Led by Devonte Bandoo’s 19 points and Freddie Gillespie’s late game heroics, Baylor (16-8, 7-4) knocked off Oklahoma (15-10, 3-9) 59-53. Baylor takes on Texas Tech at 1:00 on Saturday in Lubbock. That one airs on ESPN.
This felt like the second time in a week Baylor might lose after having a big second half lead. That made sense. King McClure and Makai Mason missed Saturday’s game. McClure missed tonight’s too.
Midway through the second half, Baylor led Oklahoma by 11. But Christian James made two 3-point shots, and the Sooners moved the ball pretty well. The Bears’ offense went cold, as Matthew Mayer took two ill advised shots.