ARK

BAYLOR

Jayden Nunn scores 16, Norchad Omier has double-double as No. 8 Baylor beats No. 16 Arkansas 72-67

AP
Nov 09, 2024

DALLAS (AP) Jayden Nunn had 16 points while Norchad Omier had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as eighth-ranked Baylor Bears bounced back from a season-opening blowout loss and held on to beat No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks 72-67 on Saturday night.

The Bears (1-1) never trailed five nights after their 101-63 loss to sixth-ranked Gonzaga. There were three ties in their second game, and Nunn hit go-ahead baskets each time. His 3-pointer with 15:46 left put them ahead to stay.

Arkansas (1-1) was within 70-67 when freshman Boogie Fland, who finished with 17 points and seven assists, hit a long 3-pointer with 24 seconds left. Baylor then managed to break the press and freshman V.J. Edgecombe made two free throws.

Adou Thiero, among four transfers who came with new Razorbacks coach John Calipari from Kentucky, had 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting in the matchup of former Southwest Conference rivals at the home of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.

Jeremy Roach added 13 points for Baylor, while Edgecombe had 11 and Robert Wright 10.

Arkansas: This game was a significant step-up in competition for the Razorbacks, who played six transfers and three freshmen. They had opened with a win over Lipscomb.

Baylor: The Bears are the only team to face Top 25 teams in each of its first two games.

After Thiero scored the first six points after halftime, the start of an 11-2 Razorbacks run to tie the score at 44, Nunn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key on an assist from Edgecombe. Arkansas then missed a shot that Edgecombe rebounded and followed with a 3 of his own.

Baylor led for 38:07 in the game, though Arkansas had the biggest run.

Baylor host Sam Houston on Tuesday night, and Arkansas host Troy on Wednesday to open a stretch of four straight at home.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
33
BAYL
Bears
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zvonimir Ivišić vs. Norchad Omier (Boogie Fland gains possession)
19:36		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
19:34		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	0-2
18:57		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
18:55		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
18:42		Jeremy Roach turnover (lost ball) (Zvonimir Ivišić steals)
18:30		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point hook shot
18:28		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
18:10	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point layup (Norchad Omier assists)	0-4
17:46		Boogie Fland misses two point layup
17:44		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
17:38	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	2-4
17:20	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point layup	2-6
16:56		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
16:54		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:32		Jeremy Roach turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Fland steals)
16:26		VJ Edgecombe blocks Boogie Fland's two point layup
16:24		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk	6-6
15:53		Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
15:51		Jayden Nunn offensive rebound
15:48		Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
15:46		Jayden Nunn offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point layup	6-8
15:31		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:30	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
15:30	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
15:11		Boogie Fland personal foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
15:03	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	8-11
14:47		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
14:45		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
14:36		Adou Thiero blocks Jalen Celestine's two point layup
14:34		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
14:33		Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
14:33	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
14:22		Adou Thiero blocks Robert O. Wright III's two point layup
14:20		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
14:06		Adou Thiero turnover (out of bounds)
13:57		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
13:55		Karter Knox defensive rebound
13:47		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
13:47		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	10-13
13:39		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-14
13:39		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
13:34		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
13:13	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (VJ Edgecombe assists)	11-16
12:53		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
12:51		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
12:42		Adou Thiero personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
12:36		VJ Edgecombe misses two point layup
12:34		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
12:18		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
12:16		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
12:09		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
12:07		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
12:04	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	11-18
11:49		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
11:47		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
11:34		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
11:32		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
11:24		VJ Edgecombe personal foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:09		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
11:07		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
10:59		Karter Knox shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
10:59		Jeremy Roach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:59	+1	Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
10:38	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	13-19
10:20		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
10:18		Karter Knox defensive rebound
10:07		D.J. Wagner offensive foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
10:07		D.J. Wagner turnover (offensive foul)
9:58	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	13-21
9:49		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
9:47		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
9:32		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Wagner steals)
9:24	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	15-21
9:13		Karter Knox personal foul
8:56	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot	15-24
8:38		Adou Thiero turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals)
8:09		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
8:07		Razorbacks defensive rebound
7:50		Zvonimir Ivišić turnover (lost ball) (Josh Ojianwuna steals)
7:44	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (VJ Edgecombe assists)	15-26
7:50		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
7:43		TV timeout
7:19	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	17-26
6:55		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
6:53		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point dunk (Adou Thiero assists)	19-26
6:24	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot	19-28
6:09	+3	Adou Thiero makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	22-28
5:36		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
5:34		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	22-30
4:49		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
4:47		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
4:42		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
4:42		Robert O. Wright III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:42		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
4:28		D.J. Wagner misses two point layup
4:26		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
4:22		Adou Thiero personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
4:22	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
4:22	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
4:00		Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (Billy Richmond III draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-33
4:00	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-33
3:53		Jason Asemota misses two point layup
3:51		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
3:46	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	26-33
3:33		Bears 30 second timeout
3:33		Jeremy Roach technical foul
3:33		Billy Richmond III technical foul
3:28		Robert O. Wright III personal foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-33
3:28	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
3:19		Robert O. Wright III turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
3:13	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot (Trevon Brazile assists)	31-33
3:03		Billy Richmond III shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
3:03	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
2:43		Billy Richmond III turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
2:36		Billy Richmond III blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup
2:34		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
2:28		Jonas Aidoo misses two point dunk
2:26		Razorbacks offensive rebound
2:25		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (VJ Edgecombe steals)
2:24	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point dunk	31-37
2:04		Trevon Brazile offensive foul (Bears draws the foul)
2:04		Trevon Brazile turnover (offensive foul)
1:46	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	31-39
1:26		D.J. Wagner misses two point layup
1:24		Karter Knox offensive rebound
1:21		Karter Knox turnover (traveling)
1:09		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
1:05		Razorbacks defensive rebound
1:05		Norchad Omier personal foul
1:05		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:05		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
1:02		Karter Knox misses two point layup
0:53		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
0:53		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks VJ Edgecombe's two point layup
0:51		Karter Knox defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Karter Knox assists)	33-39
0:20	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot	33-42
0:13		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:11		Bears defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
34
BAYL
Bears
30

Time		Play	Score
19:38		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
19:38		VJ Edgecombe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:38		VJ Edgecombe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:38		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	35-42
18:42		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
18:40		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Adou Thiero makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	38-42
18:12		Boogie Fland personal foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
18:06		Josh Ojianwuna offensive foul
18:06		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (offensive foul)
17:48		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
17:46		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
17:40		VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (Adou Thiero steals)
17:31		VJ Edgecombe shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
17:31		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:31		Boogie Fland offensive rebound
17:25		D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot
17:23		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
17:16		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point jump shot
17:14		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
17:05		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
17:03		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
16:58	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	39-44
16:39	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	42-44
16:19		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
16:17		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
16:07	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point jump shot	44-44
15:58		Bears 30 second timeout
15:58		TV timeout
15:46	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	44-47
15:27		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point hook shot
15:25		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
15:04	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	44-50
14:38		TV timeout
14:31	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point jump shot	46-50
14:14	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	46-53
13:55		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
13:53		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
13:28		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
13:26		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
13:19		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
13:17		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	46-55
12:40	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	48-55
12:18		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
12:18		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:38		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:18	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-56
12:08		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
12:06		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	48-58
11:39	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	50-58
11:17	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	50-61
10:56		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Jonas Aidoo draws the foul)
10:56		TV timeout
10:44		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
10:42		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
10:38	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point layup	52-61
10:18		Robert O. Wright III offensive foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
10:18		Robert O. Wright III turnover (offensive foul)
9:52		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
9:50		Razorbacks offensive rebound
9:40		Jonas Aidoo turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Celestine steals)
9:25		Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
9:23		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
9:19		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals)
9:05		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
9:03		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
8:59		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
8:43		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
8:41		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
8:26		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-61
8:26	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
8:20		Trevon Brazile blocks Jalen Celestine's three point jump shot
8:18		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (Jalen Celestine assists)	54-63
7:51		Robert O. Wright III personal foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:39	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	56-63
7:09		Jayden Nunn offensive foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
7:09		Jayden Nunn turnover (offensive foul)
6:46	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	58-63
6:26		Bears 30 second timeout
6:11		Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
6:09		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk (Boogie Fland assists)	60-63
5:46		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
5:44		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
5:33		Boogie Fland misses two point layup
5:31		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	60-65
5:03		Boogie Fland misses two point layup
5:01		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
4:43		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
4:41		VJ Edgecombe offensive rebound
4:37		D.J. Wagner blocks VJ Edgecombe's two point layup
4:35		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
4:33		Johnell Davis offensive foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
4:33		Johnell Davis turnover (offensive foul)
4:14	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists)	60-67
3:52		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:45	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	62-67
3:19		Jeremy Roach misses two point layup
3:17		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
2:53		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
2:51		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
2:50		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
2:50	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
2:32	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Jalen Celestine assists)	64-69
2:04		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
2:02		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
1:31		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
1:29		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
1:21		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
1:19		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
0:54		Adou Thiero personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
0:54		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:41		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
0:39		VJ Edgecombe offensive rebound
0:33		D.J. Wagner personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
0:33		Jeremy Roach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:33		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
0:22	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot	67-70
0:22		Razorbacks 60 second timeout
0:14		Adou Thiero personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
0:14	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
0:14	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
0:04		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
0:02		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Adou Thiero offensive rebound