In a touted Big XII-SEC matchup between rising star Sharife Cooper and the best backcourt in the country, the Baylor Bears held down Cooper and his Auburn Tigers for an 84-72 win in Waco.
For Baylor’s side, the three-headed attack of Jared Butler (16 points, 5 assists, 1-8 3PT), MaCio Teague 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1-5 3PT), and Davion Mitchell (13 points, 3-6 3PT) struggled early in the game to adjust to the shot blocker’s on Auburn’s defense and could never collectively find their stroke from deep. Luckily, sixth man Adam Flagler (19 points, 8 rebounds, 3-5 3PT) carried the scoring load until his teammates adjusted.