National Basketball Association
Baylor 78, West Virginia 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Duke Edsall, # John Higgings, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
9385
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No. 20 Baylor 78, No. 19 West Virginia 66: Taurean Prince scored 20 points as the host Bears finished off a regular-season sweep of the Mountaineers.
Royce O’Neale contributed 18 points and seven assists while Rico Gathers had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Baylor (22-7, 10-6 Big 12) won its fourth straight contest. The Bears were 8-for-15 from 3-point range, with Prince and O’Neale each making four shots.
Jevon Carter scored 25 points and drained a career-high seven 3-pointers for West Virginia (22-7, 10-6), which played without leading scorer Juwan Staten (knee). Daxter Miles Jr. added 11 points for the Mountaineers, who had their three-game winning streak halted.
West Virginia trailed by 16 points at halftime and crept within 59-49 on Carter’s two free throws with 9:26 remaining. But the Bears pulled away again and Gathers’ layup made it 75-55 with 5:37 left as Baylor cruised to the finish.
The Bears jumped out to a quick 13-4 lead and later expanded it to 29-16 on Prince’s basket with 6:57 remaining in the first half. O’Neale’s 3-pointer pushed the margin to 19 late in the opening period as Baylor shot 65.4 percent before the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: G Gary Browne started in place of Staten but departed less than three minutes into the contest with an ankle injury. … Baylor committed just eight turnovers and racked up 10 steals. … Carter’s output was his second-highest of the season behind the 28 he scored against VMI on Nov. 26.
Top Game Performances
| West Virginia |
|
Baylor |
|
Jevon Carter 25 |
Scoring |
Taurean Prince 20 |
|
Daxter Miles Jr. 5 |
Assists |
Royce O'Neale 7 |
|
Jonathan Holton 10 |
Rebounds |
Rico Gathers 10 |
|
Jonathan Holton 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Rico Gathers 9 |
|
Jevon Carter 2 |
Steals |
Taurean Prince 3 |
|
Nathan Adrian 1 |
Blocks |
Rico Gathers 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| West Virginia
|
66 |
40.3 |
8-24 |
8-12 |
21 |
35 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
| Baylor
|
78 |
51.1 |
8-15 |
22-33 |
18 |
28 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
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