No. 2 Baylor will play fewer Big 12 games than anyone else, and can still win the conference title for the first time.
Even though the Big 12 started playing conference games in...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew figures it will take his team some time to get back to normal after a three-week gap between games.
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Adam Flagler got to watch Baylor win a lot of games from the bench last season, and now are among six former redshirts playing every game for the undefeated,...
Baylor and Texas were supposed to open the Big 12 season against each other, only to have the game postponed by COVID-19.
The No. 2 Bears and No. 6 Longhorns are schedule to meet again on...
WACO, Texas (AP) — This Baylor win was for Davion Mitchell, and the junior guard did his part against his former team.
Mitchell swished a 3-pointer after losing a shoe and finished with 13...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Davion Mitchell and No. 2 Baylor again overwhelmed Kansas State in another lopsided game.
Mitchell made seven 3-pointers while scoring 31 points, besting his career high...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Baylor's depth and experience eventually overwhelmed an Oklahoma State team that was missing star freshman Cade Cunningham due to COVID-19 protocols.
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GAME OF THE WEEKEND
Second-ranked Baylor tries to move to 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the league when the Bears visit No. 15 Texas...
WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 2 Baylor is a perfect 10, pushing Scott Drew past his father.
MaCio Teague scored 17 points, Matthew Mayer had 16 and both keyed significant runs in the first half as...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew knows given a choice, his players would rather being playing games. They won two in 23 hours.
“Coming back from break, you're either practicing or...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Davion Mitchell and No. 2 Baylor sure like that “Share the sugar” theme they have going, and the Bears are getting some pretty sweet results.
WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 2 Baylor has paused team activities because of COVID-19 issues, leading to another high-profile game getting nixed for the Bears.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coaches Mark Few of Gonzaga and Scott Drew of Baylor scheduled Saturday's game for all the right seasons.
They wanted their teams to have another early-season test and...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Drew watched No. 2 Baylor's first two games in quarantine.
When he returned to the sideline Wednesday night, he found himself coaching in a vastly different...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Baylor assistant coach Jerome Tang is directing the Bears while head coach Scott Drew is in a 10-day isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Baylor’ hadn't been on a basketball court for a game in 266 days, until Saturday night.
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No. 2 Baylor made an unexpected Thanksgiving night flight to Las Vegas, where the Bears now hope...
Kansas center Udoka Azubuike is The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year, with the 7-foot senior averaging a double-double for the regular season conference champion and top-ranked Jayhawks....
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas center Udoka Azubuike has been selected as the Big 12 player of the year by the league's coaches.
Azubuike is averaging 13.7 points and 10.5 rebounds a game, and...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Emmitt Matthews ended a long slump to give West Virginia a much-needed boost heading into the postseason.
For No. 4 Baylor, Matthews' re-emergence came at the worst...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew was a little worried after warm-ups that his team might come out flat, so he re-emphasized the importance of the game and getting off to a good start....
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma seemingly had a chance before Jared Butler snuffed out the Sooners' upset hopes.
The sophomore guard scored 11 of his 22 points during a crucial five-minute...
Baylor coach Scott Drew and his team don't spend time pondering those final five minutes in Alaska the first week of the season that led to the only blemish on their record.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Baylor wasn't dominant, just good enough to lead Kansas State throughout and maintain its roll.
Jared Butler scored 20 points and the No. 1 Bears extended their...
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew always feels fortunate to walk out of Hilton Coliseum with a win.
But those once-rare victories at Iowa State are now becoming routine.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Freddie Gillespie and the Baylor Bears can now say they have been No. 1 during the season.
“Outside of that, guys have bigger goals," Gillespie said. “That's nice, thank...
Baylor and Gonzaga were the only two teams in the top five that took care of business last week.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Trailing by double digits well into the second half, Baylor’s seniors helped lead the rally.
Freddie Gillespie had 17 points, four rebounds and four blocks and...
The Big 12 continues conference play with second-ranked Baylor trying to protect a perfect conference record when the Bears (14-1, 4-0) head to Oklahoma State on Saturday. Here's what else is...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor has a pair of No. 2s in The Associated Press polls, with both the men's and women's basketball teams ranked second.
Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Coach Scott Drew and No. 4 Baylor got exactly the kind of game they expected, and extended their winning streak even with a season-high 20 turnovers.
WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 6 Baylor shook off the rust after a long break, and next goes into Big 12 play.
After missing their first six shots Monday, in their first game in 12 days, the Bears...
HOUSTON (AP) — Baylor used a strong-shooting second half to pull away for another win.
Davion Mitchell and Jared Butler scored 19 points each and No. 10 Baylor beat UT-Martin 91-63 Wednesday...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Mark Vital and his Baylor teammates now get to study for final exams. They have already passed a couple big tests on the court.
WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 18 Baylor avoided any letdown at home against a winless team after a lengthy break.
The next two home games almost certainly won’t be this easy for the...
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Baylor clamped down on Coastal Carolina, either taking the ball away or forcing the Chanticleers into tough shots. That tenacity kept the Bears from becoming their latest upset...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew already expected a tough game against an experienced opponent that won 24 games last season. The Bears were also playing without their preseason All-Big...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jared Butler and Baylor's guard-oriented lineup quickly helped ease coach Scott Drew's usual nervousness about a season opener.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor was forced to adjust quickly when Tristan Clark, then the nation's top field goal shooter, suffered a knee injury a week into Big 12 play last season.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — When Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Dean Wade is at his best, there aren't very many better players in the country.
Eddie Sutton led Oklahoma State to the NCAA Final Four, Bill Self and Scott Drew were Big 12 newcomers and George W. Bush was finishing his first four-year term in the White House the last time...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Mario Kegler didn't get to answer when asked if he wanted the ball with Baylor trailing Texas by one in the final seconds Wednesday.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Devonte Bandoo scored 19 points and Baylor ended a two-game losing streak with a 59-53 victory over Oklahoma on Monday night.
Bandoo was 5 for 7 from 3-point range to lead a Baylor bench that outscored Oklahoma's reserves 24-7 to sweep the season series. The Bears won the first meeting 77-47 on Jan. 28 in Norman, Oklahoma.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew thinks it was just one of those nights for Oklahoma and coach Lon Kruger.
Makai Mason scored 12 points, and Baylor rolled past the Sooners 77-47 on Monday night for its fifth straight win.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Both Baylor and West Virginia upset AP Top 10 teams on Saturday, but only one team got to build on that momentum.
Makai Mason scored a season-high 29 points as the Bears cruised to an 85-73 win over West Virginia on Monday night.
Baylor (12-6, 4-2 Big 12) survived a second-half comeback attempt to grab their fourth win in five games.
"Anytime you play a West Virginia team with Coach Huggins, you got to fight them for 40 minutes," Baylor coach Scott Drew said.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor beat its second Pac-12 opponent in a week, helping erase the disappointment that came between those quality wins.
Makai Mason had 14 points with some key second-half baskets as the Bears beat Oregon 57-47 after holding off a big comeback by the Ducks on Friday — six nights after Baylor's impressive win at Arizona and three nights after losing at home on Stephen F. Austin's game-ending layup.