Nunn scores with 2 seconds left as No. 18 Baylor beats No. 12 Iowa State 70-68 after Drew ejected
WACO, Texas (AP) Jayden Nunn made the go-ahead layup with 2 seconds remaining and 18th-ranked Baylor overcame coach Scott Drew's first career ejection to beat No. 12 Iowa State 70-68 on Saturday night.
The Bears hung on for the victory when Milan Momcilovic's banked 3-pointer by the Cyclones was ruled to be shot after the final buzzer.
Nunn finished with 16 points and RayJ Dennis had 18 points and seven rebounds for Baylor (16-5, 5-3 Big 12), which was back at home a week after a triple-overtime loss to TCU. Dennis made four 3-pointers, as did Jalen Bridges, who scored 14 points.
Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades was critical of the officiating after the game. He said he planned to contact the Big 12 office.
“Tonight was an embarrassment for this league," Rhoades said. ”Scott (Drew) said it, we have the best basketball league in the country. And the officiating tonight did not match that. Period, end of story. This league needs to get better when we think about our officiating. And we have some great, great officials.
"But this particular crew tonight did not match the level of this game, and that shouldn’t happen in this league."
Drew, in his 21st season with Baylor, was assessed his second technical foul with 11 1/2 minutes left. That tech was for apparently leaving the bench area, the same as his technical foul midway through the first half.
“You pour so much into it, and if you’re the reason you lose, there’s no worse feeling,” Drew said. “And I thank God he didn’t make me feel that tonight, because I know if we’d have lost, and those technicals, those points, they add up. I’ve got to do better.
"We’ll send in the tape and see if the officials have to do better. And then go from there.”
Keshon Gilbert scored 24 points to lead Iowa State (16-5, 5-3)
With the game tied at 68, Nunn was fouled while driving for his go-ahead basket. When he missed the free throw, the clock started and ran out, but officials reviewed it and determined the clock had started early.
After 1.2 seconds were put back on the clock, Iowa State inbounded from just beyond midcourt. Tamin Lipsey threw the ball into Tre King, who handed it back to Momcilovic. The 6-foot-8 freshman's shot from about 35 feet banked through the rim, but another review showed the ball was still on his fingers when time ran out.
“I thought we had time, you know, obviously, it’s a bang-bang play,” Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “You don’t know if the clock started at the right time or whatever, but it seemed like everything lined up and we were just a tenth of a second, or whatever it was, late.”
Nunn had missed a pair of free throws with 19.7 seconds remaining and Lipsey tied it with a layup with 10 seconds left for the Cyclones. Baylor then kept playing without calling a timeout.
Soon after Drew was ejected, Baylor's bench drew another technical foul.
In all, Iowa State made eight free throws off those quick technical fouls and a personal foul in that 21-second stretch. All came in a 20-0 run by the Cyclones that put them up 61-54 with 7:56 left.
Baylor closed strong down the stretch as Nunn gave the Bears a 65-64 lead with a pair of free throws with 2:55 remaining. Dennis drained a 3-pointer to open up a 68-64 edge with 2:13 left.
BIG PICTURE
Baylor entered leading the Big 12 by shooting 40.2% overall from 3-point range, but shot just 31.3% in its first seven Big 12 games.
The Bears regained their long-range form against the Cyclones as they hit 12 of 23 3-pointers, marking the first time they hit over 50% in conference play.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: Continues its two-game road swing at Texas on Tuesday night.
Baylor: Completes a two-game homestand against No. 15 Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Robert Jones vs. Yves Missi (RayJ Dennis gains possession) | |||
19:37 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals) | |||
19:30 | +3 | Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 3-0 | |
19:07 | +3 | RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists) | 3-3 | |
18:52 | Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot | |||
18:50 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
18:48 | Robert Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
18:46 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
18:23 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) | |||
18:20 | Tre King turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
18:02 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 3-6 | |
17:40 | Yves Missi blocks Tre King's two point dunk | |||
17:38 | Tre King offensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Tre King misses two point layup | |||
17:36 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
17:23 | Jayden Nunn turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals) | |||
17:05 | Hason Ward misses two point layup | |||
17:03 | Hason Ward offensive rebound | |||
17:03 | Hason Ward turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | |||
16:51 | Tre King personal foul | |||
16:48 | Hason Ward blocks Yves Missi's two point jump shot | |||
16:46 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
16:35 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
16:33 | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | |||
16:13 | RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | |||
16:13 | +1 | Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 | |
16:13 | +1 | Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 | |
15:55 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals) | |||
15:45 | Hason Ward turnover (lost ball) | |||
15:45 | TV timeout | |||
15:43 | Keshon Gilbert personal foul (Langston Love draws the foul) | |||
15:29 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) (Hason Ward steals) | |||
15:22 | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point driving layup | 7-6 | |
14:59 | +3 | RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists) | 7-9 | |
14:37 | Hason Ward misses two point jump shot | |||
14:35 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
14:22 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
14:20 | Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound | |||
14:17 | Keshon Gilbert personal foul | |||
14:14 | +3 | Langston Love makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists) | 7-12 | |
13:49 | Tre King misses two point layup | |||
13:47 | Tre King offensive rebound | |||
13:47 | Yves Missi blocks Tre King's two point layup | |||
13:45 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
13:22 | Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul) | |||
13:22 | +1 | Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-13 | |
13:22 | +1 | Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
13:06 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point layup | |||
13:04 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
13:04 | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point putback dunk | 9-14 | |
12:34 | Langston Love misses three point jump shot | |||
12:32 | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | |||
12:17 | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point hook shot (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 11-14 | |
11:47 | Robert Jones shooting foul (Caleb Lohner draws the foul) | |||
11:47 | TV timeout | |||
11:47 | +1 | Caleb Lohner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 | |
11:47 | +1 | Caleb Lohner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 | |
11:28 | Robert Jones turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:18 | Yves Missi offensive foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul) | |||
11:18 | Yves Missi turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:49 | +2 | Milan Momcilovic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 13-16 | |
10:35 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:33 | Caleb Lohner offensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua offensive foul | |||
10:27 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:17 | Scott Drew technical foul | |||
10:17 | +1 | Milan Momcilovic makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 | |
10:17 | +1 | Milan Momcilovic makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 | |
10:01 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point cutting dunk (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 17-16 | |
9:44 | RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot | |||
9:42 | Tre King defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
9:13 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point driving layup | 17-18 | |
9:03 | Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul) | |||
9:03 | +1 | Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-19 | |
8:34 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
8:32 | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | |||
8:32 | Demarion Watson misses two point layup | |||
8:30 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
8:24 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot | 17-21 | |
7:54 | +2 | Demarion Watson makes two point dunk (Milan Momcilovic assists) | 19-21 | |
7:53 | TV timeout | |||
7:41 | Demarion Watson shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
7:41 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-22 | |
7:41 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 | |
7:26 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
7:24 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
7:01 | Hason Ward blocks Yves Missi's two point jump shot | |||
6:59 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
6:54 | Hason Ward blocks Jalen Bridges's two point layup | |||
6:51 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
6:43 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Langston Love assists) | 19-26 | |
6:24 | Tre King misses three point jump shot | |||
6:22 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Jalen Bridges offensive foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | |||
5:54 | Jalen Bridges turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:40 | Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
5:29 | Robert Jones blocks Langston Love's two point layup | |||
5:27 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point putback layup | 19-28 | |
5:20 | Cyclones 60 second timeout | |||
5:09 | Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
5:01 | Robert Jones shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul) | |||
5:01 | +1 | Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-29 | |
5:01 | +1 | Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-30 | |
4:47 | Tre King misses two point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Hason Ward blocks Josh Ojianwuna's two point layup | |||
4:32 | Langston Love offensive rebound | |||
4:28 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Langston Love assists) | 19-33 | |
4:11 | Jayden Nunn personal foul | |||
4:08 | +2 | Milan Momcilovic makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-33 | |
3:44 | Jalen Bridges misses two point layup | |||
3:42 | Cyclones defensive rebound | |||
3:42 | TV timeout | |||
3:28 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
3:26 | Langston Love defensive rebound | |||
3:19 | Josh Ojianwuna offensive foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul) | |||
3:19 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:58 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
2:56 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | Langston Love misses two point layup | |||
2:37 | Langston Love offensive rebound | |||
2:36 | Langston Love misses two point layup | |||
2:33 | Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound | |||
2:30 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
2:28 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
2:02 | +3 | Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Milan Momcilovic assists) | 24-33 | |
1:37 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
1:35 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
1:35 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point layup | |||
1:34 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
1:30 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 24-36 | |
1:05 | Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (Hason Ward draws the foul) | |||
1:05 | +1 | Hason Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 | |
1:05 | Hason Ward misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:05 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
0:52 | Hason Ward personal foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
0:52 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-37 | |
0:52 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-38 | |
0:35 | Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:33 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
0:06 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 25-40 | |
0:01 | +3 | Keshon Gilbert makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-40 | |
0:00 | End of period |