TCU remains unbeaten, tops Washington 93-80
LAS VEGAS (AP) Alex Robinson scored a career-high 24 points to lead TCU to a 93-80 victory over Washington in the championship game of the Global Sports Classic on Saturday night.
Karviar Shepherd added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting both from the field and free-throw line for TCU (6-0), which never trailed. Vladimir Brodziansky contributed 12 points, Kenrich Williams had 11 and Jaylen Fisher 10 for the Horned Frogs.
Washington's Markelle Fultz finished with 27 points, but fouled out with seven minutes left. Fultz, who is averaging 23 points per game, went 8 of 13 from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line.
Noah Dickerson and David Crisp had 14 points apiece for Washington (4-2).
TCU reserves outscored the Huskies' bench 48-18.
In the second half, Washington cut the lead to 39-35, and later to 54-52, before the Horned Frogs put it away with a 19-6 run.