Close Menu
The Baylor Lariat
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn
    Trending
    • Baylor community unites in flash flood relief efforts
    • Baylor rescinds LGBTQIA+ inclusion research grant after backlash
    • Students react to emergency alert following campus lockdown
    • Baylor shelter-in-place lifted following police pursuit of robbery suspects
    • Baylor graduate charged after killing cats with pellet gun, hanging bodies over utility lines
    • Baylor Football’s Alex Foster dies at 18
    • Board of Regents confirms budget, renovations, new leadership in May meeting
    • How facilities responds to storms, flooding in campus buildings
    • About us
      • Spring 2025 Staff Page
      • Copyright Information
    • Contact
      • Contact Information
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Subscribe to The Morning Buzz
      • Department of Student Media
    • Employment
    • PDF Archives
    • RSS Feeds
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn
    The Baylor LariatThe Baylor Lariat
    Subscribe to the Morning Buzz
    Tuesday, July 15
    • News
      • State and National News
        • State
        • National
      • Politics
        • 2025 Inauguration Page
        • Election Page
      • Homecoming Page
      • Baylor News
      • Waco Updates
      • Campus and Waco Crime
    • Arts & Life
      • Wedding Edition 2025
      • What to Do in Waco
      • Campus Culture
      • Indy and Belle
      • Sing 2025
      • Leisure and Travel
        • Leisure
        • Travel
          • Baylor in Ireland
      • Student Spotlight
      • Local Scene
        • Small Businesses
        • Social Media
      • Arts and Entertainment
        • Art
        • Fashion
        • Food
        • Literature
        • Music
        • Film and Television
    • Opinion
      • Editorials
      • Points of View
      • Lariat Letters
    • Sports
      • March Madness 2025
      • Football
      • Basketball
        • Men’s Basketball
        • Women’s Basketball
      • Soccer
      • Baseball
      • Softball
      • Volleyball
      • Equestrian
      • Cross Country and Track & Field
      • Acrobatics & Tumbling
      • Tennis
      • Golf
      • Pro Sports
      • Sports Takes
      • Club Sports
    • Lariat TV News
    • Multimedia
      • Video Features
      • Podcasts
        • Don’t Feed the Bears
      • Slideshows
    • Advertising
    The Baylor Lariat
    Home»Sports»Men's Basketball

    Baylor struggles early, loses to Oklahoma

    webmasterBy webmasterFebruary 24, 2013Updated:February 24, 2013 Men's Basketball No Comments4 Mins Read
    Baylor forward Cory Jefferson (34) dunks over Oklahoma forward Amath M'Baye (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Oklahoma won 90-76. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email
    Baylor forward Cory Jefferson (34) dunks over Oklahoma forward Amath M'Baye (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Oklahoma won 90-76. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
    Baylor forward Cory Jefferson (34) dunks over Oklahoma forward Amath M’Baye (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Oklahoma won 90-76. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

    By Jeff Latzke
    Associated Press

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Sam Grooms scored a career-high 23 points, Steven Pledger had 17 of his 19 points in the first half as Oklahoma built a big lead and the Sooners held off Baylor’s comeback attempt for a 90-76 victory on Saturday.

    With the win, Oklahoma (18-8, 9-5 Big 12) remained ahead of the Bears in the conference standings and swept the season series after getting swept a season ago.

    Grooms did most of his damage at the free-throw line, drawing frequent fouls as Baylor resorted to full-court pressure after falling behind. He went 15 for 17 on foul shots and Oklahoma went 39 for 45 to set season-highs in both categories.

    Big 12 scoring leader Pierre Jackson scored 24 of his 28 points after changing shoes at halftime, but was unable to get Baylor (16-11, 7-7) any closer than 12 after trailing by 26 at the half.

    Jackson and Isaiah Austin combined for 10 of Baylor’s points during a 13-2 run that cut Oklahoma’s 26-point halftime lead down to 51-36 with 13:15 to play. That was still far too little to recover after Jackson’s poor shooting start and Austin’s foul-plagued first half.

    The Sooners extended their lead back out to 60-39 after Cameron Clark’s jumper, which was allowed to stand even after officials checked instant replay and assessed a flagrant foul against Clark for elbowing Jackson’s face before the shot.

    The Bears kept applying defensive pressure and inched closer as the game progressed, pulling within 82-70 after Jackson’s two free throws with 2:20 to go, but it would get no closer.

    Romero Osby chipped in 17 points and eight rebounds, and Je’lon Hornbeak had 13 points off the bench for the Sooners.

    Austin ended up with 15 points and Brady Heslip scored 11 for Baylor, which started out 4 for 22 from 3-point range before a brief flurry in the second half.

    After missing seven of his eight shots in the first half, Jackson switched from a pair of bright gold shoes that matched Baylor’s uniforms to a pair of fluorescent yellow ones. He also got more aggressive, attacking the basket after taking all but one of his shots from 3-point range in the first half, and became the fifth Bears player to surpass 1,000 points in his first two seasons.

    The Sooners, which scored their most points this season for a second straight game, were still too far ahead for it to make a difference.

    Oklahoma took charge early, convincing the Bears to get out of their zone defense by hitting four straight 3-pointers — one apiece from Hornbeak and Amath M’Baye and two by Pledger — and pushing its lead to 19-8 after Hornbeak’s three-point play. It only got worse for Baylor in the final 5 minutes of the first half.

    With Jackson misfiring and the 7-footer Austin on the bench with two fouls, the Sooners got going on a 16-0 run that included 12 free throws — half of them by Grooms. Midway through the run, coach Scott Drew tried to re-insert Austin and stop the bleeding, only for Austin to pick up his third foul. He tried to pull up while tracking down a rebound that Grooms corralled, and couldn’t stop himself from leaning onto Grooms’ back.

    L.J. Rose finally stopped the scoring drought by making one of two free throws with 5.5 seconds left, but the Bears let Osby race to the other end for an easy lay-up that made it 47-21 at halftime.

    webmaster

    Keep Reading

    Baylor Football’s Alex Foster dies at 18

    5 Baylor sports storylines to look forward to in 2025-26

    Castle’s grand slam lifts baseball to 30th win of season 10-7

    Sports take: Trump administration threatens future of funding for brain injury patients, research

    No. 8 seed Baylor softball looks for fresh start in Big 12 championship

    Baylor softball loses finale against Iowa State, preps for Big 12 Championship

    Add A Comment

    Comments are closed.

    Recent Posts
    • Baylor community unites in flash flood relief efforts July 9, 2025
    • Baylor rescinds LGBTQIA+ inclusion research grant after backlash July 9, 2025
    About

    The award-winning student newspaper of Baylor University since 1900.

    Articles, photos, and other works by staff of The Baylor Lariat are Copyright © Baylor® University. All rights reserved.

    Subscribe to the Morning Buzz

    Get the latest Lariat News by just Clicking Subscribe!

    Follow the Live Coverage
    Tweets by @bulariat

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn
    • Featured
    • News
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Arts and Life
    © 2025 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.