This was a game for guards. Bears execute very well when leading 68-67 late. Adam Flagler with a steal and two big shots. Then he and LJ Cryer perfect at the line to ice it.
They carried this team. Cryer 28. Flagler 24. Each 4-8 from long distance.
Flagler's steal inside of two minutes was just a veteran play where he knew the situation. Never flinched.
Bears excellent at the line 20-23.
Still concerning about the front court. When 6-10 freshman Josh Ojianwuna leads with seven points, that's not good. They got a combined one point between Flo Thamba, who had the one, and Jalen Bridges. Bridges really got shut down in these two days. Baylor got crushed in the paint, 42-20. Baylor had a problem with UCLA's Jaylen Clark who finished with 23 on 10-14 shooting. He's very impressive.
Very pedestrian day for Keyonte George with four. Bad shooting day at 2-10 and 0-6 from the arc. He got a baptism on what it takes to play against really good teams in these meetings with Virginia and UCLA. Hopefully, he'll grow from it.
But a good game with nine ties and 13 lead changes.
Baylor returns home Wednesday for a 3:00 pm meeting with McNeese State (ESPN+).
Postgame Notes - from Baylor SID
They carried this team. Cryer 28. Flagler 24. Each 4-8 from long distance.
Flagler's steal inside of two minutes was just a veteran play where he knew the situation. Never flinched.
Bears excellent at the line 20-23.
Still concerning about the front court. When 6-10 freshman Josh Ojianwuna leads with seven points, that's not good. They got a combined one point between Flo Thamba, who had the one, and Jalen Bridges. Bridges really got shut down in these two days. Baylor got crushed in the paint, 42-20. Baylor had a problem with UCLA's Jaylen Clark who finished with 23 on 10-14 shooting. He's very impressive.
Very pedestrian day for Keyonte George with four. Bad shooting day at 2-10 and 0-6 from the arc. He got a baptism on what it takes to play against really good teams in these meetings with Virginia and UCLA. Hopefully, he'll grow from it.
But a good game with nine ties and 13 lead changes.
Baylor returns home Wednesday for a 3:00 pm meeting with McNeese State (ESPN+).
Postgame Notes - from Baylor SID
- BU is 23-7 against AP Top 25 opponents over the last four seasons
- In the first meeting between the two schools since 1975, BU won its first game over UCLA since Dec. 19, 1947.
- Baylor is 40-13 in regular-season tournaments under Scott Drew, and 27-5 since 2013-14.
- Baylor is 10-1 in its last 11 meetings against Pac 12 opponents, including 6-straight wins
- The Bears are 6-2 in their last eight games in Las Vegas
- LJ Cryer scored a career-high 28 points, in a career high 35 minutes
- It was Cryer’s seventh-career 20+ point game and his 2nd this year
- Cryer has now made a 3-pointer in 17-straight games
- Cryer also tied a career-high with four rebounds.
- Adam Flagler eclipsed the 20-point mark for the ninth time in his BU career.
- Flagler made 4+ three-pointers for a fourth time in five games this season, and has 6-straight games with 3+ made three pointers.
- With 6 made free throws, Dale Bonner set a new Baylor-career high.
