MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Daxter Miles rediscovered his long-range touch to score a season-high 20 points and No. 14 West Virginia took sole possession of the Big 12 lead by beating No. 15 Baylor 80-69 on Saturday.
Devin Williams produced 16 points as the Mountaineers (19-4, 8-2) ended a three-year string of home losses to Baylor (17-6, 6-4).
King McClure and Ish Wainwright scored 11each for the Bears, who sliced a 19-point deficit to 74-67 after stars Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers were benched. Prince finished with 10 points, none after halftime, and Gathers had five points and seven rebounds.