Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Freshman VJ Edgecombe scores 30 to rally Baylor to a 70-62 win over Kansas State
The Bears were down a dozen when Dug McDaniel drilled a 3-pointer to put the Wildcats up 40-28 less than four minutes into the second half.
Baylor was down nine when Jalen Celestine made a pair of free throws to ignite a 19-5 run for a 55-40 lead. Edgecombe had 11 points and capped the surge with a 3-pointer. Celestine also had a pair of 3s in that stretch.
Brendan Hausen hit his third 3 of the half to pull Kansas State within 57-56 with just under five minutes to go but Celestine and Edgecombe worked the Bears' lead back to nine with a minute left.
Celestine scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for the Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12 Conference). Norchad Omier grabbed 13 rebounds for Baylor.
David N'Guessan scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Kansas State (7-11, 1-6), which has lost 15-straight road games and six overall. McDaniel and Hausen both added 12.
McDaniel hit a 3-pointer, Coleman Hawkins converted a three-point play and then McDaniel added a pair of layups for a 10-0 run that helped the Wildcats take a 30-26 lead at the half.
Baylor shot 25% in the first half but 60% in the second, when the Bears made 5 of 8 3s and 15 of 19 free throws with just one turnover.
No. 23 West Virginia plays at Kansas State on Saturday when Baylor plays at Utah.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Baylor Timeout | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Baylor Deadball Team Rebound. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw. | 62 - 70 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 BAY |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 21-56 |
| 43.6 | Field Goal % | 37.5 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 37.9 |
| 5-9 | FT | 17-21 |
| 55.6 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 7,500 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |