National Basketball Association
Baylor 67, Kentucky 62
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, December 6, 2013
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Tony Green, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance:
12818
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No. 20 Baylor 67, No. 4 Kentucky 62: Kenny Chery scored 18 points as the Bears came from behind in the second half to beat the Wildcats at the inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Cory Jefferson added 13 points and eight rebounds and Isaiah Austin had 13 points, six rebounds and five blocks for Baylor (8-1). Rico Gathers gave the Bears a boost off the bench, finishing with six points, 13 rebounds and three steals.
Julius Randle finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for Kentucky (7-2). Aaron Harrison added 15 points and six assists and James Young contributed 14 points for the Wildcats.
Kentucky stretched its three-point halftime lead to nine but Gathers played a big role in an 8-0 run that made it a tight game down the stretch. A slam dunk by Austin gave the Bears a 61-57 lead with four minutes left, but Young’s 3-pointer cut the deficit back to one less than a minute later.
A key play came when Jefferson shot an airball but Royce O’Neale was in position for the putback to give Baylor a 63-60 lead with 1:22 remaining. Chery then sank another jumper for a 65-61 lead with 43 seconds left and Kentucky wasn’t able to cut the deficit back to one possession.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The start of the game was delayed more than an hour after the preceding game between the Kentucky and Baylor women’s teams went four overtimes before Kentucky won 133-130 in the all-time highest-scoring women’s Division I game. … Kentucky had 19 assists on 21 field goals. … Baylor improved to 4-0 this season in games decided by five points or less after finishing 2-8 in such contests last season.
Top Game Performances
| Kentucky |
|
Baylor |
|
Julius Randle 16 |
Scoring |
Kenny Chery 18 |
|
Aaron Harrison 6 |
Assists |
Kenny Chery 5 |
|
Julius Randle 8 |
Rebounds |
Rico Gathers 13 |
|
Julius Randle 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Cory Jefferson 3 |
|
N/A |
Steals |
Rico Gathers 3 |
|
Willie Cauley-Stein 3 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Austin 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kentucky
|
62 |
42.0 |
8-17 |
12-23 |
19 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
| Baylor
|
67 |
47.3 |
2-11 |
13-22 |
14 |
36 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
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