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The Baylor Bears went into Morgantown on Wednesday and earned a 65-62 win over West Virginia. It was Baylor’s first-ever trip to Morgantown, and the win snapped its three-game losing streak.

“Road wins are always great,” head coach Scott Drew told ESPN Radio after the game. “Any Big 12 win is obviously nice, especially when you are at this time of year. This time of year every game is so big and so critical. We are really proud of how our team responded.”

Freshman center Isaiah Austin led the Bears with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Senior guard Pierre Jackson contributed 15 points, six rebounds and five assists. Senior guard A.J. Walton scored some clutch baskets to give the Bears much-needed momentum down the stretch. Walton finished with 10 points and two rebounds.

The Baylor Bears and Iowa State Cyclones are locked in a fast-paced shootout so far tonight at the Ferrell Center. At the half, Iowa State leads 41-36 over the Bears.

The contest started out with senior point guard Pierre Jackson playing with revenge on his mind after he posted just seven points against Kansas State.

Freshman forward Quincy Miller has decided to enter the NBA Draft and forgo his final three years of eligibility. Miller originally decided to stay but announced Tuesday that he has changed his mind.

High School forward Ricardo Gathers has officially signed with Baylor and completes the basketball teams’ recruiting class.

As Baylor Nation bid adieu to sophomore forward Perry Jones III Monday, it applauded the return of freshman forward Quincy Miller.

Baylor men’s basketball was elite again. That is to say, the Bears once again earned a spot in the Regional Finals of the NCAA tournament, also known as the “Elite Eight.”

Junior Pierre Jackson’s mood in the post-game press conference summed it all up. Each sentence flowed as though it were a sigh.

Baylor men’s basketball will fight for a birth to the Final Four in New Orleans at 1:20 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Standing in its way is the top-ranked team in the country, the Kentucky Wildcats.

Baylor men’s basketball is elite again. That is to say, the Bears have once again earned a spot in the Regional Finals of the NCAA tournament, also known as the “Elite Eight.”

The Baylor Bears are sweet to the 16th degree.

The basket was as wide as the ocean for Brady Heslip, and because of that, the future looks as bright as those uniforms for the Baylor Bears.

Sophomore Perry Jones III finished with 11 rebounds and a career-high 31 points to help the Bears take down the Kansas State Wildcats 82-74 in the first game of the Big 12 tournament Thursday at the Sprint Center.

Baylor men’s basketball will begin the Big 12 tournament against the Kansas State Wildcats at 11:30 a.m. today at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. This will be the third meeting of the season between these two teams. The Bears split the series with the Wildcats in the regular season 1-1.

No. 11 Baylor basketball wrapped up its regular season Saturday with an 80-72 loss at Iowa State, making the Bears the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament.

Baylor men’s basketball will conclude its regular season against Iowa State at 7 p.m. Saturday in Ames, Iowa. The Bears are currently one game ahead of the Cyclones in the Big 12 standings.

Not very many people knew who Pierre Jackson was when he first arrived on campus.

A quick recap of last weekend’s action and upcoming events

Quincy Acy had 22 points and 16 rebounds to power No. 13 Baylor to a tough 77-72 win over Texas on Monday night.

Perry Jones III rediscovered his shooting touch with 18 points and No. 9 Baylor rebounded from consecutive losses with a 79-64 victory over Iowa State on Monday night.

Phil Pressey scored 19 points, making four of No. 4 Missouri’s season-best 14 3-pointers, and the Tigers beat No. 6 Baylor 72-57 on Saturday.

The No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks beat the No. 6 Bears for the second time this season 68-54.

No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball will take on the Kansas Jayhawks at 6 p.m. today at the Ferrell Center. Kansas is currently tied with Baylor for second place in the Big 12 standings. Both teams are currently half of a game behind Missouri.

Quincy Acy kept working, even when a 95 percent foul shooter went to the line late in the game.

Texas A&M played so well without two of its starters in a close loss to No. 6 Baylor on Wednesday night that Aggies coach Billy Kennedy might consider his options after they get healthy.

Baylor men’s basketball will square off with in-state conference rival Texas at noon Saturday at the Ferrell Center.

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.

The site was the Ferrell Center and all eyes were on the player wearing No. 1 for the Bears Tuesday night.

No sophomore forward Perry Jones III? No big deal, says the No. 12 Baylor men’s basketball team.

Baylor men’s basketball continued to impress by defeating Jackson State 92-59 on Sunday at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor coach Scott Drew couldn’t ask for a better problem. Drew’s backcourt has everything he could ask for: veteran leadership, energy and raw talent.