No. 2 Baylor is 10-0 after 76-61 win over Oklahoma
AP
Jan 07, 2021
WACO, Texas (AP) No. 2 Baylor Bears is a perfect 10, pushing Scott Drew past his father.
MaCio Teague scored 17 points, Matthew Mayer had 16 and both keyed significant runs in the first half as the Bears improved to 10-0 for only the fifth time in team history with a 76-61 win over Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday night.
Drew got his 372nd career victory victory, one more than his father, former Valparaiso coach Homer Drew, had in his 22 seasons as a head coach. Scott Drew has 352 wins in 18 seasons with the Bears, after 20 wins in one season at Valpo.
''He's a coach, he knows who deserves the credit, and that's the players and the staff, administration,'' Scott Drew said after a congratulatory video message from his father was played after the game. ''Head coaches get to benefit from that.''
The Bears' season-opening, 10-game winning streak, all by at least 11 points, includes their first three Big 12 games. It is their third 10-0 start in 10 seasons (2011-12, 2016-17) after the previous two came in 1911-12 and 2000-01.
Teague had eight points with two 3-pointers in the first four minutes of the game, helping push Baylor to an early 16-2 lead. Mayer had consecutive baskets 33 seconds apart to ignite a half-ending 14-2 run after the Sooners (6-3, 2-2 Big 12) had moved within five late in the first half.
''Obviously got off to a horrible start. ... They made a bunch of shots and obviously we weren't getting into them enough to make those shots more difficult,'' Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. ''Definitely disappointed by the way we finished the first half.''
Austin Reaves had 19 points and Alondes Williams 11 for the Sooners, who played their third consecutive Top 25 opponent after beating then-No. 9 West Virginia 75-71 on Saturday. They next go to sixth-ranked Kansas.
Brady Mannex, in his 100th career start for Oklahoma, had all 10 of his points after halftime. He was 0-for-4 shooting in the first half when he took a hard fall onto his lower back that left him on the floor for several minutes.
Kur Kuath's third basket in less than 2 1/2 minutes - two dunks and a tip-in - got Oklahoma within 28-23 with five minutes left in the first half. After Drew called timeout, the Bears finished the half with a 14-2 run.
''Basketball is such a game of momentum and spurts. Sometimes you just need to get in a timeout ... and come back a little more focused,'' Drew said. ''We did that, and the substitutions gave us new energy, new life.''
Mayer had quick back-to-back baskets that were followed by freshman LJ Cryer's deep 3-pointer. Both had entered on the timeout.
''I've entered every game with that mindset so far this season,'' Mayer said of his aggressive approach.
NOT THE BIG SCORE
The game matched the Big 12's top two scoring offenses. Baylor, second nationally with 92.9 points per game, matched its season low for the second game in a row. Oklahoma was 20 points below its season average.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma: There was a stretch when the Sooners won 30 consecutive games against Baylor (1979-2009), but they have now lost six in a row in the series for the first time.
Baylor: The 10 consecutive double-digit victories is a school record for the Bears. ... Adam Flagler finished with 15 points, the sixth time in his eight games he had at least 10 points off the bench.
TOUGH HOMECOMING
Sooners junior guard Umoja Gibson, who is from Waco, was coming off a 29-point game against West Virginia when he was 8-of-11 on 3-pointers. Back at home, all five of his points came on free throws while going 0-for-7 shooting, four of those 3-pointers.
''The shots he got were not as good of shots based on what Baylor did. Baylor was aware of what he did the other night,'' Kruger said. ''I'm disappointed for him. He wanted to come here and play well, and he didn't have one of his better nights.''
UP NEXT
Oklahoma plays its third consecutive Top 10 opponent Saturday at No. 6 Kansas, which lost by 25 in its last home game.
Baylor travels about 90 miles north to play at TCU on Saturday.
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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
25
BAYL
Bears
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kur Kuath vs. Mark Vital (Sooners gains possession)
19:45
Kur Kuath misses two point jump shot
19:43
Mark Vital defensive rebound
19:30
+3
MaCio Teague makes three point jump shot (Mark Vital assists)
0-3
19:08
Alondes Williams offensive foul
19:08
Alondes Williams turnover
18:51
+2
Davion Mitchell makes two point layup (Mark Vital assists)
0-5
18:36
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
18:34
Jared Butler defensive rebound
18:13
Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:11
Mark Vital offensive rebound
17:56
Mark Vital misses two point layup
17:54
Mark Vital offensive rebound
17:54
Mark Vital misses two point layup
17:52
Sooners defensive rebound
17:54
Flo Thamba personal foul
17:49
Flo Thamba blocks Kur Kuath's two point jump shot
17:47
Flo Thamba defensive rebound
17:38
Alondes Williams blocks MaCio Teague's three point jump shot
17:36
Flo Thamba offensive rebound
17:27
Kur Kuath personal foul
17:25
Mark Vital misses two point layup
17:23
Austin Reaves defensive rebound
17:15
+2
Alondes Williams makes two point layup (Austin Reaves assists)
2-5
16:55
+2
MaCio Teague makes two point jump shot
2-7
16:39
Flo Thamba personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul)
16:37
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
16:35
Mark Vital defensive rebound
16:07
Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot
16:05
Bears offensive rebound
16:04
+3
MaCio Teague makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)
2-10
15:52
Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
15:50
Mark Vital defensive rebound
15:44
Brady Manek shooting foul (Mark Vital draws the foul)
15:44
TV timeout
15:44
Mark Vital misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:44
+1
Mark Vital makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-11
15:24
MaCio Teague blocks De'Vion Harmon's two point jump shot
15:22
De'Vion Harmon offensive rebound
15:03
De'Vion Harmon misses two point layup
15:01
Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
14:53
+2
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point layup (Matthew Mayer assists)
2-13
14:53
Elijah Harkless offensive foul
14:53
Elijah Harkless turnover
14:35
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (traveling)
14:17
De'Vion Harmon misses two point jump shot
14:15
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua defensive rebound
13:56
+3
Adam Flagler makes three point jump shot (Jared Butler assists)
2-16
13:44
Sooners 30 second timeout
13:35
Jared Butler blocks Umoja Gibson's three point jump shot
13:33
Umoja Gibson offensive rebound
13:33
Elijah Harkless misses three point jump shot
13:31
Sooners offensive rebound
13:26
+2
Victor Iwuakor makes two point layup (Austin Reaves assists)
4-16
13:07
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (traveling)
12:52
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua blocks Umoja Gibson's two point layup
12:50
Elijah Harkless offensive rebound
12:38
Elijah Harkless misses three point jump shot
12:36
Bears defensive rebound
12:18
Matthew Mayer turnover (lost ball) (Austin Reaves steals)
12:05
+2
Austin Reaves makes two point layup
6-16
11:57
Adam Flagler turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Harkless steals)
11:53
Davion Mitchell personal foul (Elijah Harkless draws the foul)