In a significant Big 12 college basketball matchup, BYU defeated Texas by 12 points, improving their season record to 15-5 (3-4 in Big 12), while Texas now stands at 14-6 (3-4 in Big 12). This victory maintains BYU's strong performance metrics, holding steady at 9th in KenPom and 5th in NET rankings post-game, with Texas moving up to 42nd in NET despite the loss. BYU showcased efficient shooting at 65% and dominated rebounding. The win also underscores BYU's improvement over last season, with the average KenPom rank of defeated opponents now at 21.2 compared to last season's 101.8. BYU's home record against Texas is a perfect 3-0, improving the overall series record to 5-2 in BYU's favor. The Big 12 remains highly competitive, with 12 out of 14 teams having won at least one away game in conference play.
The Big 12 ranks 5th among 32 conferences in KenPom home win percentage in league games. It’s very hard to win on the road in this league. Yet 12 of 14 Big 12 teams have already earned at least one away win in conference play (but no team has more than two).
HANGING ON! BYU (15-5) remains No. 5 in the NET rankings. #BYUHoops https://t.co/LjeVDYdAuz
After yesterday’s win v. Texas, BYU holds steady at 9th in KenPom and 5th in NET. Texas got a two-spot bump in NET, to 42nd, with the road loss to a top-5 opponent.
At 15-5 (3-4 Big 12), BYU has a KenPom luck ranking of 312th. League leader Texas Tech (16-3, 5-1) is tops in Big 12 luck ranking, at 27th. KenPom luck ranking is a measure of deviation between a team’s actual win % and what one would expect from its game-by-game efficiencies.
BYU through seven Big 12 games: Points BYU 512 Opp 514 Rebounds BYU 252 Opp 248
BYU goes into its lone mid-week bye on a positive note after today's home win; BYU and Iowa State will be the two Big 12 teams without a weekday game next week. Big 12 bye schedule Week 4: TT, BU Week 5: BYU, ISU Week 6: CIN, TCU, WVU, UCF Week 7: UH, KSU, OSU, UT Week 8: KU, OU
2nd-half scoring margins in BYU's three Big 12 wins: +3 (at UCF) +11 (v. Iowa State) +9 (v. Texas) 2nd-half scoring margins in BYU's four Big 12 losses: -18 (v. Cincinnati) -15 (at Baylor) -23 (at Texas Tech) 0 (v. Houston)
Today's win v. Texas improves BYU's Pope-era records to: 61-12 at home 84-13 leading at half 95-8 leading with 5:00 left in regulation 58-6 scoring 80+ points 50-5 shooting 50%+ FG 90-16 outshooting opponent 77-20 outrebounding opponent
Today's win v. Texas improves BYU's Pope-records to: 61-12 at home 84-13 leading at half 95-8 leading with 5:00 left in regulation 58-6 scoring 80+ points 50-5 shooting 50%+ FG 90-16 outshooting opponent 77-20 outrebounding opponent
BYU hadn't played Texas at home in almost 50 years, but today's win improves BYU's all-time home record v. UT to 3-0, and the overall series record to 5-2 in BYU's favor.
Refs have been problematic this year for sure, but Baylor had a 10 point lead with 11 minutes left in regulation. The Bears also shot 38 free throws tonight, and missed 11 in a three point game. https://t.co/HWcR5uYqmM
#TCU is just the third Big 12 team to win multiple conference road games this season. The other two are Texas and Texas Tech, both of whom travel to Schollmaier next week.
Baylor loses for the first time in Foster Pavilion. League play started three weeks ago today. 11 of 14 Big 12 teams already have at least three league losses. https://t.co/eps0m1rCp3
Bears have lost two games in OT and one game on a last second miracle shot in this three game losing streak. So close to winning all three of them.
Bears fall 105-102. Third straight Big 12 loss and first at home. Lots of calls went against them in that final 2-minutes, pretty much all of them.
Just an absolutely brutal stretch from the Bears these past 3 games.
Ref calls Walter out of bounds and Bears are going to fall in triple OT. Absolutely brutal loss and their third straight loss.
Six of BYU's first seven Big 12 games have been played against teams in the current KenPom top 40. Four of BYU's next five Big 12 games are against teams outside of the KenPom top 40.
Baylor leads 102-101 with 34.1 on the clock after yet another tough finish from RayJ Dennis, who has tied his season high with 24 points.
Baylor calls their final timeout of 3OT with 1:26 to go. Frogs trail 100-99.
Langston Love's heady hustle plays today are off the chart. Offensive board there gives Baylor another possession. Bears lead 100-97 with 2:14 remaining in the third overtime period.
Below are BYU player-efficiency numbers from today's home win over Texas (formula: PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TOs). A lot of guys did a lot of good. https://t.co/CQfEqeV7v9
Shot clock D by Baylor, Bears get the ball back tied at 94 with 18.2 seconds to go. They'll hold for the last shot.
Miller makes one of two at the line, and Baylor hits a three with 0.6 to tie it at 88. This game is wild.
Bears 0-5 from 3 since halftime, 3-16 for the game. Just not getting shots to falls
Overtime as Bears miss a shot to win it and Miller misses an elbow jumper. Free basketball in game Baylor has been the better team. Frustrating.
Bears increase their lead back to 56-46, the latest bucket coming thanks to a scrambling, blindside steal from Ja'Kobe Walter that led to a RayJ Dennis long assist to Caleb Lohner for the layin. Defense = Offense.
Nelson with another step back. Then he gets the steal on the other end and finds Peavy for the fast break dunk. Frogs trail 52-46 with 12:26 to go. Baylor calls timeout.
Feels like Baylor should be up by more than five, but 3-14 from three and 8-14 from the FT line are leaving a ton of points out there. 45-40 with 16 minutes to go.
BYU’s No. 5 NET ranking will be bolstered by beating Texas by 12 and by No. 20 Texas Tech winning at No. 11 OU, No. 24 Iowa St. beating No. 7 Kansas, No. 4 Houston pounding K-State and if No. 15 Baylor can hold their lead vs TCU. Wild ride! #BYUHoops
Baylor's pick and roll is creating some great looks for the Bears. Frogs trail 38-35 with 26 seconds left in the half.
Baylor takes its first lead since 13-12 on an Yves Missi three-point play, and then the Bears extend it to 36-33 on a Jalen Bridges runner. Timeout with 1:16 left in the half.
Frogs lead 12-11 at the 11:18 mark of the first half. Bears struggling with turnovers, they have four thus far.
Baylor leads 5-2 at the first media timeout. Bears and Frogs have combined to hit just 3 of their first 12 shots.
#TCU-Baylor about to get underway here at Foster Pavilion. Frogs looking for their second straight road win in conference.
BYU shooting 65% and a plus-12 on the boards.
BYU shooting 73% today. Says it all.
61-52 BYU 11:50 | A physical game in Provo, and the Longhorns are managing but not dictating it. Plus, BYU is finding its stroke at two different levels. Cougars are 7-of-9 from the field and 3-for-5 from three in the 2H.
56-48 BYU 15:53 | Texas continues to let Khalifa facilitate from the top of the key, drawing Disu or the big out of the paint. Cougar cuts have gotten home with regularity. Khalifa has seven assists already. 34 of BYU's 56 points have been in the paint.
BYU (14-5, 2-4 Big 12) v. Texas (14-5, 3-3 Big 12), noon MST at the Marriott Center on @byuradio, KSL, ESPN2: NET BYU 5 Texas 44 KenPom BYU 9 Texas 36 ESPN BPI BYU 14 Texas 30 Bracket Matrix average seed BYU 5.31 (80/80 brackets) Texas 10.29 (42/80 brackets) Line BYU -7.5
Current KenPom ranks of the five teams to defeat BYU this season: 30 32 14 29 1 Average: 21.2 KenPom ranks of the first five teams to defeat BYU last season: 14 45 119 267 64 Average: 101.8