NCAAB

Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
7-11, 0-6 Away
Final
62 - 70
12-6, 9-1 Home

Freshman VJ Edgecombe scores 30 to rally Baylor to a 70-62 win over Kansas State

VJ Edgecombe rocks the rim with slam

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

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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

Venue: Foster Pavilion

Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 7,500 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
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 19-15
UCF 7-13 12 18-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21
Full Standings