Baylor Sends Texas Packing 68-61 in Final Game in Erwin Center

The Baylor Bears (25-5, 13-4) thrived on defense and relied on their lead guards to come away with the final win in the Erwin Center and their 6th straight over the Texas Longhorns (21-9, 10-7).

The final score was 68-61.

Baylor’s defense throttled Texas down the stretch of the game as Akinjo and Flagler asserted themselves on offense, and Baylor road a 9-0 run in the final five minutes to pull away from Texas as the Longhorns went nearly 5 minutes without a score and missed 8 straight shots.

Showing the balance of this ravaged roster, James Akinjo 19 pts, 8 rebs, 7 asts) and Adam Flagler (19 pts, 5-7 3PT) took over the game in the second half in a game Baylor won by nearly double-digits (a…