Freshman VJ Edgecombe scores 30 to rally Baylor to a 70-62 win over Kansas State
WACO, Texas (AP) Freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to rally Baylor to a 70-62 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night.
The Bears were down a dozen when Dug McDaniel drilled a 3-pointer to put the Wildcats up 40-28 less than four minutes into the second half.
Baylor was down nine when Jalen Celestine made a pair of free throws to ignite a 19-5 run for a 55-40 lead. Edgecombe had 11 points and capped the surge with a 3-pointer. Celestine also had a pair of 3s in that stretch.
Brendan Hausen hit his third 3 of the half to pull Kansas State within 57-56 with just under five minutes to go but Celestine and Edgecombe worked the Bears' lead back to nine with a minute left.
Celestine scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for the Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12 Conference). Norchad Omier grabbed 13 rebounds for Baylor.
David N'Guessan scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Kansas State (7-11, 1-6), which has lost 15-straight road games and six overall. McDaniel and Hausen both added 12.
McDaniel hit a 3-pointer, Coleman Hawkins converted a three-point play and then McDaniel added a pair of layups for a 10-0 run that helped the Wildcats take a 30-26 lead at the half.
Baylor shot 25% in the first half but 60% in the second, when the Bears made 5 of 8 3s and 15 of 19 free throws with just one turnover.
No. 23 West Virginia plays at Kansas State on Saturday when Baylor plays at Utah.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Wildcats gains possession) | Â | |
19:50 | Â | Dug McDaniel turnover (VJ Edgecombe steals) | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
19:08 | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:49 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point layup | Â | |
18:47 | Â | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | Â | David N'Guessan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Josh Ojianwuna misses two point layup | Â | |
18:26 | Â | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:18 | Â | Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul) | Â | |
17:57 | +1 | VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 | |
17:57 | +1 | VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
17:37 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot | 4-2 | |
17:18 | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Robert O. Wright III turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
16:52 | Â | David N'Guessan turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Max Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
16:16 | +2 | Max Jones makes two point jump shot | 6-2 | |
15:54 | +3 | VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists) | 6-5 | |
15:37 | Â | David N'Guessan turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Dug McDaniel turnover (VJ Edgecombe steals) | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Ugonna Onyenso personal foul | Â | |
14:53 | Â | Ugonna Onyenso blocks Josh Ojianwuna's two point jump shot | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Max Jones turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Jason Asemota offensive rebound | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Jason Asemota misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Jason Asemota personal foul | Â | |
13:38 | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot | 8-5 | |
13:21 | +3 | Jason Asemota makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists) | 8-8 | |
13:02 | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Jason Asemota misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Jayden Nunn offensive rebound | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Dug McDaniel personal foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul) | Â | |
12:43 | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Jason Asemota offensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | +2 | Jason Asemota makes two point tip dunk | 8-10 | |
12:18 | +3 | David Castillo makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 11-10 | |
11:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Max Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
11:26 | Â | VJ Edgecombe turnover (C.J. Jones steals) | Â | |
11:02 | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 13-10 | |
10:42 | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | +3 | VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists) | 13-13 | |
10:12 | Â | David N'Guessan turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:02 | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:44 | +2 | Max Jones makes two point layup | 15-13 | |
9:14 | Â | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Jayden Nunn offensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
8:57 | +3 | Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists) | 15-16 | |
8:24 | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 18-16 | |
8:05 | Â | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Brendan Hausen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Ugonna Onyenso offensive rebound | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Norchad Omier personal foul | Â | |
7:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Jayden Nunn turnover (Max Jones steals) | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Robert O. Wright III personal foul (Dug McDaniel draws the foul) | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Jason Asemota defensive rebound | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists) | 20-16 | |
6:27 | Â | Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
6:27 | +1 | Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-16 | |
6:03 | Â | David N'Guessan personal foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul) | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Jason Asemota misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:49 | Â | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point layup | 23-16 | |
5:07 | Â | David N'Guessan blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup | Â | |
5:05 | Â | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | David Castillo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:40 | Â | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | Â | |
4:31 | Â | David N'Guessan misses two point dunk | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Coleman Hawkins blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup | Â | |
4:22 | Â | David Castillo defensive rebound | Â | |
3:56 | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot | 25-16 | |
4:04 | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:48 | +2 | Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup | 25-18 | |
3:32 | +2 | Mobi Ikegwuruka makes two point layup (David N'Guessan assists) | 27-18 | |
3:16 | Â | Jason Asemota misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Mobi Ikegwuruka personal foul | Â | |
3:06 | +2 | VJ Edgecombe makes two point dunk | 27-20 | |
2:37 | +3 | Max Jones makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists) | 30-20 | |
2:06 | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Jayden Nunn personal foul | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound | Â | |
1:23 | +3 | Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists) | 30-23 | |
0:54 | Â | Norchad Omier blocks Ugonna Onyenso's two point jump shot | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Coleman Hawkins misses two point layup | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Brendan Hausen personal foul | Â | |
0:39 | +3 | Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists) | 30-26 | |
0:25 | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |