GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Baylor 89, Texas Tech 62
(AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
WACO, Texas - Jalen Bridges had 18 points with eight rebounds, big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua played for the first time since a gruesome knee injury last season and 11th-ranked Baylor beat Texas Tech 89-62.
Bridges scored 16 of his points in the second half, including two three-point plays and another layup in an early 14-2 run run that extended Baylor's lead to 14 points. He added a 3-pointer soon after that.
Freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points for the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12). Adam Flagler had 13 points and eight assists.
De'Vion Harmon had 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 19 for Texas Tech (12-11, 1-9).
Tchamwa Tchatchoua, the 6-foot-8 senior known as "Everyday Jon" for his constant high-energy approach in games and practices, got a raucous standing ovation when he went to the scorer's table to check in with 13:05 left in the first half.
It was his first time in a game since Feb. 12, 2023 - exactly 51 weeks earlier - when the Cameroon-born player tore multiple ligaments in his left knee in a non-contact injury during a home game against Texas. He finished with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and four rebounds in 14 minutes.
After two rebounds in his first three minutes of action, he returned later in the first half and hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Another 3-pointer by Tchamwa Tchatchoua came during an 11-0 run by Baylor in the second half that Bridges capped with a 3-pointer for a 70-45 lead.
BIG PICTURE
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders didn't have another big comeback in them, five days after matching the biggest comeback victory in Division I this season when they rallied from 23 down to beat No. 13 Iowa State in overtime at home for their first Big 12 victory. .
Baylor: The Bears are 79-22 against instate teams since the start of the 2011-12 season. ... After four consecutive games shooting 37.1% or worst from the field, their worst stretch of the season, Baylor shot 53.8% (35 of 65). That included 10 3-pointers.
Updated February 4, 2023
| Texas Tech | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Obanor | F | 23 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Tyson | G | 36 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1-10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| L. Washington | G | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| D. Harmon | G | 28 | 8-18 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| K. Walton | G | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| D. Williams | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| E. Fisher | 15 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D. Batcho | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| R. Jennings | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Allen | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 24-55 (.436) |
9-11 (.818) |
5-20 (.250) |
3-27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 62 | |
| Baylor | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Bridges | F | 26 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 2-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| F. Thamba | F | 18 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| A. Flagler | G | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| L. Cryer | G | 31 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| K. George | G | 31 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| L. Love | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| J. Tchamwa Tchatchoua | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| C. Lohner | 12 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| J. Ojianwuna | 8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| D. Bonner | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Z. Loveday | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| J. Younkin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 35-65 (.538) |
9-13 (.692) |
10-24 (.417) |
9-36 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 89 | |