Browsing: Perry Jones III

It’s been a while since the Baylor Lariat, the university’s student newspaper, has seen so many letters to the editor on a single topic. Current students, alumni and faculty all want us to spread the word about ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Waco.

Baylor’s path to the NCAA tournament became exponentially more difficult after falling 71-60 to Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.

Late in Saturday’s game against No. 3 Texas at the Erwin Center, Baylor needed a Herculean performance from somebody if it wanted any chance at scoring the upset. Senior LaceDarius Dunn gave the Bears just that with 22 second half points, but his team’s late comeback fell short in a 69-60 loss to the Longhorns.

After a nightmare-ish bus ride home following a 73-66 loss to Oklahoma, the Bears are glad to be back in Waco. Unfortunately, there’s no time to enjoy home sweet home.

If there was any question why the Baylor Lady Bears have held the No. 1 spot for five weeks, they were all answered Wednesday night in Waco as the Lady Bears continued their winning streak of now 17 games, dominating the Oklahoma Sooners 92-70.

Baylor could not overcome a sloppy first half and dropped its Monday night matchup at Kansas State, 69-61. Junior Quincy Acy led the Bears with 14 points, and three others finished in double figures.

Only 20 seconds have passed in Baylor’s game against Oklahoma, and a lanky, mild-mannered freshman takes the ball into the lane with little between him and the basket. There is something about him that everyone can see; the Ferrell Center crowd knows it, his coaches know it and his teammates undoubtedly know it.