The Baylor Bears won against BYU with a score of 73-66 in a closely contested game. BYU led at halftime with a score of 39-33 and maintained their lead in the second half. Baylor improved their performance in the second half, shooting 52% and securing a 48-33 lead. The victory was described as a 'MASSIVE win' for Baylor, prompting discussions about their potential to win the Big 12 this season.
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Baylor won that second half 48-33. Shot 52% in the final 20 minutes, 6-10 from deep and had 14-6 bench points edge. BYU dominated all three of those areas in the first half. Dang good half of bball.
Two late clock defensive mistakes by Baylor keeping BYU close. Gave up an open three and then fouled a three point shooter on back to back possessions with 25+ seconds of strong defense.
Baylor up to a 73-66 lead with 2:42 to go, but BYU will shoot three free throws coming out of the timeout.
BYU continues to lead, up 45-41 at the 15:58 mark of the second half. Bears have gone cold at the free throw line, hitting just 2 of 5 so far in the second half.
Bears had about 8-minutes of really good defense, but these last few minutes weren’t good at all. BYU over 51% from the field, made four of their last five shots and had 20 paint points. Cougars Up 39-33 at half.
Halftime: BYU 39, Baylor 33. Cougars hit 4 of their final 5 shots to regain the lead. Baylor shot just 36% in the first half.
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Bears lead BYU 30-26 with 3:39 left in the first half. Ja'Kobe Walter up to 10 points for Baylor.
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