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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 76, Texas 71
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Don Daily, # John Higgings, # Brent Meaux
Attendance: 10299
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Perry Jones III had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 7 Baylor squeak past visiting Texas 76-71.

It was the second double-double in a row and fourth of the season for Jones III, who finished 7-of-12 from the field.

Freshman Quincy Miller added 18 points on 8-of-10 free-throw shooting, and Pierre Jackson nailed a clutch 3-pointer late in the game for the Bears (19-2, 6-2 Big 12), who have won two in a row since dropping back-to-back games against Kansas and Missouri.

J’Covan Brown, the Big 12’s leading scorer, scored 20 of his game-high 32 points in the second half for Texas (13-8, 3-5 Big 12).

Baylor never trailed, but the victory was far from easy.

Texas (13-8, 3-5 Big 12) trailed 38-29 at halftime and fell behind by as many as 12 points in the second half but fought all the way back to tie the game at 54 on Brown’s 3-pointer with 8:54 left. Later, Brown hit a fall-away 3-pointer to tie it at 66 with just less than three minutes to go.

But Jackson immediately raced back down the court and connected on a pull-up 3-pointer to regain the lead. Baylor boosted it back to 73-66 a minute later.

Texas freshman Myck Kabongo cut the lead to 73-71 on a free throw with 25 seconds remaining, but Baylor iced the win with three free throws down the stretch.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas   Baylor
J'Covan Brown 32 Scoring Perry Jones III 22
J'Covan Brown 5 Assists Pierre Jackson 7
Jaylen Bond 6 Rebounds Perry Jones III 14
J'Covan Brown 6 Free Throws Made Perry Jones III 8
Julien Lewis 4 Steals Brady Heslip 1
Myck Kabongo 1 Blocks Quincy Acy 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas 71 40.0 7-24 16-26 14 24 2 9 9
Baylor 76 46.8 5-15 27-34 14 37 4 2 18