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No. 1 Baylor Crushes No. 14 WVU 70-59 Behind Jared Butler's 21 Points

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Baylor reeled off its 22nd win in a row Saturday as the top-ranked Bears defeated No. 14 West Virginia 70-59 at home in Waco.

The game pitted two of the country's best defenses against one another.

Baylor was allowing the fifth-fewest points per game (58.3), while West Virginia ranked 14th (61.5). The teams were also fourth and second, respectively, in adjusted defense on KenPom.com.

The Bears suffocated the Mountaineers, holding their opponents to 34.0 shooting from the field and 38.9 percent from beyond the arc.

The final score is somewhat deceiving since Baylor led by 28 points, 53-25, with 10:34 left in the second half before taking its foot off the gas a bit.