GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Baylor 79, West Virginia 67
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
Associated Press
WACO, Texas - LJ Cryer scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures, and ninth-ranked Baylor beat West Virginia 79-65.
Cryer was 8 for 11 from 3-point range to lead the Bears (20-6, 9-4 Big 12), who have won four straight games and 10 of their last 11 after an 0-3 start in the conference.
Adam Flagler added 13 points and Jalen Bridges had 12 for Baylor, which shot 51% from the floor and was 14 for 27 from 3-point range. Keyonte George led the Bears with nine rebounds and seven assists.
It was the Bears' defense that allowed them to take control.
West Virginia (15-11, 4-9) made seven field goals in a row to build an 18-11 lead with 11:38 to go in the first half, but they were 2 for 18 the rest of the half, including an 0 for 11 stretch that lasted 8:51. Baylor outscored West Virginia 19-6 during that span and carried a 36-29 lead into halftime.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored 17 points to lead West Virginia, which was 7 for 21 from beyond the arc.
BIG PICTURE
West Virginia: The Mountaineers dropped their second straight despite winning the rebounding battle 29-25, including an 14-11 edge on the offensive end. West Virginia also took advantage of Baylor miscues to the tune of 18-4 on points off turnovers, but it couldn't withstand the Bears' onslaught from outside.
Baylor: The Bears had reason to be concerned about Monday being a trap game after an emotional road win over then-No. 17 TCU and with their next three games coming against No. 5 Kansas, No. 12 Kansas State and No. 6 Texas. But they overcame a flat and sloppy start and never trailed after a Flagler 3-pointer with 8:08 left in the first half.
February 13, 2023
| West Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Matthews Jr. | F | 30 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| J. Bell Jr. | F | 22 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Mitchell | F | 20 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| K. Johnson | G | 33 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| E. Stevenson | G | 20 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Toussaint | 24 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| P. Suemnick | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| S. Wilson | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Okonkwo | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| M. Wague | 8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| J. Harris | 5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| J. King | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 199 | 24-53 (.453) |
12-16 (.750) |
7-21 (.333) |
14-29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 67 | |
| Baylor | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Bridges | F | 32 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| F. Thamba | F | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| L. Cryer | G | 35 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| K. George | G | 32 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 2-9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| A. Flagler | G | 27 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Tchamwa Tchatchoua | 23 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| L. Love | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| C. Lohner | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D. Bonner | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Ojianwuna | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Turner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Younkin | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 26-51 (.510) |
13-15 (.867) |
14-27 (.519) |
11-25 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 79 | |
