Xavier Edmonds' double-double propels TCU past No. 10 Texas Tech
Mar 3, 2026; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders forward Josiah Moseley (5) drives against TCU Horned Frogs guard Liutauras Lelevicius (3) and guard Brock Harding (2) in the first half at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images Xavier Edmonds posted his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds, leading TCU to a 73-65 upset win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Micah Robinson contributed 15 points and Jayden Pierre tallied 14 points for TCU (20-10, 10-7 Big 12), which won its fourth straight game.
Donovan Atwell paced Texas Tech (22-8, 12-5) with 19 points. Jaylen Petty added 17 points and Christian Anderson chipped in 11 points and handed out nine assists for the Red Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended.
A 5-0 TCU run on Brock Harding's jumper and Liutauras Lelevicius' 3-pointer gave TCU a 67-58 lead with 2:06 to play. Texas Tech answered with five straight points on baskets by Josiah Moseley and Petty, but Robinson's dunk pushed TCU to a 69-62 lead with 1:01 left.
Atwell's 3-pointer with 46 seconds to play cut TCU's lead to 69-65, Edmonds' putback made it 71-65 at the 31-second mark. Atwell missed a long-distance shot and Robinson drained a pair of foul shots as TCU secured the win.
In a tightly contested first half, TCU took a 21-14 lead when Lelevicius snared an offensive rebound and kicked it out to Harding for a trey from the wing.
A 10-2 run gave the Red Raiders a 31-28 lead when Petty hit a step-back 3-pointer at the 4:57 mark. Anderson's layup in the closing seconds gave Texas Tech a 39-36 halftime advantage.
With a 7-0 rally, TCU took its first lead of the second half at 44-43 on Robinson's turnaround banked-in jumper in the lane. The Horned Frogs got it done inside as they outscored the Red Raiders 38-22 in the paint.
As Texas Tech went cold -- the Red Raiders didn't notch a field goal for nearly seven minutes -- TCU took advantage. The Horned Frogs ripped off a 14-3 flurry and took a 62-53 lead on a 3-pointer from Pierre.
The Horned Frogs held the upper hand when it came to rebounding. TCU had a 39-25 rebounding edge, including a 16-7 margin on offensive rebounds, and also won the battle for second-chance points 22-8.
--Field Level Media
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