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In a game that featured 69 free throws, Baylor made enough of its (28-36) to pick up its first Big 12 win of the year.
The Bears (11-5, 1-3) snapped their three-game losing streak as Keyonte George went for a career-high 32 including a phenomenal 3-pointer to end the first half (see the post below). Geoge was 10-18 from the field and 5-9 from deep.
Despite a slow start, Adam Flagler finished with 19 and had to navigate the final 9:25 of the game after his picked up his fourth foul. LJ Cryer looked a little better than the two games where he had returned from concussion protocol with 13.
In his return to West Virginia, former Mountaineer Jalen Bridges added 10 and heard boos just about every time he touched the ball.
Baylor led this for the first 30-plus minutes. However, the Mountaineers (10-6, 0-4) were able to take the lead and extend it to five (59-54).
The Bears took the lead for good, 67-66, with 2:50 to play on two Flagler free throws. George drilled a 3-point with 2:11 remaining to extend it to 70-66.
West Virginia had one last chance to tie in the closing seconds. Baylor led 81-78 when George missed the second of two free throws. But Mountaineer guard Joe Toussaint took a wild 3-pointer and missed. Flagler hit two free throws with two seconds to play to seal it.
Baylor will return home to host Oklahoma State (9-7, 1-3) at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
In a game that featured 69 free throws, Baylor made enough of its (28-36) to pick up its first Big 12 win of the year.
The Bears (11-5, 1-3) snapped their three-game losing streak as Keyonte George went for a career-high 32 including a phenomenal 3-pointer to end the first half (see the post below). Geoge was 10-18 from the field and 5-9 from deep.
Despite a slow start, Adam Flagler finished with 19 and had to navigate the final 9:25 of the game after his picked up his fourth foul. LJ Cryer looked a little better than the two games where he had returned from concussion protocol with 13.
In his return to West Virginia, former Mountaineer Jalen Bridges added 10 and heard boos just about every time he touched the ball.
Baylor led this for the first 30-plus minutes. However, the Mountaineers (10-6, 0-4) were able to take the lead and extend it to five (59-54).
The Bears took the lead for good, 67-66, with 2:50 to play on two Flagler free throws. George drilled a 3-point with 2:11 remaining to extend it to 70-66.
West Virginia had one last chance to tie in the closing seconds. Baylor led 81-78 when George missed the second of two free throws. But Mountaineer guard Joe Toussaint took a wild 3-pointer and missed. Flagler hit two free throws with two seconds to play to seal it.
Baylor will return home to host Oklahoma State (9-7, 1-3) at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
- Baylor Improved to 11-5 (1-3) on the season and snapped its three-game losing streak, the longest since 2018-19.
- BU improved to 15-8 against WVU and 7-4 in Morgantown
- With four-straight wins against the Mountaineers, Baylor has matched its longest winning streak in series history. It also won four-straight between Feb. 2014 and March 2015.
- BU improved to 43-11 Big 12 record over the last 3+ seasons is the 2nd best of any Power-5 team (Kansas).
- BU is 157-92 in Big 12 play in 13 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.
- BU has won 72-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).
- Keyonte George set a new career high with 32 points. Six shy of the Freshman record of 38 set by LaceDarius Dunn in 2008 at Texas Tech.
- George eclipsed the 20-point mark for the third-straight game, and a seventh time this season. Seven 20-point games are the most since by a freshman since Aaron Bruce had nine in 2004-05.
- George also set career highs in rebounds (7) and made field goals (10).
- Adam Flagler made multiple three-pointers in a game for the 75th time in his career.
- Jalen Bridges recorded his third career double-double, his first at Baylor.
- 11 rebounds set a new Baylor career high for Bridges and is just one rebound off his career high of 12
- Flo Thamba made his 80th-straight start, playing in his 132nd career game tying him with Ish Wainright for the fifth-most games played in program history.
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