Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Baylor pulls away early in 2nd half, beats Oklahoma State 71-61 to end 3-game losing streak
Baylor used a 12-0 run to take a 41-29 lead with 14:12 remaining. Roach scored eight points that included back-to-back 3s during the stretch. Oklahoma State pulled to 63-59 with 1:26 remaining but the Bears shot 6 of 8 from the foul line sandwiched between a Roach layup to seal it.
Omier scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 17th double-double this season, and he's two away from matching the program record. Robert Wright III added 16 points and Jayden Nunn scored 11 points for the Bears. Roach and Nunn combined for seven of the Bears' eight 3-pointers.
Baylor (17-12, 9-9 Big 12) shot just 37% (22 of 59) but had 11 steals and scored 16 points from 18 Oklahoma State turnovers.
Bryce Thompson scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma State (14-15, 6-12). Arturo Dean, a FIU transfer, scored all nine of his points in the first half to reach 1,000 career points.
Oklahoma State opened on a 17-7 run but Baylor ended the half on a 14-3 run for a 26-24 advantage at the break. Wright scored 12 first-half points to pace the Bears.
Baylor has won five straight and 16 of the last 19 in the series.
Baylor plays at TCU on Tuesday.
Oklahoma State plays at UCF on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:12 | VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Abou Ousmane missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Abou Ousmane subbing in for Oklahoma State | 61 - 71 |
Statistics
 OKST |
 BAY |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 22-59 |
| 38.8 | Field Goal % | 37.3 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 14.3 | Three Point % | 26.7 |
| 21-29 | FT | 19-34 |
| 72.4 | Free Throw % | 55.9 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fouls | 22 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 7,500 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 27-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 23-8 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 20-11 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 18-13 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 15-16 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 17-14 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-18 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |