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West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs

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No. 15 TCU without Miles in 76-72 win over West Virginia

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“We’re fighters, no matter what,” Baugh said.

JaKobe Coles added 17 points, Shahada Wells had 16 and Xavier Cork 15 for the Horned Frogs (17-5, 6-3 Big 12), who wrapped up the first half of their conference schedule in a four-way tie with No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Kansas and No. 13 Iowa State for second place. They are all one game behind league-leading No. 10 Texas.

“Everybody is (good) in this league, and obviously we responded with a win shorthanded,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “But we got it done and this is what we’ve got to do here coming forward.”

Erik Stevenson had 17 points and Tre Mitchell 15 for West Virginia (13-9, 2-7). Joe Toussaint had 12 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. had 10.

Wells was in TCU's starting lineup with Miles out because of a hyperextended right knee. The Big 12's second-leading scorer (18.1 points per game) got hurt less than four minutes into the Frogs' loss Saturday at Mississippi State.

Lampkin, their leading rebounder, had missed the last two games because of a left high ankle sprain and wasn't expected to play against West Virginia. But the 6-foot-11 center, entered after the first media timeout, and in just over a minute had a layup and then a bounce-pass assist to Baugh for another TCU basket.

The Horned Frogs missed their next eight shots, and West Virginia was within 16-15 when Stevenson hit a floater midway through the first half. But the Mountaineers never regained the lead, trailed by four at the break and never got closer than that in the second half.

“We didn’t come to play. They were much more enthusiastic,” said Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins, whose team beat TCU 74-65 at home only 13 days earlier. “They were a step ahead of us. They had more bounce than we had.”

SOME POINTED WORDS

West Virginia forward Jimmy Bell Jr. became visibly upset after the game ended, and was held back by some teammates and staff during a verbal exchange with some TCU students and fans. Huggins said on his postgame radio show that his understanding was that Bell was upset about someone pointing at his mother while saying things.

BIG PICTURE

West Virginia: Stevenson, the fifth-year senior transfer from South Carolina, was coming off a 31-point game against Auburn that earned him Big 12 newcomer of the week honors. But the guard got off to a slow start against TCU, going 1-of-5 with only two points before halftime. He had WVU's first three baskets after halftime before the Frogs scored the next seven points for an 11-point lead.

TCU: Even though Lampkin played only eight minutes and was clearly still hobbled, his high-energy play provided a big boost for the Horned Frogs. He first entered during the middle of a spurt that put them ahead to stay. TCU, which last year got its first NCAA Tournament win in 35 years, needs Lampkin and Miles healthy down the stretch. An MRI on Miles showed no ligament damage, though the timetable for his return is still uncertain.

IN THE PAINT

TCU had 20 fast break points to match its national-best average, but also had 48 points in the paint.

“Totally absurd for the guys that we have,” Huggins said about giving up so many paint points.

TCU's inside scores included two highlight dunks by Cork, who was 6-of-6 shooting. The Horned Frogs shot 51.7% (30 of 58) from the field, and had only seven turnovers.

UP NEXT

West Virginia is home Saturday night against Oklahoma, which beat the Mountaineers 77-76 on Jan. 14.

TCU plays Saturday at Oklahoma State.

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Matchup Prediction

TCU: 72.8%
West Virginia: 27.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 76
2nd 0:01 Erik Stevenson made Free Throw. 72 - 76
2nd 0:01 Erik Stevenson made Free Throw. 71 - 76
2nd 0:01 Foul on JaKobe Coles. 70 - 76
2nd 0:06 Tre Mitchell Defensive Rebound. 70 - 76

Statistics

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25-57 FG 30-58
43.9 Field Goal % 51.7
6-22 3PT 2-10
27.3 Three Point % 20.0
16-19 FT 14-19
84.2 Free Throw % 73.7
32 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 26
14 Assists 20
2 Steals 4
5 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 12
9 Fast Break Points 20
30 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 18
3 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena

Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 7,444 | Capacity:

2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 15-3 - 32-4
Iowa State 13-5 2 29-7
Baylor 11-7 4 24-11
Texas Tech 11-7 4 23-11
BYU 10-8 5 23-11
Kansas 10-8 5 23-11
Texas 9-9 6 21-13
TCU 9-9 6 21-13
Oklahoma 8-10 7 20-12
Kansas State 8-10 7 19-15
Cincinnati 7-11 8 22-15
UCF 7-11 8 17-16
Oklahoma State 4-14 11 12-20
West Virginia 4-14 11 9-23
Full Standings