National Basketball Association
Baylor 70, Oklahoma 60
When: 1:45 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Greg Rennegarbe, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
8002
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BAYLOR 70, OKLAHOMA 60: Pierre Jackson scored 18 points and Brady Heslip added 16, helping the No. 14 Bears outshoot the visiting Sooners from long range.
Baylor (24-5, 11-5 Big 12) remained tied for third place in the Big 12 with Iowa State, which won at Kansas State earlier in the day.
Jackson and Heslip hit four 3-pointers apiece to help the Bears shoot 8-of-23 from beyond the arc, while the Sooners (14-14, 4-12 Big 12) were 0-for-12, a difference of 24 points.
Steven Pledger had 21 points to lead Oklahoma, which has lost seven of its past eight games.
The Sooners took a 34-31 lead into halftime when Pledger hit a wild fade-away jumper on the baseline and was fouled for a three-point play with 5.1 seconds left.
Oklahoma hung even with the Bears until about midway through the second half when Baylor went on a 13-2 run, capped by back-to-back Heslip 3-pointers to make it 59-48 with 5:46 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After winning 16 straight meetings in Waco, Oklahoma has lost its past three to Baylor at the Ferrell Center … The Bears went 4-0 against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for the first time ever … Oklahoma had gone 510 straight games with at least one made 3-pointer.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma |
|
Baylor |
|
Steven Pledger 21 |
Scoring |
Pierre Jackson 18 |
|
Sam Grooms 6 |
Assists |
A.J. Walton 3 |
|
Andrew Fitzgerald 9 |
Rebounds |
Quincy Miller 9 |
|
Steven Pledger 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Quincy Miller 8 |
|
Cameron Clark 2 |
Steals |
Pierre Jackson 2 |
|
Casey Arent 1 |
Blocks |
Perry Jones III 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma
|
60 |
39.0 |
0-12 |
14-17 |
12 |
36 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
| Baylor
|
70 |
38.9 |
8-23 |
20-25 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
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