WACO, Texas (AP) - Pierre Jackson had 16 points and nine assists, and all five Baylor starters finished with double-figure scoring, two of them also with at least 10 rebounds, as the Bears rallied for a 79-64 victory over BYU on Friday night.
The Bears (8-3) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game but took control with a 21-2 run over the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half.
Baylor took the lead for good on Gary Franklin's 3-pointer, breaking a 31-31 tie with 2:05 left in the first half. Another Franklin 3-pointer just before halftime made it 40-31.
Brandon Davies had 26 points and 17 rebounds for BYU (8-4).
Isaiah Austin, a 7-foot freshman, had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Cory Jefferson had 13 points and 16 rebounds.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Brigham Young (8-4) | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| Baylor (8-3) « | 40 | 39 | 79 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Davies, F | 36 | 7-19 | 11-15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| N. Austin, F | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| T. Haws, G | 33 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| M. Carlino, G | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| C. Cusick, G | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Delgado | 17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| B. Zylstra | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| C. Calvert | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Sharp | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ambrosino | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Winder | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Harward | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-62 | 14-18 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 64 | |
| 38.7% | 77.8% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Jefferson, F | 33 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| I. Austin, C | 32 | 5-15 | 3-5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| P. Jackson, G | 34 | 4-11 | 7-10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| B. Heslip, G | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Walton, G | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Franklin | 17 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| R. Gathers | 14 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| L. Rose | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bello | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Lowery | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Neubert | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Prince | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-60 | 16-25 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 79 | |
| 45% | 64% | ||||||
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