steal and layup knotted the rating at 58 with 1:29 to go.
 
Allette answered with a layup and a free throw when he was fouled by KJ Tenner.
 
Small was unable to get his lengthy step-back jumper to go down, Micah Robinson was unsuccessful on the different finish, however Allette grabbed the offensive rebound and scored with 9 seconds left to make it a two-possession sport.
 
Allette added two free throws with three seconds left after which TCU conceded Joe Yesufu’s layup forward of the horn.
 
“As soon as we received our protection going once more, I assumed we have been fairly good,” DeVries stated. “We received higher ball motion, Javon received going a bit of bit and Joe made a few 3s after we grew to become the aggressor, however we have been unable to complete it off.”
 
Small completed with 20, getting equal level distribution in each halves. He completed eight of 19 from the ground and was 4 of 10 from 3-point vary.
 
Yesufu contributed 11 and Andre added 10 for the Mountaineers, now 14-8 total and 5-6 in Huge 12 play.
 
TCU (12-10, 5-6) had a 34 to 26 benefit on the glass, together with 11 offensive rebounds. The Fogs made half of their 22 discipline purpose makes an attempt within the second half after capturing simply 35.7% within the first half.
 
“The primary half they shoot 35% and the second half they shoot 50, and that is the sport,” DeVries defined. “We’ve to defend. We received down 11 and cranked it again up once more and crawl again into it and tie the sport, however you set your self in that place and now it is who can take advantage of performs in the previous couple of minutes? They usually did.”
 
TCU coach Jamie Dixon, now 20-16 in video games performed towards West Virginia, earned his 500^th profession victory tonight. WVU has now dropped seven of its final eight video games at Schollmaier Enviornment with its final victory coming in 2021. These two groups will meet once more in Morgantown on Tuesday, February. 25.
 
The Mountaineers are again within the WVU Coliseum on Saturday to face Utah in a particular 5 p.m. tip that can be televised on ESPN+.