The Bears are looking to get back in the win column after their three-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday.
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Head coach Scott Drew and the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) endured their lowest-scoring game of the season while forfeiting a season-high 21 turnovers, and they knocked down just 19 shots. All four losses for Baylor in Big 12 play have come by four points or less, for a combined margin of 12 points.
With a three-game winning streak on the line, No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball will take on its third-straight AP Top 25 opponent in No. 4 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. The Phog is also the site of ESPN College Gameday, and the marquee matchup is set to tipoff at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Two games through a three-game stretch against ranked opponents, No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball extended its winning streak to three, knocking off No. 23 Texas Tech 79-73 on Tuesday night at Foster Pavilion.
The fine comes three days after Rhoades called Saturday’s officiating job an “embarrassment” to the league.
Turning the page on another one-possession win, head coach Scott Drew and No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball will continue their stretch against AP Top-25 teams as they take on No. 23 Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Foster Pavilion.
Here’s a one-stop shop for all things Baylor Athletics from the weekend.
In 704 career games at the helm, No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew had never been ejected. That changed in game No. 705 as Drew was awarded his second technical foul for stepping out of the coach’s box and asking for clarification on a previous call. Clarification he never received.
Mack Rhoades, Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, said “tonight was an embarrassment for this league,” regarding the Big 12 officiating.
No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball battled UCF for the first time ever, and behind redshirt sophomore guard Langston Love’s career-high 24 points, the Bears snapped their three-game skid with a 77-69 win on Wednesday in the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla.
In the annual “Immortal Ten” game, No. 15 Baylor men’s basketball fought for a win in overtime for the third time this season. While the Bears traded blows with TCU, the Horned Frogs landed the final strike and handed Baylor its first loss in the Foster Pavilion — this one in triple overtime — on Saturday.
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For the final time, No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball moseyed to Austin to take on Texas as Big 12 rivals. In a tight contest that came down to the last second, Longhorns junior guard Tyrese Hunter raced to the cup and stunned the Bears at the buzzer, lifting Texas to a 75-73 win on Saturday afternoon in the Moody Center.
The Foster Pavilion has officially opened, and the energy from fans in the new arena has been electric. The Baylor Bear Pit, which consists of cheering students, has been at the forefront of it all for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Seeking its first win against former Baylor assistant coach Jerome Tang, No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball fell 68-64 to Kansas State on Tuesday night in the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball weathered a 15-0 second-half run by the Big Red to win 98-79 on Tuesday night in the Foster Pavilion.
In front of a sea of blue and white, No. 10 Baylor men’s basketball took the court in the Big Apple for a neutral-site contest against No. 21 Duke but came up short, 78-70. Despite freshman center Yves Missi putting on a show good enough for Broadway, the Bears left Madison Square Garden with a bitter taste in their mouths on Wednesday night.
Headlined by alley-oop finishes and 25-foot 3-pointers, No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball came away with win No. 400 at the Ferrell Center by a score of 78-60 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
Scott Drew has coached 661 games as the head coach of the Baylor Bears, but even he has foes he hasn’t faced. Drew and No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball will face Seton Hall for the first time at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Ferrell Center. The clash comes as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
The Bears held the Demons to 25% shooting from the floor on Saturday.
Lawrence Love has become a go-to barber for most high-profile Baylor athletes over the last decade.
All 12 players who saw the court made a shot as No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball routed Nicholls 108-70 Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center. The blowout win came with fan-favorite senior forward Austin Sacks (3) outscoring the team’s leading scorer entering the contest, freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter (2).
While you were going back for “just one more roll,” here’s everything you may have missed from Thanksgiving break.
Competitive, humble and unselfish — these are the three words 6-foot-5-inch freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter used to describe himself as a player. He said that self belief has helped him lock in when he’s on the court.
Jeremy Sochan was drafted to play power forward. Now, he’s throwing lobs and dropping pocket passes as the team’s lead ballhandler.
While the much-anticipated Thanksgiving break approaches, many Baylor sports are still in full swing. There aren’t any events on Thanksgiving Day, but no need to worry: If you have a craving for more Baylor Athletics, it can be cured by a stacked slate of green and gold over the rest of the weeklong break.
Captained by junior guard Jayden Nunn’s 25 points on a near-perfect shooting night, No. 15 Baylor rumbled past Missouri-Kansas City 99-61 Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears failed to connect on a 3-pointer for the first time in 1,032 straight games, dating back to 1990.
In the final home opener in Ferrell Center history, No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball saw 11 different players record points — including four in double figures — as it took down John Brown 96-70 on Thursday afternoon.
No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball trailed Auburn by nine points at halftime on Tuesday. Then, the Bears — and their 11-man rotation — turned on the jets.
