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Baylor erases 21-point deficit against No. 11 Kansas, cruises late in 81-70 win

AP
Feb 01, 2025

WACO, Texas (AP) Robert Wright III scored 20 of his 24 points after halftime, and Baylor rallied from a 21-point deficit late in the first half for an 81-70 victory over No. 11 Kansas on Saturday.

The collapse by the Jayhawks (15-6, 6-4 Big 12), who led 40-21 at halftime, came a week after sixth-ranked Houston pulled off improbable rallies in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime in a double-OT win at Allen Fieldhouse.

It was the biggest blown lead in a loss in the storied program's history, surpassing the 20-point lead (44-24) Kansas squandered in a 91-74 loss at home to top-ranked Arizona on Jan. 27, 2003.

Wright put the Bears (14-7, 6-4) ahead 47-46 on two free throws with 13:02 remaining after they trailed 38-17 late in the first half.

Baylor took the lead for good on a tiebreaking 3-pointer from Jalen Celestine with four minutes to go, and after Kansas had rebuilt its lead to 10.

Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points for Kansas, and Dajuan Harris Jr. had 12.

Norchad Omier had 18 points and 16 rebounds for Baylor, and VJ Edgecombe scored 14 before leaving with an injury early in the second half.

Kansas was taken out of its offensive rhythm by Baylor's full-court pressure to start the second half. The Jayhawks shot 36% in the second half.

Baylor finished the rally without Edgecombe, who entered third in the Big 12 in scoring in league games. He went down early in the second half after missing a driving layup and limped to the locker room.

The go-ahead 3 from Celestine, who scored 12 points, changed the game for good. The Bears outscored the Jayhawks 18-7 from that point.

The Jayhawks had a 20-0 advantage in bench scoring in the first half. The Bears had a 12-8 edge after the break.

Kansas plays No. 3 Iowa State at home Monday. Baylor visits 22nd-ranked Texas Tech on Tuesday.

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1st Half
KAN
Jayhawks
40
BAYL
Bears
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hunter Dickinson vs. Josh Ojianwuna (Jayhawks gains possession)
19:42	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	2-0
19:25		Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
19:23		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
19:01		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
18:59		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
18:46		Robert O. Wright III turnover (traveling)
18:29		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
18:27		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
18:18		VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot
18:16		VJ Edgecombe offensive rebound
18:11	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point layup	2-2
17:47	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	4-2
17:22		Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
17:20		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
17:19		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
17:19		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:19	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
17:04		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:02		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
16:53		Robert O. Wright III turnover (bad pass)
16:43		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:41		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
16:33		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
16:33	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
16:33	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-5
16:24		Hunter Dickinson turnover (lost ball)
15:56		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball)
15:56		TV timeout
15:49		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (VJ Edgecombe steals)
15:43	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point driving dunk	4-7
15:35	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	6-7
15:10		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass)
14:56		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
14:43	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	8-7
14:24		Robert O. Wright III misses two point layup
14:22		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
14:13		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Norchad Omier steals)
14:07	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup (Jayden Nunn assists)	8-9
13:49	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	10-9
13:23		Dajuan Harris Jr. blocks Robert O. Wright III's two point jump shot
13:21		Jayhawks defensive rebound
13:11	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)	13-9
12:51		Norchad Omier offensive foul
12:51		Norchad Omier turnover (offensive foul)
12:33	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	15-9
12:22		Bears 30 second timeout
12:22		TV timeout
11:56		Official timeout
11:55		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
11:55		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
11:51		David Coit misses three point jump shot
11:49		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
11:30		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
11:30	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-10
11:30		VJ Edgecombe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:30		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
11:17	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists)	18-10
10:55		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
10:53		David Coit defensive rebound
10:36	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot	21-10
10:11		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass) (Flory Bidunga steals)
10:05	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk	23-10
10:02		Bears 30 second timeout
9:53		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass)
9:52		Norchad Omier personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
9:50		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
9:23		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
9:21		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	26-10
8:59	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point hook shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	26-12
8:34		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
8:32		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
8:23		Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) (David Coit steals)
8:04		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
8:02		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
7:56		David Coit personal foul
7:56		TV timeout
7:53		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
7:51		Jayhawks defensive rebound
7:33		Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
7:33	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-12
7:33	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-12
7:13		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
7:11		Jayden Nunn offensive rebound
7:07		Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot
7:05		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:58		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
6:56		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
6:46		Robert O. Wright III misses three point jump shot
6:44		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	30-12
5:59		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dickinson steals)
5:52		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (VJ Edgecombe steals)
5:46		VJ Edgecombe turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
5:44		VJ Edgecombe personal foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
5:33		KJ Adams turnover (bad pass)
5:15		KJ Adams personal foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
5:11	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	30-15
4:55		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
4:53		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
4:48		Norchad Omier turnover (traveling)
4:24		Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
4:22		KJ Adams offensive rebound
4:20	+2	KJ Adams makes two point tip layup	32-15
4:20		Jason Asemota shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
4:20		KJ Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:20		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
4:04		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
4:02		KJ Adams defensive rebound
3:58		Jayden Nunn shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58		AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:58	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-15
3:45		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
3:43		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
3:21		Flory Bidunga turnover (3-second violation)
2:58		Jason Asemota misses three point jump shot
2:56		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
2:50		Robert O. Wright III misses two point layup
2:48		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
2:43		Jason Asemota shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
2:43		Rylan Griffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:43	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-15
2:31		Hunter Dickinson blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup
2:29		Bears offensive rebound
2:21		AJ Storr personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
2:10	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point layup (Robert O. Wright III assists)	34-17
1:55	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup	36-17
1:36		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
1:34		AJ Storr defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists)	38-17
0:55	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	38-19
0:52		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
0:40		KJ Adams turnover (out of bounds)
0:30		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
0:28		VJ Edgecombe offensive rebound
0:24		VJ Edgecombe misses two point layup
0:22		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
0:20	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup	38-21
0:06		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-21
0:06	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-21
0:02		Flory Bidunga blocks Robert O. Wright III's two point layup
0:00		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KAN
Jayhawks
30
BAYL
Bears
60

Time		Play	Score
19:32		VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot
19:30		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
19:26		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Robert O. Wright III steals)
19:13		Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot
19:13		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
19:13		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
19:13	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-22
19:13	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-23
18:53		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
18:51		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	40-26
18:25		Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
18:23		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	40-28
18:13		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
18:13		TV timeout
18:04		KJ Adams offensive foul
18:04		KJ Adams turnover (offensive foul)
17:48	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	40-30
17:28		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
17:26		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	42-30
17:12	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	42-32
17:01		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
16:59		KJ Adams offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	44-32
16:32		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
16:25		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:23		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
16:10		KJ Adams blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup
16:08		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
16:08		Norchad Omier personal foul
15:53		Rylan Griffen turnover (traveling)
15:53		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	44-35
15:28		Robert O. Wright III shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
15:28		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:28		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:28		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:20	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	44-38
15:18		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
15:14		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:09	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point jump shot	44-40
14:53		KJ Adams misses two point layup
14:51		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
14:42		VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot
14:40		KJ Adams defensive rebound
14:38		David Coit misses three point jump shot
14:38		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
14:27		Robert O. Wright III turnover (bad pass) (KJ Adams steals)
14:19	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	46-40
13:55	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	46-42
13:55		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
13:55	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-43
13:50		KJ Adams turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
13:42		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
13:40		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
13:39		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-44
13:39	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-45
13:25		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
13:23		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
13:06		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (traveling)
13:04		Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass) (Robert O. Wright III steals)
13:03		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-46
13:02	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-47
12:41		David Coit misses three point jump shot
12:39		KJ Adams offensive rebound
12:34	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	49-47
12:13		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
12:11		Jayhawks defensive rebound
11:44		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
11:42		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
11:27		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
11:25		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:17	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	51-47
11:17		Jason Asemota shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-47
10:50		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
10:48		KJ Adams defensive rebound
10:29		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
10:29	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-47
10:04	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point layup	54-49
9:44	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	57-49
9:30		Jason Asemota misses three point jump shot
9:28		David Coit defensive rebound
9:15		David Coit misses three point jump shot
9:13		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
9:07	+2	KJ Adams makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	59-49
8:55		Bears 30 second timeout
8:38		Josh Ojianwuna misses two point jump shot
8:36		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
8:34	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Josh Ojianwuna assists)	59-52
8:15		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul
7:59		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:40		David Coit misses three point jump shot
7:38		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
7:26		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
7:25		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
7:24		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
7:24		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
7:22		Jump ball. (Jayhawks gains possession)
7:18		Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
7:18	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-52
7:18	+1	KJ Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-52
7:01	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	61-54
7:01		David Coit shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
7:01	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-55
6:51	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	63-55
6:39		Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball)
6:11		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass)
5:53	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	63-57
5:35		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
5:34		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:34		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
5:23		Hunter Dickinson personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
5:23	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-59
5:08		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:06		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
4:59		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-60
4:59	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-61
4:44		KJ Adams misses two point jump shot
4:42		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	63-63
4:12		KJ Adams misses two point layup
4:10		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
4:02	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	63-66
3:57		Jayhawks 60 second timeout
3:57		TV timeout
3:32		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
3:30		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
3:30		KJ Adams personal foul
3:30	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
3:30	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
3:19		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
3:17		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
3:14		Bears 60 second timeout
2:50	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Robert O. Wright III assists)	63-70
2:38		Rylan Griffen misses two point layup
2:36		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
2:21		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-71
2:20	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
2:11	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point layup	65-72
1:59		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-73
1:59	+1	Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-74
1:53		Norchad Omier blocks Rylan Griffen's two point layup
1:52		Hunter Dickinson personal foul
1:52	+1	Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
1:52		Josh Ojianwuna misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:52		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
1:36	+2	David Coit makes two point layup	67-75
1:26		Bears turnover (5-second violation)
1:11		Jayden Nunn personal foul
1:11	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
1:11		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:11		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (Jason Asemota assists)	68-77
0:53		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
0:51		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
0:40		David Coit personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
0:40	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-79
0:31	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point layup	70-79
0:02	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	70-81
0:00		End of period

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Norchad Omier makes two point layup