National Basketball Association
Texas 74, Baylor 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Gary Maxwell, # Gerry Pollard, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
12471
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No. 23 Texas 74, Baylor 69: Javan Felix made 7-of-9 from 3-point range en route to 21 points as the Longhorns held off a late rally from the visiting Bears.
Cameron Ridley added 20 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for Texas (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) and Jonathan Holmes had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Isaiah Taylor had 13 points and seven assists and hit a pair of late free throws to seal the win.
Kenny Chery led Baylor (18-10, 6-9) with a career-high 27 points and hit 5-of-7 3-pointers. Cory Jefferson recorded his fourth straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears.
Taylor had three baskets during an 18-3 Texas run - during which Baylor went nearly eight minutes without a field goal - to build a 33-16 lead with just over four minutes left in the first half. Chery and Brady Heslip hit 3-pointers during an 11-2 second-half burst to get Baylor within four and Chery and Royce O'Neale hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the lead to 61-59 with just under nine minutes left.
Holmes scored three straight baskets to help Texas push the lead back to nine but Baylor answered with a 9-1 run - capped by two Jefferson putbacks - to get within 70-69 with 1:50 left. Texas got two offensive rebounds before Taylor's layup extended the lead to three and the freshman followed a Ridley block with two free throws with 23 seconds left to finish the scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jefferson became the 28th player in Baylor history - and 10th under coach Scott Drew - to reach 1,000 career points. ... Felix (5-of-5) tied current NBA players Avery Bradley and Kevin Durant for the Texas record for the most 3-pointers made in a half without a miss. ... Baylor falls to 20-4 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, with three of the losses to Texas.
Top Game Performances
| Baylor |
|
Texas |
|
Kenny Chery 27 |
Scoring |
Javan Felix 21 |
|
Isaiah Austin 3 |
Assists |
Isaiah Taylor 7 |
|
Cory Jefferson 12 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Ridley 10 |
|
Kenny Chery 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Cameron Ridley 6 |
|
Cory Jefferson 2 |
Steals |
Isaiah Taylor 1 |
|
Isaiah Austin 2 |
Blocks |
Jonathan Holmes 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Baylor
|
69 |
36.1 |
8-22 |
17-27 |
11 |
34 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Texas
|
74 |
47.5 |
8-16 |
10-19 |
17 |
36 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
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