LJ Cryer showed he is rounding into form as he lead the No. 7. Baylor Bears (5-1, 0-0) to a 89-60 win over McNeese State (2-4, 1-0). Cryer’s 16 points started coming early when he began the game on a personal 10-2 run.
From there, the Bears had a back-and-forth battle with the Cowboys, surrendering a 12-0 run on 4 straight threes. Baylor regained the lead 17-16 when Dale Bonner (7 pts, 12 asts, 2 stls) drove through the zone defense and dropped the ball off to Flo Thamba (5 pts, 4 rebs, 2 stls) for the easy dunk.