Fort Worth, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Gary Browne had 16 points, Devin Williams scored 14 with eight rebounds and No. 17 West Virginia began Big 12 play with a 78-67 win over previously unbeaten TCU on Saturday.

Jaysean Paige totaled 10 points while both Jonathan Holton and Daxter Miles Jr. added nine points apiece for the Mountaineers (13-1, 1-0 Big 12), who played without Juwan Staten. West Virginia's leading scorer sat out because of an illness.

Kyan Anderson led TCU (13-1, 0-1) with 19 points, followed by Trey Zeigler with 17.

The Horned Frogs, who were off to the best start in school history, failed to win a conference game last season.

TCU was up seven early in the second half, but West Virginia used an 8-0 run to move ahead. Miles hit a layup to cap the surge and give the Mountaineers their first lead at 38-37 with 17:12 remaining.

Holton completed a three-point play to make it 54-47 with 9:09 left, and then West Virginia rattled off eight straight points to go up 64-54 after TCU whittled its deficit to two.

Anderson drained a 3-pointer to pull the hosts within 66-61 with 4:15 to play, but the Mountaineers restored a double-digit cushion less than two minutes later. Paige knocked down a trey to put West Virginia up 73-63 with 2:30 remaining.

TCU led by as many as 10 points before settling for a 32-30 halftime advantage.