No. 6 Houston defense smothers Baylor
Baylor felt Josh Ojianwuna's absence early with J'Wan Roberts bullying the Bears in the first half with eight of his 12 points coming in the first 20 minutes. Despite the lack of size, Baylor only trailed Houston by six in the rebounding category and eight points at the break.
The Bears came out with a different intensity in the second half, especially Norchad Omier. Omier shot a perfect 5-5 shooting from the field, turning in 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half.
Langston Love, V.J. Edgecombe and Robert Wright III all finished in double figures iwth the Bears shooting 57.9 percent from the field, 60 percent from three-point range.
Despite a blistering hot shooting percentage, the Bears turnovers are what ultimately proved to be the difference on Monday night. 15 turnovers including five from Edgecombe compared to just seven for the Cougars cost the Bears a top-10 road win in the Big 12.
Baylor returns home with a chance to rebound in front of the fans at the Foster Pavilion when they take on West Virginia on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m.
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