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Baylor bids for improved 3-point shooting vs. Colorado
Baylor's first visit to Boulder, Colo., in 15 years will take place Saturday afternoon. And the stakes for the Bears couldn't be much higher.,Sitting at 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the Big 12 Conference after Monday's 74-67 home loss to No. 19 Arizona, Baylor appears to be in good shape for an NCAA Tou...
Balanced scoring propels No. 19 Arizona past Baylor
Tobe Awaka scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Henri Veesaar and Caleb Love added 13 points apiece and No. 19 Arizona hung on for a 74-67 victory over Baylor on Monday in Waco, Texas.,Anthony Dell'Orso contributed 11 points as the Wildcats (18-8, 12-3 Big 12) ended a two-game losing streak...
No. 19 Arizona in search of energy vs. Baylor
Once preseason top-10 teams, Baylor and Arizona have faced ups and downs, with their share of signature wins coupled with injury issues and even time spent out of the rankings.,Both are firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture now as they meet for the second time this season on Monday night in Waco, Te...
Women's Top 25 roundup: BYU trips up No. 20 Oklahoma St.
Emma Calvert scored 19 points, including eight in a wild fourth quarter, and BYU rallied to knock off No. 20 Oklahoma State 68-64 in a Big 12 Conference encounter in Provo, Utah, on Saturday evening.,Calvert went 8 of 13 from the floor and added seven rebounds as the Cougars (13-12, 4-10 Big 12) end...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Baylor holds off Texas Tech
Darianna Littlepage-Bugg collected 19 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks as No. 25 Baylor survived a visit to Lubbock, Texas, by beating Big 12 Conference opponent Texas Tech 66-60 on Saturday afternoon.,Littlepage-Bugg, the reigning conference player of the week, played 38 minutes as the Bears (22-...
Langston Love (17 points), Baylor outlast West Virginia in OT
Langston Love made all four of his free-throw attempts in overtime to cap his 12-of-12 effort from the line as Baylor edged West Virginia 74-71 on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Love finished with 17 points to share the team lead with Norchad Omier, who also grabbed 10 rebounds before fouling out in the f...
L.J. Cryer, Milos Uzan carry No. 6 Houston past Baylor
L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 26 points as the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars claimed a 76-65 victory over the visiting Baylor Bears on Monday.,The Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Big 12) negated the Bears' strong shooting by scoring 28 points off 15 Baylor turnovers. Baylor (15-9, 7-6) surrendered a 10-...
No. 5 Houston doesn't mind winning ugly, faces Baylor next
No. 5 Houston relied on a fundamental program tenet to carve out its second straight victory last week, and the win mattered more than how the Cougars achieved it.,Houston (19-4, 11-1 Big 12) needed a late push to fend off Colorado 69-59 on Saturday, keeping the Buffaloes winless in conference play....
Baylor uses second-half run to roll past UCF
A trio of players led Baylor's big second-half burst in a 91-76 win over visiting UCF in a Big 12 matchup in Waco, Texas, on Saturday afternoon., ,Baylor (15-8, 7-5 Big 12) put five scorers in double figures, led by Norchad Omier with 18 points, freshman V.J. Edgecombe with 17 and Langston Love with...
No. 13 Texas Tech handles Baylor for seventh straight win
Chance McMillian knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a 19-point night as No. 13 Texas Tech beat visiting Baylor 73-59 on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Darrion Williams added 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for Texas Tech (18-4, 9-2 Big 12), which has won seven straight games. ,Elijah Hawk...
No. 13 Texas Tech, Baylor meet after producing big upsets
No. 13 Texas Tech and Baylor are both coming off upset victories on Saturday and will try to carry that momentum into their meeting Tuesday night in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders (17-4, 8-2 Big 12) pulled off an 82-81 overtime victory over No. 6 Houston, extending their winning streak to six strai...
Robert Wright III, Baylor surge past No. 11 Kansas
Freshman guard Robert Wright III scored a career-high 24 points to lead short-handed Baylor to an 81-70 upset over No. 11 Kansas on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,VJ Edgecombe scored 14 points but didn't return after he went to the locker room with what was reported as a lower-body injury with 14:38 left ...
Kanon Catchings' career game lifts BYU over Baylor in OT
Kanon Catchings had a perfect 8-for-8 night from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers in a 23-point performance, and BYU pulled away for a 93-89 overtime victory over Baylor on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Catchings, a freshman, topped his previous career high of 21 points set against Florida A&M on Dec. 2...
BYU bids to extend home success vs. banged-up Baylor
There isn't much separation between Baylor and BYU -- at least on paper -- as the teams square off on Tuesday night in Provo, Utah. ,BYU has the fourth-best scoring offense (80.4) in the Big 12, while Baylor is right behind in fifth (79.9). BYU and Baylor check in at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively, in s...
Norchad Omier's double-double helps Baylor beat Utah
Norchad Omier scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lift Baylor to a 76-61 road victory over Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.,VJ Edgecombe added 21 points with six boards and Robert Wright III chipped in with 14 points as the Bears (13-6, 5-3 Big 12) won their second straight game...
Baylor tries to land another punch in Big 12 play vs. Utah
Kansas State received something unexpected after Wednesday's loss to Baylor -- a motivational postgame speech from the opponent's head coach.,Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) play Utah (11-7, 3-4) on Saturday in Salt Lake City, delivered a unique act of compassion after the 70...
Baylor pulls away late to down Kansas State
VJ Edgecombe had a career-high 30 points as Baylor snapped a two-game losing streak with a 70-62 victory over visiting Kansas State Wednesday night. He had 20 of his points in the second half, when Baylor outscored the Wildcats 44-32.,It was the first victory in four tries for Baylor over Kansas Sta...
Lauren Betts helps No. 1 UCLA beat No. 25 Baylor, reach 18-0
Lauren Betts racked up 24 points, nine rebounds and a career-high nine blocked shots to power No. 1 UCLA to a 72-57 victory over No. 25 Baylor on Monday at the Coretta Scott King Classic in Newark, N.J.,The 6-foot-7 star center had at least two blocks every quarter and went 10-for-17 from the field ...
Brendan Wenzel, TCU rally to top No. 25 Baylor
Brendan Wenzel's 3-pointer with 6 seconds left lifted visiting TCU to a 74-71 comeback win against No. 25 Baylor on Sunday in Waco, Texas.,A 3-point attempt from Baylor's Jayden Nunn was blocked by Ernest Udeh Jr. as time expired.,Wenzel led TCU with 17 points off the bench, while Udeh scored a care...
Arizona rolls past No. 25 Baylor for 7th straight win
Henri Veesaar's 19 points led a balanced scoring effort to lead Arizona to its seventh straight win, 81-70 over No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (11-5, 5-0 Big 12) took advantage of short-handed Baylor (11-5, 3-2) for most of the game, building a 27-point lead in the second ha...