National Basketball Association
Baylor 68, Texas Southern 60
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 2, 2011
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Gerry Pollard, # Doug Sirmons, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
5437
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Quincy Acy finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and LaceDarius Dunn shook off a poor first half to finish with 17 points as No. 23 Baylor held off Texas Southern, 68-60, on Sunday.
A.J. Walton added 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Bears (9-3), who had dropped three of four before the holiday break.
Baylor struggled in the first half, shooting just 29 percent (7-of-24), including 2-of-12 from 3-point range. Luckily the Tigers were even worse, shooting 28 percent, allowing the Bears to sneak into the break with a 25-22 edge. Dunn went just 1-of-9 from the floor, 0-of-8 from beyond the arc, in the half.
Texas Southern (2-9) would not go away, keeping it within seven points and drawing as close as 59-57 when Travele Jones hit a pair of free throws with 2:26 remaining. But Walton came right back with a 3-pointer, and Baylor was able to hold the Tigers off down the stretch.
The Bears get one more pre-conference tuneup against Morgan State on Tuesday before opening the Big 12 slate at Texas Tech next weekend.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Southern |
|
Baylor |
|
Travele Jones 21 |
Scoring |
LaceDarius Dunn 17 |
|
Kevin Galloway 4 |
Assists |
A.J. Walton 6 |
|
Kevin Galloway 12 |
Rebounds |
Quincy Acy 8 |
|
Travele Jones 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Quincy Acy 8 |
|
Travele Jones 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Jones 3 |
|
Kevin Galloway 2 |
Blocks |
Quincy Acy 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Southern
|
60 |
39.2 |
7-14 |
13-19 |
9 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
|
| Baylor
|
68 |
42.3 |
7-19 |
17-30 |
9 |
35 |
8 |
12 |
|