Jalen Celestine had 20 factors and prized freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 17 as host No. 12 Baylor rode a dominant first half to a 3rd straight victory, throttling Tarleton St. 104-41 on Sunday night time in Waco, Texas.
Jeremy Roach hit 4 3-pointers and had 14 factors for the Bears (3-1), who went 9-of-13 from past the arc within the first half and scored 29 factors off 17 Tarleton turnovers to steer 56-13 on the break. Robert Wright had 12 factors and 9 assists within the win.
Baylor, which has bounced again properly from a tough 101-63 season-opening loss to then-No. 6 Gonzaga, went 15-of-32 from distance on the night time after going 14-of-32 in Tuesday’s 104-67 victory over Sam Houston.
Tarleton (1-4), coached by former Texas A&M and Kentucky boss Billy Gillispie, performed with out six gamers as a consequence of harm. The Texans tried as many area targets they usually dedicated turnovers earlier than halftime and entered the break capturing 29.4 p.c from the ground.
Joseph Martinez completed with 11 factors for Tarleton, which conceded 46 factors off of its 28 giveaways.
The guests trailed 12-7 when Baylor took management with its first 17-0 run of the half. Celestine had 5 factors throughout that surge, and Edgecombe scored the ultimate 5 earlier than Jordan Mizell hit a jumper for the Texans with 10:33 remaining within the half.
These had been the one Tarleton factors over a ten:10 stretch of the opening interval, which Baylor closed with one other 17-0 flurry. A fastbreak alley-oop dunk by potential lottery-pick Edgecombe, from Roach, highlighted the onslaught and made it 48-13 with 2:32 left earlier than halftime.
The run prolonged to 19-0 on Jayden Nunn’s jumper to start the second half. Nunn completed with 11 factors and eclipsed 1,000 for his profession.
Matt Krass ended the scoring drought for Tarleton lower than a minute into the second half, however the good occasions continued for Baylor. Celestine’s fourth 3-pointer pushed the result in 67-25 and Edgecombe adopted by igniting the house crowd with a breakaway, one-handed jam.
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