No. 6 Baylor tops A&M
Associated Press
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Pierre Jackson coming through with the game on the line is becoming a trend for No. 6 Baylor.
Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put Baylor on top and added two free throws to give the Bears a 63-60 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
It was his second straight game with a big play late after he hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in Baylor’s 76-71 win over Texas on Saturday.
Baylor coach Scott Drew wishes he knew what it was about Jackson that causes him to excel under pressure.
“I don’t know, but if we could clone it or duplicate it, we’d inject it in a lot of people,” he said. “The bigger the moment, the bigger the play, the better he performs. You’ve either got it or you don’t and he definitely has it.”
The Bears (20-2, 7-2 Big 12) were up by four points with 5 minutes left before A&M used a 9-3 run capped by a short jump shot by David Loubeau to take a 60-58 lead with 29 seconds remaining.
Jackson’s second 3 of the game put the Bears on top before A&M’s Elston Turner missed a 3-pointer forcing the Aggies (12-9, 3-6) to foul.
Jackson missed his first free throw attempt, but was fouled again after the rebound and made the insurance shots.
He was glad to have a chance to redeem himself after missing a 3-pointer just before Loubeau’s shot that put the Aggies on top.
“I missed and I was wide open, and my teammates just told me the next one was going to fall and it did,” Jackson said.
NO. 8 KANSAS 84,
OKLAHOMA 62
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thomas Robinson had 20 points and 17 rebounds to lead Kansas.
The junior forward had four assists and a couple of blocks for the Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1 Big 12), who responded to their first conference loss last Saturday at Iowa State by outscoring the Sooners 50-31 in the second half.
NO. 11 UNLV 82,
COLORADO ST. 63
LAS VEGAS — Oscar Bellfield and Chace Stanback both scored 16 points for UNLV.
Bellfield was 4 of 8 from beyond the 3-point line in matching a season-high for points he set earlier this season against then-No. 1 North Carolina.
NO. 13 CREIGHTON 102,
ILLINOIS ST. 74
OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half to lead six Creighton players in double figures.
The Bluejays (21-2, 11-1 Missouri Valley Conference) won their 11th straight overall and fourth in a row against the Redbirds (14-9, 6-6).
NO. 14 GEORGETOWN 58, CONNECTICUT 44
WASHINGTON — Hollis Thompson regained his shooting touch with 18 points, and Georgetown held Connecticut to season lows in scoring and shooting in its fourth straight loss.
Thompson went 7 for 15 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds. The Big East’s top 3-point shooter went 3 for 7 behind the arc, matching the number of 3s from his last three games combined.
NO. 17 SAN DIEGO ST. 58, BOISE ST. 56
SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin had 16 points and Chase Tapley added 14 for San Diego State, which rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half.
The Broncos could have won it but a wide-open 3-point attempt by Thomas Bropleh from the baseline rimmed out at the buzzer. Anthony Drmic and Tre Nichols scored 17 apiece for Boise State, which lost its seventh straight game.
NO. 23 MICHIGAN 68,
NO. 20 INDIANA 56
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Trey Burke scored 18 points, and Michigan raced to a 20-point first-half lead.
The Wolverines (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) remained unbeaten at home. They got off to a quick start after last weekend’s loss at No. 3 Ohio State, scoring the first 13 points and taking a 28-8 lead.
Indiana (17-6, 5-6) twice fought back within two points in the second half, including at 52-50 with 3:20 remaining. Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a big 3-pointer for Michigan, and after Indiana’s Derek Elston missed the front end of a 1-and-1, Stu Douglass made a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines up by eight.
NO. 21 FLORIDA ST. 68, GEORGIA TECH 54
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Michael Snaer scored 21 points and Bernard James added 13 as Florida State won its sixth straight.
The victory gives Florida State (15-6, 6-1) its best start in league play since joining the ACC for the 1991-92 season and it keeps the Seminoles tied with North Carolina for first place. Duke is right behind at 5-1.
