VJ Edgecombe’s 24 points weren’t enough to overcome the Bears’ 5-for-22 night from beyond the arc. The loss drops Baylor to 8-7 in Big 12 play.
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Baylor men’s basketball walked off the court at the Foster Pavilion to roaring applause and singing as John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” blasted over the speakers following the Bears’ 74-71 win over West Virginia in overtime.
The Bears are currently .500 against the top three quadrants. A win over the Mountaineers would be an important addition to their Tournament case.
Head coach Scott Drew implemented a 1-3-1 zone defense against No. 6 Houston in the wake of a starting center Josh Ojianwuna’s season-ending knee injury. It was a rocky debut, but nevertheless offered some reason for optimism.
The Cougars attempted 15 more shots than the Bears, taking advantage of easy baskets. Houston scored 44 combined second-chance points and points off turnovers.
The first-year starter announced the news Sunday afternoon on his Instagram. He was averaging career-highs in points (7.4 per game), rebounds (6.4) and shooting percentage (77.4%).
Saturday was supposed to be the Bears’ first healthy game since December. But five minutes in, starting center Josh Ojianwuna went down with a knee injury.
Without VJ Edgecombe and Langston Love, the Bears shot just 34% from the field against the Red Raiders.
The Red Raiders, a top-6 team by the analytics, are coming off an upset win at No. 5 Houston. They’ll host the Bears at 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
The Bears scored 60 second-half points at Foster Pavilion Saturday as the Jayhawks blew a 21-point lead, the largest blown lead in program history.
Injury-riddled and coming off an overtime loss, the Bears return to Foster Pavilion in need of some momentum.
Freshmen led the way for both teams, as Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe (28 points) and Robert O. Wright III (22 points) and BYU’s Kanon Catchings (23 points) led their respective teams in scoring.
After a 15-point win against Utah on Saturday, the Bears find themselves clashing with a sharpshooting BYU offense in one of the most intimidating environments in the Big 12.
The fifth-year big man became the 13th player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds.
VJ Edgecombe scored a career-high 30 points, becoming the first Baylor men’s basketball freshman to do so since Keyonte George scored 32 against West Virginia on Jan. 11, 2023, as the Bears rallied back from a 12 point deficit to take down Kansas State, 70-62, Wednesday night at Foster Pavilion.
The Bears blew a seven-point halftime lead against unranked TCU Sunday and has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The Bears have been without their full lineup for much of the season.
The Bears have been without their full lineup for much of the season.
Head coach Scott Drew looked on as No. 25 Baylor men’s basketball scored six points in four seconds to tie the game. With six seconds on the clock, TCU senior guard Brendan Wenzel swished a corner 3-pointer to give the Horned Frogs a 74-71 lead.
With the Christmas season in full swing and Big 12 competition less than three weeks away, Baylor head coach Scott Drew has one thing on his wish list: a healthy basketball team.
Baylor men’s basketball put together a dominant offensive performance Monday night in the Foster Pavilion, besting the Abilene Christian Wildcats 88-57 in Scott Drew’s 450th win as head coach of the Bears.
Amidst a flurry of foul trouble and despite a career night from freshman guard Robert O. Wright III, No. 15 Baylor lost its Big 12-Big East Challenge game against No. 25 UConn, 76-72, Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
No. 15 Baylor is catching No. 25 UConn at the right time. After heading into the Maui Invitational as a presumed Final Four contender, the Huskies became just the fourth AP top-two team to lose three straight games in the AP poll era, all to unranked opponents.
VJ Edgecombe’s career-high 20 points weren’t enough to overcome the Volunteers on Friday in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau.
The Bears will advance to play the winner of No. 11 Tennessee and Virginia Friday night at 8:30 p.m. in the final round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championships finals.
The Bears will play No. 22 St. John’s and either No. 11 Tennessee or Virginia at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.
The Bears have scored over 100 points in consecutive games for the first time in the Scott Drew era.
Baylor men’s basketball might just have the most fascinating opening-season stretch of any team in the country. After getting walloped by No. 6 Gonzaga in the dead of night, the No. 12-ranked Bears (2-1) silenced No. 16 Arkansas in Dallas and took care of business against Sam Houston in the season home opener, 104-67.
The Bears set Foster Pavilion records in points, rebounds and assists.
The Bears are 1-1 after opening the season against No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 16 Arkansas.