March Madness 2025
Quincy Acy and Baylor got their high-flying act going in a hurry.
Perry Jones III scored a career-high 28 points, Brady Heslip hit six 3-pointers and No. 6 Baylor edged Brigham Young 86-83 on Saturday.
Pierre Jackson scored 13 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and had consecutive assists on slam dunks that put No. 6 Baylor ahead to stay in a 69-42 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday night.
Baylor and Northwestern met on the Wildcats’ court, but it was the Bears who felt right at home.
The Lariat will resume publication after winter break, but men’s and women’s basketball continue playing through the holidays.
The Big 12’s No. 2 and No. 3 leading scorers face off for the second time this season as the No. 3 Lady Bears travel to Norman, Okla., to take on the No. 15/16 Oklahoma Sooners.
The Lady Bears pummeled Kansas State on Wednesday when they relentlessly scored 75 and held the Wildcats to 48.
Even after an unforeseen loss to unranked Texas Tech last Saturday, the Lady Bears still have their hands outstretched for the Big 12 title. The men, however, still need to find that extra something to secure a bid for the big dance.
The Lady Bears tasted defeat for the first time since Nov. 16 at Connecticut, and the Huskies reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the nation as Baylor fell to No. 3 after losing a road contest to unranked Texas Tech 56-45 Saturday.
LUBBOCK — Casey Morris scored 13 points to lead Texas Tech to a 56-45 win over top-ranked Baylor on Saturday.
