No. 10 Baylor makes 19 3s in Ferrell Center finale, a 107-48 win over Mississippi Valley State
WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Scott Drew took a moment to look at the banners hanging high above the court after the 10th-ranked Bears finished their final game at the Ferrell Center.
“One more time and reminisce,” Drew said. “We’re so appreciative for the memories that we’re able to provide.”
A 107-48 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Friday night closed out 35 years of games in the arena where the banners commemorate the 2021 national championship and 10 other NCAA Tournament appearances for the Bears (10-2) in Drew's 20 seasons.
Ja'Kobe Walter scored 26 points and made five of Baylor's 19 3-pointers, their most ever in the building they called home since 1988. Langston Love and Jayden Nunn each had 15 points, and were a combined 7-of-7 on 3s. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua had 10 points.
Reginald Reynolds scored 14 points for Mississippi Valley State (0-12). Rayquan Brown had 13 points.
The Bears, coming off consecutive losses in NBA arenas to Michigan State and No. 21 Duke, scored the game's first 20 points and finished with a 401-169 record in the Ferrell Center. Their next game will be in the $212 million Foster Pavilion, their nonconference finale Jan. 2 against Cornell.
“This will be good momentum going into the next arena ... just good momentum going into that and Big 12 play,” Love said.
Foster Pavilion is part of a new development along the Brazos River on the opposite side of Interstate 35 from Baylor's football stadium. It is just over a mile from the Ferrell Center, which was built for about $12.5 million.
Nunn was 4 of 4 on 3s and Love made all three of his long-range shots. Nunn had three 3s and Walter two in the game-opening 20-0 run.
“We were trying to guard the 3-point line, and we didn’t do a great job of that,” Valley coach George Ivory said. “Baylor is a very good basketball team, and we figured they would come out with a lot of energy. They lost two straight, and they came out and played very, very well.”
BIG PICTURE
Mississippi Valley State: The losses this season by the Delta Devils, all on the road, are by an average margin of 35.5 points, and they lost 117-53 at the Ferrell Center in the 2022-23 season opener. They still have another road game before playing at home Jan. 6 against Alabama State to open SWAC play.
“We’re making a million dollars for the university. It’s tough when you’re trying to make that much for the university,” Ivory said. “This has been a very tough road trip for us.”
Baylor: The Bears' 19 3-pointers were one more than the previous record at Ferrell, and one off the overall school record. ... Baylor had 10 players that played at least 17 minutes (none more than 23). All of them scored and had at least one assist, and only one of them didn't have a rebound.
MISSI HURT
Baylor freshman Yves Missi sat out with back soreness, two days after taking a hard tumble in the loss against Duke. The 6-foot-10 forward did return in that game, in which he had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots.
“It’s nothing that’s going to be long-term,” Drew said. “But he was awful sore in shootaround today, couldn’t move well.”
UP NEXT
Mississippi Valley State: At San Francisco on Dec. 30.
Baylor: Welcomes Cornell to its new arena on Jan. 2.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Walter Hamilton vs. Josh Ojianwuna (RayJ Dennis gains possession) | |||
19:49 | Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Brown steals) | |||
19:36 | Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
19:34 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
19:14 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 0-3 | |
18:59 | Donovan Sanders misses two point jump shot | |||
18:57 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:40 | Walter Hamilton defensive rebound | |||
18:24 | Arecko Gipson turnover (bad pass) (RayJ Dennis steals) | |||
18:17 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:15 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
18:14 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 0-6 | |
17:43 | Arecko Gipson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:41 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
17:35 | Jalen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Arecko Gipson steals) | |||
17:28 | Josh Ojianwuna personal foul | |||
17:24 | Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot | |||
17:22 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
17:13 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Josh Ojianwuna assists) | 0-9 | |
16:56 | Danny Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
16:54 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
16:46 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 0-12 | |
16:44 | Delta Devils 30 second timeout | |||
16:43 | Chidi Umeh turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
16:38 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 0-15 | |
16:25 | Donovan Sanders misses two point jump shot | |||
16:23 | Rayquan Brown offensive rebound | |||
16:23 | Rayquan Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
16:18 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
16:16 | Rayquan Brown defensive rebound | |||
15:50 | Ernest Minton turnover (traveling) | |||
15:50 | TV timeout | |||
15:29 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses two point jump shot | |||
15:27 | Arecko Gipson defensive rebound | |||
15:14 | Jalen Bridges blocks Arecko Gipson's two point layup | |||
15:12 | Donovan Sanders offensive rebound | |||
14:56 | Donovan Sanders turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:48 | +2 | Caleb Lohner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dantwan Grimes assists) | 0-17 | |
14:35 | Chidi Umeh misses two point dunk | |||
14:33 | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | |||
14:25 | Ernest Minton personal foul | |||
14:20 | +3 | Langston Love makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists) | 0-20 | |
13:56 | Miro Little shooting foul (Rayquan Brown draws the foul) | |||
13:56 | Rayquan Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:56 | +1 | Rayquan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-20 | |
13:35 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (traveling) | |||
13:32 | Donovan Sanders turnover (bad pass) (Dantwan Grimes steals) | |||
13:30 | Arecko Gipson shooting foul (Dantwan Grimes draws the foul) | |||
13:30 | +1 | Dantwan Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-21 | |
13:30 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (lane violation) | |||
13:28 | Langston Love personal foul | |||
13:08 | Caleb Lohner personal foul | |||
12:58 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua blocks Rayquan Brown's two point layup | |||
12:56 | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | |||
12:43 | Langston Love turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Brown steals) | |||
12:36 | +2 | Rayquan Brown makes two point dunk | 3-21 | |
12:23 | +3 | Langston Love makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua assists) | 3-24 | |
11:56 | +2 | Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot | 5-24 | |
11:37 | +2 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point jump shot (Langston Love assists) | 5-26 | |
11:07 | Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
11:05 | Dantwan Grimes defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Ernest Minton personal foul | |||
10:57 | TV timeout | |||
10:56 | Jordan Johnson personal foul | |||
10:39 | +2 | Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Caleb Lohner assists) | 5-28 | |
10:20 | Arecko Gipson turnover (traveling) | |||
10:00 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:58 | Arecko Gipson defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot | |||
9:36 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
9:29 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:27 | Darrius Clark defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | Darrius Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
9:00 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 5-31 | |
8:42 | Arecko Gipson misses two point jump shot | |||
8:40 | Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound | |||
8:33 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 5-34 | |
8:30 | Delta Devils 30 second timeout | |||
8:30 | TV timeout | |||
8:03 | Reginald Reynolds misses two point layup | |||
8:01 | Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 5-37 | |
7:24 | RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul) | |||
7:24 | +1 | Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-37 | |
7:24 | +1 | Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-37 | |
7:05 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
7:03 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Jayden Nunn misses two point layup | |||
6:47 | Delta Devils defensive rebound | |||
6:47 | Jump ball. (Delta Devils gains possession) | |||
6:38 | Arecko Gipson turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
6:31 | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point dunk | 7-39 | |
6:09 | Danny Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
6:03 | RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot | |||
6:01 | Donovan Sanders defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Danny Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
5:44 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point layup | 7-41 | |
5:11 | Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
5:09 | Delta Devils offensive rebound | |||
5:09 | Delta Devils turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
4:45 | Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (Chidi Umeh steals) | |||
4:28 | Ernest Minton misses three point jump shot | |||
4:26 | Chidi Umeh offensive rebound | |||
4:21 | +2 | Chidi Umeh makes two point layup | 9-41 | |
4:13 | +2 | Langston Love makes two point layup | 9-43 | |
3:51 | +2 | Reginald Reynolds makes two point layup (Ernest Minton assists) | 11-43 | |
3:34 | Miro Little misses two point jump shot | |||
3:32 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua offensive rebound | |||
3:31 | Chidi Umeh personal foul (Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua draws the foul) | |||
3:31 | TV timeout | |||
3:29 | +2 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point layup (Miro Little assists) | 11-45 | |
3:05 | +3 | Reginald Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Brown assists) | 14-45 | |
2:46 | Langston Love misses two point dunk | |||
2:44 | Dantwan Grimes offensive rebound | |||
2:30 | +3 | Dantwan Grimes makes three point jump shot | 14-48 | |
2:12 | Chidi Umeh misses two point jump shot | |||
2:10 | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses three point jump shot | |||
2:01 | Rayquan Brown defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Miro Little shooting foul (Reginald Reynolds draws the foul) | |||
1:34 | Reginald Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:34 | +1 | Reginald Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-48 | |
1:19 | +2 | Caleb Lohner makes two point dunk (Langston Love assists) | 15-50 | |
0:57 | +3 | Reginald Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Darrius Clark assists) | 18-50 | |
0:41 | Dantwan Grimes misses two point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Darrius Clark defensive rebound | |||
0:28 | +2 | Rayquan Brown makes two point layup (Reginald Reynolds assists) | 20-50 | |
0:03 | Dantwan Grimes turnover (lost ball) (Darrius Clark steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |