National Basketball Association
Baylor 69, Texas 60
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2018
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Antinio Petty, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
7119
By Field Level Media
Baylor claimed a gutsy win on its home floor over Texas, as the Bears got in the Big 12 win column with a 69-60 victory on Saturday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
Baylor held the Longhorns to 20 points and 26 percent shooting in the second half.
Forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. and guard Manu Lecomte each scored 17 to lead Baylor (11-4, 1-2 Big 12). Bears forward Mark Vital added 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Guard Jase Febres finished with 18 to lead Texas (10-5, 1-2). Forward Mohamed Bamba scored 15 with nine rebounds.
Texas coach Shaka Smart dipped to 0-5 against Baylor.
Baylor led by nine when Jake Lindsey hit a pair of free throws midway through the second half.
Texas fought back with a 9-2 run and cut Baylor's lead to 57-55 when forward Dylan Osetkowski made a deep 3-pointer from beyond the arc at the top of the key.
But Baylor pulled away at the end, finishing the game on a 6-0 run in the final 2:07.
Febres scored all 18 of his points in the first half, leading the way as Texas surged ahead by as many as seven.
The Longhorns took a 19-13 advantage when Eric Davis Jr. made a pair of free throws with 11:16 left before the break.
But Baylor responded with a 14-6 run, sparked by Lindsey hitting a 3-pointer and making a layup in transition. Lecomte capped the spurt with a jumper for a 27-25 lead with 6:58 left in the first half.
Texas pulled ahead again using a layup by Febres, a dunk by guard Kerwin Roach II and a Febres 3-pointer for a 40-33 margin with just 1:29 left before the break.
But again the Bears fired back, with Lindsey making a layup and Lecomte nailing a 3 just before the first-half buzzer to cut the Horns' lead to two at halftime.
After back-to-back home games, Baylor goes on the road next week for matchups at West Virginia and Iowa State.
Texas returns home to host No. 16 TCU on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Texas |
|
Baylor |
Jase Febres 18 |
Scoring |
Manu Lecomte 17 |
Matt Coleman 5 |
Assists |
Manu Lecomte 4 |
Mohamed Bamba 9 |
Rebounds |
Mark Vital 7 |
Eric Davis Jr. 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Manu Lecomte 5 |
Mohamed Bamba 2 |
Steals |
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. 3 |
Mohamed Bamba 5 |
Blocks |
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas
|
60 |
34.3 |
8-26 |
4-5 |
11 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
Baylor
|
69 |
49.0 |
3-12 |
16-21 |
11 |
33 |
10 |
8 |
15 |