National Basketball Association
Baylor 85, Lamar 68
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Don Daily, # John Higgings, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
5688
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Baylor 85, Lamar 68: Freshman Isaiah Austin recorded season highs with 23 points and 17 rebounds as the Bears snapped a two-game losing streak at home.
Pierre Jackson scored 21 points and Cory Jefferson added 10 points and eight rebounds for Baylor (6-3).
Lamar (1-9), which has not played a home game this season, lost its fifth straight contest. The Cardinals were led by Amos Wilson's 21 points and Rhon Mitchell's 19.
Baylor opened up 35-19 advantage on a 3-pointer by Jackson with 5:35 left in the first half. Lamar rallied and tied the game at 42 on a jumper by Donley Minor early in the second half. But the Bears got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jackson and Brady Heslip and quickly opened up a 51-44 lead with 14:16 to play.
Lamar, which lost at Louisiana-Lafayette 77-60 on Tuesday, seemed to hit the wall in the second half. After cutting a double-digit lead down to three midway through the period, they appeared to run out of gas.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Baylor led 38-31 and only trailed in the opening moments of the game. ... It was the first time the teams have met since 1997. ... Baylor leads the all-time series 10-1. ... Baylor started 1-for-9 from 3-point range but finished 11-for-29.
Top Game Performances
| Lamar |
|
Baylor |
|
Amos Wilson 21 |
Scoring |
Isaiah Austin 23 |
|
Donley Minor 7 |
Assists |
A.J. Walton 6 |
|
Rhon Mitchell 5 |
Rebounds |
Isaiah Austin 17 |
|
Rhon Mitchell 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Cory Jefferson 4 |
|
Nikko Acosta 1 |
Steals |
Pierre Jackson 2 |
|
Stan Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Cory Jefferson 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lamar
|
68 |
49.2 |
3-5 |
5-7 |
23 |
23 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
| Baylor
|
85 |
47.9 |
11-29 |
6-8 |
17 |
35 |
7 |
6 |
9 |