BYU suffered a 93-83 defeat against Oklahoma State, their first top-25 upset of the day. BYU struggled with shooting, going 8-for-35 from 3-point range. Baylor defeated West Virginia 94-81, with Ja'Kobe Walter leading with 23 points. Baylor's win places them in solo 3rd place in the Big 12.
#BYU stays in the AP Top 25 poll after an upset loss. #BYUHoops #GoCougs https://t.co/b6sejw8v3K
No. 25 BYU v. No. 11 Baylor will be ranked v. ranked for the second time this season. Back on Jan. 9, BYU went to Waco ranked 18th, while the Bears were ranked 14th. In a game with eight ties and 16 lead changes, Baylor came back from down as many as nine to win by nine, 81-72.
Houston playing No. 6 Iowa State and No. 11 Baylor this week represents highest ranked opponents in back-to-back games in regular season since No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Kansas to begin 2001-02 season. @UHCougarMBK https://t.co/VSx3Y919iX
BYU now 25th in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, extending the Cougs' poll streak to 13 weeks; six Big 12 teams are ranked: https://t.co/FNcmYCrWZy https://t.co/jzQKCbtwY1
BYU begins the week 10th in NET. BYU’s remaining regular season games, with current NET designations. v. Baylor (Q1) at K-State (Q2) at Kansas (Q1) v. TCU (Q2) at Iowa State (Q1) v. Oklahoma State (Q3)
Loss to OSU shows the Cougars have defensive issues and little margin for error in Big 12 games Story by @drewjay https://t.co/M6BiMEeR0m
Nos. 19-25 in the AP poll last week: No. 19 #BYU: 1-1 No. 20 #Wisconsin: 1-1 No. 21 #Virginia: 1-1 No. 22 #Kentucky: 2-0 No. 23 #IndianaSt: 0-2 No. 24 #FAU: 1-1 No. 24 #Oklahoma: 0-2 #WSU should crack the Top 25 for the first time since 2008. Pathway back for #Gonzaga too.
BYU remains in the NET top 10, dipping a single spot to 10th after Saturday’s setback at Oklahoma State. BYU has been in the NET top 10 in every daily ranking since the first release in early December. With its win over BYU, OSU moved up nine spots to 126th in NET, putting…
BYU starts the day 16th in KenPom; BYU has been in the KenPom top 20 every day for the last three months. Saturday’s loss in Stillwater was BYU’s first setback this season to a team outside of the KenPom or NET top 50.
BYU remains in the NET top 10, dipping a single spot to 10th after Saturday’s setback at Oklahoma State. BYU has been in the NET top 10 in every daily ranking release since early December. With its win over BYU, OSU moved up nine spots to 126th in NET, putting yesterday’s loss…
12 days ago, BYU was top-25 in both KenPom AdjD and eFG% defense; BYU is now 56th and 55th in those categories. Offense is still producing (8th in AdjO and 15th in eFG%), but defense has seen slippage. Tough test on Tuesday: Baylor is 6th in AdjO, 10th in eFG%, 3rd in 3PFG%.
12 days ago, BYU was top-25 in both KenPom AdjD and eFG% defense; BYU is now 56th and 55th in those categories. Offense is still producing (8th in AdjO and 15th in eFG%), but defense is in slippage mode. Tough test on Tuesday: Baylor is 6th in AdjO, 10th in eFG%, 3rd in 3PFG%.
Final: (12) Baylor 94, #WVU 81 Season-high losing streak. Six straight defeats in the series, including four at home. The Mountaineers made it interesting near the end, but they're in last place in the Big 12. The Most Important Moments follow. 🔗 https://t.co/vrgbhtGdeG https://t.co/5Pu97H5Uf1
Baylor starts its Morgantown-Provo swing on a winning note, walloping West Virginia 94-81 for a second consecutive win that keeps the Bears in solo 3rd place at 8-4. West Virginia drops into a last-place tie with Oklahoma State at 3-9.
FINAL: No. 12 Baylor 94, West Virginia 81. Bears record their second straight double-digit Big 12 win, with six players in double figures, led by Ja'Kobe Walter's 23. Baylor (19-6, 8-4) will travel to Provo, Utah, for its next game, at BYU Tuesday.
Bears lead down to 81-67 with 4:58 to go. A technical on WVU coach though is gonna give Baylor FTs. Lots of calls going against WVU right now.
Baylor executing (and shooting) at a high, high level. Bears lead 66-47 at the 11:53 mark. Bears shooting 59.5% from floor and 43.5% from 3.
All Baylor right now as they lead 66-47 over WVU with 12 minutes to go. Bears offense is beautiful right now.
Dude, Jayden Nunn is in the midst of his best stretch of ball of the year. He hits consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half, extending Baylor's lead to 48-34. Nunn up to 13 points.
Cougs will be in bounce-back mode Tuesday at home v. Baylor, then it's back on the road for two in the Sunflower State. BYU has six Big 12 games remaining in the regular season: three home, three away. v. Baylor at K-State at Kansas v. TCU at Iowa State v. Oklahoma State
Analysis: Pillow-soft defense dooms No. 19 BYU to humbling loss at Big 12-worst Oklahoma State Story by @drewjay https://t.co/kfXgrjaf95
Halftime: (12) Baylor 42, #WVU 34 The deficit was as large as 11 points for the Mountaineers, who have 10 baskets and 10 turnovers but are also shooting 50 percent from the floor. Let's count the Most Important Moments! 🔗 https://t.co/vrgbhtGdeG https://t.co/FcelRAd6g1
Halftime: Baylor 42, West Virginia 34. Ja'Kobe Walter leads BU with 10 points, while Josh Ojianwuna has 8 points, 6 boards, 3 steals. Bears are shooting 59%. Jesse Edwards leads WVU with 11 points.
Jayden Nunn finds Ojianwuna inside, and the big man's dunk stretches the Baylor gap to 37-26.
Baylor on a 7-0 run and now leads 16-12. Backup big man Josh Ojianwuna has played the passing lanes well, picking up a pair of steals and breakaway buckets.
Back and forth early between Baylor and West Virginia in Morgantown. Mountaineers up 8-7 with 15:48 on the clock.
Takeaways from #BYU's loss at Oklahoma State. #BYUHoops #Big12 https://t.co/xVRylfAV5S
FINAL: Oklahoma State 93, No. 19 BYU 83 First top-25 upset of the day. BYU really struggled to make shots against the last-place Cowboys, going 8-for-35 from 3-point range -- their lowest shooting percentage of the season. Cougars are now just 2-5 in true road games.
Halftime in Stillwater: BYU 34 Oklahoma State 49 It's BYU's largest halftime deficit and Cougs' most 1st-half points allowed this season. FG% BYU 39 OSU 61 3PFG% BYU 13 OSU 57 PPP BYU 1.030 OSU 1.485 Over the last two halves of play, BYU has allowed 111 points.