National Basketball Association
Baylor 80, Southern 53
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2018
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Byron Jarrett, # Doug Sirmons, # Brent Hampton
Attendance:
4344
By Field Level Media
Devonte Bandoo scored 25 points and Baylor bounced back from a surprising season-opening loss with an 80-53 blowout of Southern on Saturday at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
Tristan Clark added 17 points for the Bears (1-1) on 8-of-9 shooting, and Baylor's defense clamped down on the Jaguars (0-2) in the second half.
Senior guard Eddie Reese led Southern with 18 points, and freshman guard Jayden Saddler finished with 11 points.
After a sluggish start, the Bears started find their rhythm midway through the second half. Jared Butler and Darius Allen hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, and Bandoo converted a traditional three-point play to give the Bears a 50-35 lead at the 12-minute mark.
Baylor scored 16 straight points during one stretch in the second half to pull away from the Jaguars, including three straight 3-pointers by Bandoo, Jared Butler and Darius Allen and a traditional three-point play by Bandoo that made it 50-35 at the 12-minute mark.
Matthew Mayer added 12 points for the Bears.
Baylor entered the season with limited expectations. The Bears went 19-15 last season, settling for an NIT bid. They received an opening reality check in a 72-69 loss to Texas Southern. Baylor blew a 17-point lead in the second half and lost to a team from the SWAC for the first time in program history.
The Bears found themselves in another tussle with a SWAC foe on Saturday and went into halftime clinging to a 31-27 lead.
Southern, picked to finish sixth in the SWAC in the preseason poll, was coming off a 20-point loss at Alabama. The Jaguars continue a difficult early schedule at Louisville on Tuesday. They'll also face power-conference teams Marquette and Iowa State before beginning conference play.
Baylor hosts Prairie View A&M on Monday.
The start of the game was delayed an hour due to a shattered backboard.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Southern |
|
Baylor |
|
Eddie Reese 18 |
Scoring |
Devonte Bandoo 25 |
|
Jayden Saddler 3 |
Assists |
King McClure 7 |
|
Sidney Umude 5 |
Rebounds |
Devonte Bandoo 6 |
|
Eddie Reese 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Devonte Bandoo 7 |
|
Trevor Blackmon 1 |
Steals |
Devonte Bandoo 3 |
|
Bryan Assie 2 |
Blocks |
Darius Allen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern
|
53 |
37.8 |
4-12 |
15-21 |
7 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
| Baylor
|
80 |
44.4 |
9-27 |
15-21 |
19 |
38 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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