Brock Harding, TCU ride momentum into encounter vs. Wisconsin

TCU will look to build on an impressive upset of No. 10 Florida when it squares off against powerful Wisconsin on Friday in the final of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego.The Horned Frogs (4-2) earned a spot in the title game with a rousing 84-80 win over the defending national champion Gators, while Wisconsin (5-1) dismantled Providence 104-83 in Thursday’s other semifinal.For TCU, Brock Harding scored 19 points on Thursday, highlighted by a jumper that gave his team the lead and five late free throws to cement the victory. He added 12 assists to record his fourth career double-double, while Jace Posey had a career-high 21 points and David Punch added 19.The Horned Frogs rose to the challenge of battling one of the nation’s most imposing frontcourts, ending up nearly even in rebounds (31-28) — with eight of those coming on the offensive glass and scoring 44 points in the paint.”You can see with the ups and downs we’ve had this season,” Harding said. “We knew we could compete with anybody, and I think we showed that today, and I think we showed how many pieces we have on this team. We made it known that all five guys are gonna have to rebound it. We’re gonna have to make this a rebounding team, not just a defensive team.”The Horned Frogs’ defense forced 19 turnovers to boot.

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