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Punch scores 17 points, leads TCU over Oral Roberts 72-53

AP
Dec 18, 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) David Punch scored 17 points, and TCU Horned Frogs build an early double-digit lead and cruised past Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 72-53 on Thursday night.

Jayden Pierre added 12 points, four assists and three steals for TCU (8-3), which has won six of its last seven. Micah Robinson scored nine points to go with six rebounds, two steals and a block.

TCU opened on a 17-6 run and led 38-25 at the break. Punch made 6 of 9 field goals and scored 12 first-half points for the Horned Frogs, who shot 53% (16 of 30). Ty Harper scored 11 points in the first half to pace Oral Roberts.

The Horned Frog opened the second half on a 11-2 surge and led 49-27 with about 15 minutes left.

Harper scored 16 points on 6-of-17 shooting to lead Oral Roberts (5-9).

TCU hosts Florida A&M on Sunday.

Oral Roberts plays at UT Arlington on Monday.

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1st Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
25
TCU
Horned Frogs
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Eagles gains possession)
19:30		Ofri Naveh turnover (bad pass)
19:02		Xavier Edmonds misses two point hook shot
19:00		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
18:30		David Punch blocks Connor Dow's two point layup
18:28		Xavier Edmonds defensive rebound
18:08	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	0-2
17:38	+2	Ty Harper makes two point layup (Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams assists)	2-2
17:22	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	2-4
17:09		Ty Harper turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Pierre steals)
17:03	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup	2-6
16:31		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
16:29		Connor Dow offensive rebound
16:23	+2	Ty Harper makes two point layup	4-6
16:12		Xavier Edmonds misses three point jump shot
16:10		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
15:54		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
15:52		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
15:36	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	4-8
15:21	+2	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes two point hook shot	6-8
15:08		TV timeout
15:00	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Tanner Toolson assists)	6-11
14:38		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams turnover (traveling)
14:18		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
14:16		Jayden Pierre offensive rebound
14:12	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup	6-13
13:52		Jack Turner misses three point jump shot
13:50		Tanner Toolson defensive rebound
13:37		Martins Kilups personal foul
13:32		Xavier Edmonds misses two point layup
13:30		Jack Turner defensive rebound
13:21		Ofri Naveh turnover (lost ball) (Micah Robinson steals)
13:16	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point dunk (Micah Robinson assists)	6-15
13:08		Ty Harper misses two point layup
13:06		Jace Posey defensive rebound
12:53		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
12:51		Ty Harper defensive rebound
12:46		Tanner Toolson personal foul
12:29		Baron Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:27		Jace Posey defensive rebound
12:18		Jump ball. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
12:15	+2	David Punch makes two point layup (Jayden Pierre assists)	6-17
11:52	+2	Cal Furnish makes two point jump shot (Baron Smith Jr. assists)	8-17
11:18	+2	David Punch makes two point jump shot	8-19
11:00		Martins Kilups turnover (bad pass)
11:00		TV timeout
10:45		Jack Turner personal foul
10:41		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jack Turner defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Connor Dow makes two point layup (Martins Kilups assists)	10-19
9:58		David Punch misses three point jump shot
9:56		Ty Harper defensive rebound
9:46		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
9:44		Martins Kilups offensive rebound
9:29		Jack Turner misses three point jump shot
9:27		David Punch defensive rebound
9:20	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	10-21
9:03		Connor Dow turnover (bad pass) (Micah Robinson steals)
8:56	+2	Tanner Toolson makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	10-23
8:45		Ty Harper misses two point jump shot
8:43		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
8:14		Martins Kilups shooting foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-24
8:14	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-25
7:53	+3	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes three point jump shot (Cal Furnish assists)	13-25
7:26		Micah Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Cal Furnish steals)
7:17	+2	Ty Harper makes two point dunk (Cal Furnish assists)	15-25
7:08		Kayden Edwards misses two point jump shot
7:06		Kayden Edwards offensive rebound
7:01		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
7:00		Xavier Edmonds personal foul
7:00		TV timeout
6:43		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
6:41		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
6:32		Ofri Naveh blocks Tanner Toolson's two point layup
6:30		Micah Robinson offensive rebound
6:20	+3	Micah Robinson makes three point jump shot (Kayden Edwards assists)	15-28
5:50	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point dunk (Cal Furnish assists)	17-28
5:42	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup (Tanner Toolson assists)	17-30
5:42		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams shooting foul (Xavier Edmonds draws the foul)
5:42		Xavier Edmonds misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:42		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
5:19		Baron Smith Jr. offensive foul
5:19		Baron Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:08	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Jayden Pierre assists)	17-32
4:48		David Punch shooting foul (Luke Gray draws the foul)
4:48		Luke Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:48		Luke Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48		Tanner Toolson defensive rebound
4:19		Luke Gray shooting foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
4:19	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-33
4:19	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-34
3:56		Cal Furnish misses two point jump shot
3:54		Cal Furnish offensive rebound
3:51		Jump ball. (Golden Eagles gains possession)
3:51		TV timeout
3:46		Ofri Naveh misses three point jump shot
3:44		Cal Furnish offensive rebound
3:26		David Punch blocks Baron Smith Jr.'s two point layup
3:24		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
3:12		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:10		Martins Kilups defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Martins Kilups makes three point jump shot (Cal Furnish assists)	20-34
2:35	+2	Brock Harding makes two point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	20-36
2:14		Martins Kilups turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Pierre steals)
2:01		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (out of bounds)
1:51		Jayden Pierre personal foul
1:43	+2	Ty Harper makes two point jump shot	22-36
1:32		David Punch misses two point hook shot
1:30		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup	22-38
1:13		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point layup
1:11		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
0:59		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:57		Jayden Pierre offensive rebound
0:42		Jayden Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Connor Dow steals)
0:36		Ty Harper misses two point layup
0:34		Ty Harper offensive rebound
0:30		Ty Harper misses two point layup
0:28		Ty Harper offensive rebound
0:27		Jayden Pierre personal foul (Ty Harper draws the foul)
0:27		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:25		Ty Harper turnover (bad pass) (David Punch steals)
0:19		Tanner Toolson turnover (back court violation)
0:07	+3	Ty Harper makes three point jump shot	25-38
0:05		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
0:01		David Punch misses two point layup
0:01		David Punch offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
28
TCU
Horned Frogs
34

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Xavier Edmonds misses two point layup
19:36		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
19:11		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Pierre steals)
19:05	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup	25-40
18:40		Ty Harper misses two point jump shot
18:38		David Punch defensive rebound
18:27		Cal Furnish personal foul
18:19	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	25-42
18:04		Ty Harper turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Edmonds steals)
18:00	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup	25-44
17:40		Cal Furnish turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Edmonds steals)
17:19		Connor Dow shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
17:19	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-45
17:19		David Punch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:19		Baron Smith Jr. defensive rebound
17:05		Liutauras Lelevicius personal foul
16:58	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point dunk (Ty Harper assists)	27-45
16:44		Baron Smith Jr. personal foul
16:42	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	27-47
16:11		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
16:09		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
16:05		Micah Robinson turnover (bad pass)
15:48		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
15:46		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:31		Tanner Toolson misses three point jump shot
15:29		Xavier Edmonds offensive rebound
15:13		Baron Smith Jr. shooting foul (Xavier Edmonds draws the foul)
15:13	+1	Xavier Edmonds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-48
15:13	+1	Xavier Edmonds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-49
14:52	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point layup	29-49
14:40		Micah Robinson misses two point layup
14:38		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
14:23		Xavier Edmonds shooting foul (Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-49
14:23	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-49
14:11	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot	31-52
13:56		Ty Harper misses two point layup
13:54		Xavier Edmonds defensive rebound
13:47		Jace Posey misses two point layup
13:45		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
13:39		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
13:37		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
13:15		Ofri Naveh shooting foul (Tanner Toolson draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-53
13:15	+1	Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-54
12:50		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses three point jump shot
12:48		Cal Furnish offensive rebound
12:43		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point hook shot
12:41		Xavier Edmonds defensive rebound
12:37		Connor Dow blocks Tanner Toolson's two point dunk
12:35		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Brock Harding makes two point jump shot	31-56
11:46		Jace Posey shooting foul (Ty Harper draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46	+1	Ty Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-56
11:46	+1	Ty Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-56
11:28		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
11:26		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
10:55		David Punch blocks Ty Harper's two point jump shot
10:53		Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
10:31		Kayden Edwards misses two point jump shot
10:29		Jace Posey offensive rebound
10:25		Kayden Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:23		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
10:23		Martins Kilups personal foul
10:19		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
10:17		Jace Posey personal foul
9:57		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
9:55		David Punch defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Kayden Edwards makes two point layup	33-58
9:14		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
9:12		Jace Posey defensive rebound
9:07		Jace Posey misses two point layup
9:05		Ty Harper defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Ty Harper makes three point jump shot	36-58
8:45		Jack Turner shooting foul (Kayden Edwards draws the foul)
8:45		Kayden Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:45		Kayden Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:45		Baron Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Baron Smith Jr. makes two point layup (Ofri Naveh assists)	38-58
7:49		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (lost ball) (Luke Gray steals)
7:30		TV timeout
7:26		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
7:24		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
7:17	+3	Kayden Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	38-61
6:51	+3	Connor Dow makes three point jump shot (Cal Furnish assists)	41-61
6:40		Jayden Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Luke Gray steals)
6:33		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
6:31		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
6:24		Tanner Toolson personal foul
6:09		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point hook shot
6:07		Xavier Edmonds defensive rebound
5:48		Kayden Edwards misses two point layup
5:46		Luke Gray defensive rebound
5:40	+3	Luke Gray makes three point jump shot (Martins Kilups assists)	44-61
5:14		Luke Gray shooting foul (Tanner Toolson draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-62
5:14	+1	Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-63
4:59		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses three point jump shot
4:57		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
4:41		Xavier Edmonds misses two point layup
4:39		Luke Gray defensive rebound
4:27		Micah Robinson shooting foul (Luke Gray draws the foul)
4:27		Luke Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:27	+1	Luke Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-63
4:00		Jayden Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Baron Smith Jr. steals)
3:45	+3	Martins Kilups makes three point jump shot (Chase Martin assists)	48-63
3:10		David Punch misses two point jump shot
3:08		Tanner Toolson offensive rebound
2:52		Jack Turner shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
2:52		TV timeout
2:52	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-64
2:52		David Punch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:52		Tanner Toolson offensive rebound
2:46	+2	Micah Robinson makes two point layup	48-66
2:17		Martins Kilups turnover (bad pass)
1:56		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
1:54		David Punch offensive rebound
1:52		Luke Gray shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
1:52	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-67
1:52		David Punch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:52		Tanner Toolson offensive rebound
1:35		RJ Jones misses three point jump shot
1:33		David Punch offensive rebound
1:25	+2	Kayden Edwards makes two point layup (RJ Jones assists)	48-69
1:01	+2	Luke Gray makes two point layup	50-69
0:42	+2	Tanner Toolson makes two point layup	50-71
0:31		Micah Robinson blocks Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams's two point layup
0:29		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
0:23		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point jump shot
0:21		RJ Jones defensive rebound
0:21		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams personal foul
0:21		RJ Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21	+1	RJ Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-72
0:06	+3	Aaron Jacob makes three point jump shot (Jack Turner assists)	53-72
0:00		End of period

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Aaron Jacob makes three point jump shot (Jack Turner assists)