TCU
12-10,5-6Big 12
West Virginia
14-8,5-6Big 12
Allette, Reynolds Leads TCU over West Virginia, 65-60
2/5/2025 11:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jamie Dixon reaches career win No. 500
FORT WORTH – TCU's starting backcourt accounted for 42 of TCU's point total in a 65-60 win over West Virginia Wednesday at Schollmaier Arena.
Vasean Allette had a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds to go with a team-high five assists. Noah Reynolds added 20 points as the Horned Frogs (12-10, 5-6) came back from 12 points down in the first half to beat the Mountaineers (14-8, 5-6) for the fourth-straight time in the series.
Aside from the opening bucket, West Virginia led the entire first half, including a 25-13 advantage with 6:08 to play. TCU closed the half on a 15-4 run, making five of its last seven shots, to trail 29-28 at the break.
After a free throw by Ernest Udeh Jr. tied the game, 29-29, a minute into the second half, TCU never trailed again.
The Horned Frogs held their biggest lead of the game, 54-53, with 7:36 to play, but that advantage went down to nothing as the Mountaineers went on a 13-2 run over the next four minutes. After the 11-point lead, TCU made two field goals the rest of the game. However, the Frogs made their last five free throw attempts, part of a 20-of-23 (87.0 percent) effort for the game which was their second best of the season.
The biggest play of the game came with the game tied at 58 with 1:29 remaining. Allette drove for a layup, was fouled and made the free throw to put the Frogs up one, 61-58, with just over a minute to play.
TCU shot 50 percent from the field in the second half to help give TCU head coach Jamie Dixon his 500th career win.
After back-to-back home wins, TCU will next play at No. 8 Iowa State. Tip is set for 11 a.m. at Hilton Coliseum and will air on ESPN+. ESPN's College Gameday will broadcast its program from Ames, Iowa prior to the game.
TEAM NOTES
- TCU improved to 18-8 all-time against West Virginia and 7-6 against the Mountaineers in Fort Worth. It was Frogs' fifth win in the last seven meetings and the fourth straight.
- Jamie Dixon's career record moved to 500-243 as a head coach. He racked up 328 wins in 13 seasons at Pitt and has 172 in his ninth season at TCU.
- Dixon is the 23rd active coach to reach 500 career wins. He's the seventh active coach to have won all 500 games with a major conference team. Dixon has coached in the Big EAST, ACC and Big 12.
- TCU improved to 11-2 at home this season.
- TCU improved to 113-40 under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena and 42-34 at home in Big 12 games.
- TCU improved to 5-1 in games decided by five or fewer points.
- TCU outrebounded WVU 34-26. The Frogs improved to 7-1 this season and 136-43 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
- TCU was 20-of-23 from the line for 87.0 percent. It was the second-best percentage by TCU this season and the most by the Frogs in a Big 12 game.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Vasean Allette scored a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds.
- It was Allette's second time this season and eighth time in his career with at least 20 points.
- Allette led the team in assists for the seventh time this season with five.
- Allette recorded his first double-double of the season and the fifth of his career.
- Noah Reynolds scored 20 points. It was his third time this season and 19th time in his career scoring at least 20 points.
- It was the first time TCU had two players score at least 20 points in a game since Trevian Tennyson had 24 and Emanuel Miller scored 20 at Kansas last season on Jan. 6, 2024
- Micah Robinson scored seven points. It was the most he's scored in five games.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. blocked three shots. It was the fifth time this season he's blocked at least three shots in a game.
