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David Punch scores 17 points and TCU tops Wisconsin for Rady Children's Invitational championship

AP
Nov 28, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) David Punch led a balanced offense with 17 points and TCU Horned Frogs defeated Wisconsin Badgers 74-63 on Friday in the championship game of the Rady Children’s Invitational.

Brock Harding scored 16 points, Xavier Edmonds 12, and Jayden Pierre and Liutauras Lelevicius 11 each for the Horned Frogs (5-2).

John Blackwell scored 30 points for Wisconsin (5-2) and Nick Boyd added 15.

TCU built a 10-point lead in the first five minutes and led by double digits for most of the first half. The Horned Frogs were ahead 41-28 with 3 1/2 minutes left before halftime but Wisconsin closed with a 9-0 run to trail only 41-37.

TCU scored the first eight points of the second half and a 7-0 run a few minutes later put the Horned Frogs up 61-42 with 11 1/2 minutes remaining.

The margin was still 19 points with 10 minutes to go when TCU went 0-for-6 in a 5-minute stretch that saw Wisconsin get to within 65-53. A layup by a Andrew Rohde had Wisconsin within 70-63 with two minutes to go but the Badgers missed their last six shots and did not score again.

TCU: Notre Dame visits on Friday

Wisconsin: Hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten opener on Wednesday

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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
41
WISC
Badgers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nolan Winter vs. David Punch (Badgers gains possession)
19:35		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
19:33		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
19:12	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup (David Punch assists)	2-0
18:41		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
18:39		Brock Harding defensive rebound
18:29	+2	David Punch makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jayden Pierre assists)	4-0
18:13		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
18:11		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
18:05		Nick Boyd personal foul
17:59		Brock Harding misses two point jump shot
17:57		Badgers defensive rebound
17:46		Xavier Edmonds shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
17:46	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
17:46	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
17:28		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
17:26		David Punch offensive rebound
17:22	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	6-2
17:19		Micah Robinson shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
17:19	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
16:58		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
16:56		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
16:37		John Blackwell turnover (lost ball)
16:25	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	9-4
16:13		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
16:11		Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound
16:05		David Punch blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
16:03		Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound
15:59		Aleksas Bieliauskas misses two point layup
15:57		David Punch defensive rebound
15:51	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	12-4
15:49		Badgers 30 second timeout
15:49		TV timeout
15:18		Aleksas Bieliauskas misses three point jump shot
15:17		Badgers offensive rebound
15:17		Badgers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:02	+2	Brock Harding makes two point jump shot	14-4
14:39	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	14-7
14:24	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	17-7
14:13		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
14:11		Jace Posey defensive rebound
14:03		David Punch misses two point layup
14:01		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
13:53	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	17-9
13:20	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point jump shot	19-9
13:03	+2	Austin Rapp makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	19-11
12:48	+2	David Punch makes two point jump shot	21-11
12:38		Nick Boyd turnover (traveling)
12:22		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
12:20		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
12:07		Austin Rapp turnover (bad pass)
11:42	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	23-11
11:21	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	23-13
11:14		Tanner Toolson misses three point jump shot
11:12		John Blackwell defensive rebound
11:07		Brock Harding personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
11:07		TV timeout
10:58		Austin Rapp misses two point layup
10:56		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
10:36		Jace Posey turnover (traveling)
10:20		Will Garlock turnover (bad pass) (Jace Posey steals)
10:09	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point jump shot	25-13
9:47		Tanner Toolson shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
9:47	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-14
9:47	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-15
9:20	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point jump shot	27-15
9:06	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Austin Rapp assists)	27-18
8:51	+3	David Punch makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	30-18
8:28		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
8:26		David Punch defensive rebound
8:21		John Blackwell shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
8:21	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-18
8:21	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-18
7:54		Austin Rapp turnover (bad pass)
7:54		TV timeout
7:33		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
7:31		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup (Jack Janicki assists)	32-20
6:45		Nolan Winter shooting foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-20
6:45	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-20
6:27	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	34-23
6:08		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
6:06		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
5:56		Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot
5:54		John Blackwell offensive rebound
5:48	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	34-25
5:41		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
5:36	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	37-25
5:22	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	37-28
5:07		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:05		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
4:55		Jayden Pierre blocks John Blackwell's three point jump shot
4:53		Brock Harding defensive rebound
4:35		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
4:33		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
4:24		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
4:22		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	39-28
3:57		Aleksas Bieliauskas shooting foul (Brock Harding draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		Brock Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:57		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
3:43		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass)
3:29	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	41-28
3:22	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	41-30
3:05		Brock Harding misses two point jump shot
3:03		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
2:53		Liutauras Lelevicius blocks Nolan Winter's two point layup
2:53		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
2:53		Jump ball. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
2:37		Xavier Edmonds misses two point jump shot
2:35		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
2:25		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass)
2:13		David Punch misses two point layup
2:11		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
2:09		Xavier Edmonds personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
1:51	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	41-32
1:42		Tanner Toolson misses two point layup
1:40		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
1:23		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
1:21		Austin Rapp offensive rebound
1:12	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	41-35
0:55		David Punch turnover (lost ball) (John Blackwell steals)
0:42		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
0:40		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
0:10		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
0:08		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
0:07		David Punch personal foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
0:01	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	41-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
33
WISC
Badgers
26

Time		Play	Score
19:17		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
19:15		Xavier Edmonds offensive rebound
19:10		Xavier Edmonds blocks Austin Rapp's two point layup
19:10		Xavier Edmonds defensive rebound
19:10	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Xavier Edmonds assists)	43-37
18:43		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
18:41		David Punch defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point hook shot	45-37
18:04		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
18:02		David Punch defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup (David Punch assists)	47-37
17:43		Badgers 30 second timeout
17:43		TV timeout
17:30		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
17:28		Brock Harding defensive rebound
17:19		Jump ball. Jayden Pierre vs. Andrew Rohde (Jayden Pierre gains possession)
16:58		Xavier Edmonds misses two point jump shot
16:56		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
16:41		Austin Rapp turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Edmonds steals)
16:36	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point dunk	49-37
16:23		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Brock Harding steals)
16:17		David Punch turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals)
16:15		Jayden Pierre personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
16:04	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup (Jack Janicki assists)	49-39
15:43	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	51-39
15:14		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
15:14		TV timeout
15:14	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-40
15:14		Nolan Winter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14		David Punch defensive rebound
14:59	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	54-40
14:39		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
14:37		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
14:36		Micah Robinson personal foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
14:33		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
14:31		Jace Posey defensive rebound
14:25		Tanner Toolson misses three point jump shot
14:23		John Blackwell defensive rebound
14:14		Jack Janicki turnover (lost ball)
13:48		Tanner Toolson misses two point layup
13:46		Jace Posey offensive rebound
13:33		Jace Posey misses two point layup
13:33		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
13:33		David Punch shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
13:33	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-41
13:33	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-42
13:22		Xavier Edmonds turnover (lost ball) (John Blackwell steals)
13:14		John Blackwell misses two point layup
13:12		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
12:45	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot	57-42
12:33		John Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Liutauras Lelevicius steals)
12:24	+2	Micah Robinson makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	59-42
12:03		John Blackwell turnover (traveling)
11:39		Austin Rapp shooting foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-42
11:39	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-42
11:17	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point jump shot	61-44
10:55	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup (Micah Robinson assists)	63-44
10:34	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot	63-46
10:03	+2	Xavier Edmonds makes two point layup (Tanner Toolson assists)	65-46
9:46		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
9:44		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
9:19		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
9:17		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
9:11		Jayden Pierre blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
9:11		Badgers offensive rebound
9:08		David Punch personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
9:03		Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (David Punch steals)
8:54		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
8:52		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
8:35		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Jack Janicki steals)
8:24		Jack Janicki turnover (bad pass) (David Punch steals)
8:22		Nolan Winter personal foul (David Punch draws the foul)
8:10		Braeden Carrington blocks Micah Robinson's two point layup
8:09		Badgers defensive rebound
8:00		Brock Harding shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-47
8:00	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-48
7:58		Brock Harding turnover (lost ball) (Braeden Carrington steals)
7:51		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
7:49		Jace Posey defensive rebound
7:25		Jace Posey misses two point layup
7:23		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
7:16	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	65-51
6:51		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
6:49		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
6:41		Micah Robinson blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
6:39		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
6:33		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
6:32		Micah Robinson offensive rebound
6:32		John Blackwell personal foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
6:23		Nick Boyd personal foul (David Punch draws the foul)
6:16		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
6:16		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (offensive foul)
6:07		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
6:07	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-52
6:07	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-53
5:45		Brock Harding turnover (traveling)
5:34		David Punch blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
5:32		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
5:12	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	68-53
4:56	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	68-56
4:19		Nolan Winter blocks David Punch's two point layup
4:17		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point jump shot	68-58
4:03		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
4:03		TV timeout
3:57		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Brock Harding draws the foul)
3:52		David Punch misses two point layup
3:50		Xavier Edmonds offensive rebound
3:49		Nolan Winter personal foul (Xavier Edmonds draws the foul)
3:49		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Winter steals)
3:36		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
3:34		David Punch defensive rebound
3:30		David Punch turnover (lost ball) (John Blackwell steals)
3:24		John Blackwell misses two point layup
3:24		Brock Harding defensive rebound
3:24		Brock Harding turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
3:24		Andrew Rohde technical foul
3:24		Andrew Rohde turnover
3:24	+1	Brock Harding makes technical free throw 1 of 2	69-58
3:24	+1	Brock Harding makes technical free throw 2 of 2	70-58
3:20		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
3:20		Badgers offensive rebound
3:20		Jayden Pierre personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
3:20	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-59
3:20	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-60
3:12		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
3:12		Micah Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12		John Blackwell defensive rebound
3:12		Jace Posey personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
3:12		John Blackwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:12	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-61
2:47		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
2:45		Jace Posey offensive rebound
2:43		Jace Posey misses two point layup
2:41		Jace Posey offensive rebound
2:39		Nolan Winter blocks Jace Posey's two point layup
2:39		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
2:39		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:17		Badgers 30 second timeout
2:14		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
2:12		Andrew Rohde offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	70-63
1:41	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Jayden Pierre assists)	72-63
1:40		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
1:26		John Blackwell misses two point layup
1:24		David Punch defensive rebound
1:16		Micah Robinson misses two point layup
1:14		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
1:06		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
1:04		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
1:02		Nolan Winter personal foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-63
1:02		Micah Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
0:50		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
0:48		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
0:46		Nolan Winter personal foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
0:46		Jayden Pierre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:46	+1	Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-63
0:38		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
0:36		John Blackwell offensive rebound
0:33		John Blackwell misses two point layup
0:31		Jace Posey defensive rebound
0:29		Braeden Carrington personal foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
0:29		Jace Posey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29		Jace Posey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		John Blackwell defensive rebound
0:24		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
0:22		David Punch defensive rebound
0:17		David Punch turnover (bad pass) (Nick Boyd steals)
0:14		Nick Boyd turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

Nick Boyd turnover (out of bounds)