Head coach Scott Drew and the Bears (18-13, 10-10 Big 12) led for 17 1/2 minutes before the Cougars (27-4, 19-1 Big 12) stumbled upon a 20-4 run in the second half to build its only double-digit lead of the night. The green and gold rallied back to bring the game within two but couldn’t overcome a 34% shooting night.
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After an 11-point lead turned to zero with 23 seconds left, Baylor scored the game’s final three points to win in Fort Worth.
The Bears’ late comeback attempt wasn’t enough to avoid a third consecutive loss, and second straight to an unranked opponent.
The Bears shot just 36% from the field as the Buffaloes picked up their second Big 12 victory of the season 76-74.
Redshirt junior guard Langston Love has missed 63 career games with a series of injuries. The San Antonio native is averaging 9.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
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.
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.
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%).
Without VJ Edgecombe and Langston Love, the Bears shot just 34% from the field against the Red Raiders.
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.
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.
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.
While school was out of session for students to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families, Baylor Athletics continued trucking as it feasted. Across four different sports, the Bears combined to go 8-1 during the weeklong vacation. Here’s everything you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over Thanksgiving break.
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.
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 scored 38 points in the paint in a game they never trailed en route to a 72-67 win over No. 16 Arkansas.
Two former Southwest Conference powers will face off in Dallas at 6:30 p.m on Saturday, with No. 8 Baylor (0-1) and No. 16 Arkansas (1-0) set to square off at American Airlines Center.
Monday’s 101-63 loss to Gonzaga marked Baylor’s largest-ever loss as an AP Top-10 team. The previous low-water mark was set against Marquette in 2022 (26 pts). It’s the Bears’ largest margin of defeat overall since a 91-51 loss to unranked Oklahoma on Jan. 20, 2007.
The Bears have never finished as a top-five scoring offense under head coach Scott Drew.
The Third Team All-ACC point guard is the latest in a long line of Baylor transfer guards.