Overview
- David Punch led TCU with 17 points, Brock Harding added 16 and earned tournament MVP, and all five Horned Frogs starters scored in double figures.
- Wisconsin committed 17 turnovers and shot 34% from the field and 25% from three, with TCU converting giveaways into 21 points.
- TCU surged to an early double-digit lead, opened the second half on an 8–0 run, built the margin to 19, and closed out after Wisconsin pulled within seven late.
- John Blackwell scored 30 for Wisconsin and Nick Boyd had 15, but the Badgers’ supporting cast combined for limited production against TCU’s pressure.
- A day earlier, Boyd powered Wisconsin past Providence with 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists with no turnovers in a reported 15-year rarity; Wisconsin is now 5–2 and hosts Northwestern next, while TCU returns home to face Notre Dame.