By Kevin Lonnquist
Publisher
For the first 20 minutes at the Allen Fieldhouse, it was about as good as could have been for the Bears.
For the final 20 minutes, it was completely something different.
A one-time 17-point lead in the first half - 13 at halftime 45-32 - was quickly erased. Kansas used a 20-4 run to open the to turn everything around and ran away from the Bears Saturday afternoon.
The Bears split the season series with the Jayhawks and now trail KU and Texas by one game in the Big 12 standings.
Baylor couldn't miss in the first half shooting 51 percent and drilling nine of 14 3-pointers. A signature poster dunk from Keyonte George was one of the exclamation points.
George (15), LJ Cryer (13) and Adam Flager (14) had all but three of the points.
But when Kansas stormed out to score the first 10 points of the second half inside the first two minutes, the momentum had swung. Too many easy drives to the basket.
A Scott Drew timeout couldn't stem the tide. Kansas shot 63 percent in the second half and took the lead for good (50-49) on Gradey Dick's 3-pointer with 14:29 to play.
The Jayhawks led by as many as 17. Kansas guard DaJaun Harris scored all 14 of his in the second half. Jalen Wilson finished with a double double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Dick 14 and the Bears couldn't contain Kansas big K.J. Adams who had 17.
Flagler led Baylor 22, while George had 20 and Cryer finished with 15. They combined for only 15 in the second half. While Baylor was decent with the ball with only 11 turnovers, Kansas converted them into 13 points.
It was just the defense that collapsed in the second half and caused this 180.
Bears now have to regroup as they travel to Kansas State on Tuesday.
Postgame Notes
Publisher
For the first 20 minutes at the Allen Fieldhouse, it was about as good as could have been for the Bears.
For the final 20 minutes, it was completely something different.
A one-time 17-point lead in the first half - 13 at halftime 45-32 - was quickly erased. Kansas used a 20-4 run to open the to turn everything around and ran away from the Bears Saturday afternoon.
The Bears split the season series with the Jayhawks and now trail KU and Texas by one game in the Big 12 standings.
Baylor couldn't miss in the first half shooting 51 percent and drilling nine of 14 3-pointers. A signature poster dunk from Keyonte George was one of the exclamation points.
George (15), LJ Cryer (13) and Adam Flager (14) had all but three of the points.
But when Kansas stormed out to score the first 10 points of the second half inside the first two minutes, the momentum had swung. Too many easy drives to the basket.
A Scott Drew timeout couldn't stem the tide. Kansas shot 63 percent in the second half and took the lead for good (50-49) on Gradey Dick's 3-pointer with 14:29 to play.
The Jayhawks led by as many as 17. Kansas guard DaJaun Harris scored all 14 of his in the second half. Jalen Wilson finished with a double double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Dick 14 and the Bears couldn't contain Kansas big K.J. Adams who had 17.
Flagler led Baylor 22, while George had 20 and Cryer finished with 15. They combined for only 15 in the second half. While Baylor was decent with the ball with only 11 turnovers, Kansas converted them into 13 points.
It was just the defense that collapsed in the second half and caused this 180.
Bears now have to regroup as they travel to Kansas State on Tuesday.
Postgame Notes
- BU is 3-3 in its last 6 games against KU
- The Bears are 1-20 All time in Lawrence
- Baylor is 12-3 against top-10 ranked teams in the last 3 years.
- The Bears are 52-13 in Big 12 play over the last four seasons.
- The Bears are 26-10 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years.
- BU is 17-3 (7-2) this season when leading at the half.
- The Bears are 4-4 this season against ranked teams.
- BU allowed 50-plus points in the second half for the first time since Texas Tech had 51 on Feb. 16, 2022.
- Kansas’ four turnovers were the fewest by a Baylor opponent since Feb. 22, 2014, when West Virginia also had 4.
- Five of Baylor’s seven losses have come when a team reaches 80 points.
- Baylor had multiple 20-point scorers for the eighth time this season.
- Keyonte George scored 20 points for an 11th time this season, tying Lawrence Roberts for the most 20-point games by a freshman in program history. The Bears are 7-4 this season when George scores 20 points.
- Adam Flagler eclipsed the 20-point mark for the 15th time in his Baylor career (8th time this season), the Bears are 11-4 when Flagler scores 20-plus.
- Flagler’s nine field goals tied a season high.
- Flagler appeared in his 120th-career game
- LJ Cryer scored 15 points, his 20th-career game of 15+ points (13 in his career).
- Jalen Bridges appeared in his 90th-consecutive game.
