NCAAB Game Recap - West Virginia at Baylor
Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:00 PM EST

Duke
75
Syr
65
F
BYU
68
Gonz
102
F
UVA
64
Lou
52
F
Aub
53
KY
80
F
Tenn
80
LSU
82
F(OT)
Fres
68
Nev
74
F
FSU
59
UNC
77
F
SoFL
59
Hou
71
F
Marq
76
Prov
58
F
Kansas
62
TxTch
91
F
Purd
75
Nebras
72
F
IaSt
72
TCU
75
F
VaTec
67
ND
59
F
Wisc
69
NW
64
F
OkSt
46
KSU
85
F
OhSt
62
MD
72
F
Tuls
73
Temp
84
F
Tex
67
Okla
69
F
PSU
83
Ill
76
F
BC
66
Clem
76
F
Tows
58
NE
73
F
W Ky
63
ODU
67
F
LIU
69
StFPA
66
F
Samf
83
Citad
87
F(OT)
GASt
82
CoCar
95
F
ChaSo
78
Winth
80
F(2OT)
StJos
79
UMass
80
F
Vermt
69
Bingha
63
F
IndSt
61
MOSt
67
F
GaTec
65
Mia-FL
80
F
W MI
76
E MI
77
F(OT)
Wyo
48
ColSt
83
F
Navy
71
Colg
93
F
WVU
75
Baylor
82
F
Evans
61
Brad
63
F
GrgWas
57
VCU
85
F
Rich
84
LaSal
75
F
CenMI
64
Ball
57
F
GaSo
92
App
69
F
Mia-O
58
Akr
70
F
GTown
69
Crei
82
F
UAB
76
USM
72
F(OT)
ULM
86
TexAr
91
F(2OT)
Detr
75
Oakl
95
F
Campbl
74
Longw
72
F
YSU
54
WriSt
82
F
SacHr
80
CenCT
66
F
LoyMa
63
Pacif
56
F
UGA
71
Miss
72
F
FIU
79
FAU
76
F
Denv
63
UND
81
F
UNCW
63
W&M
71
F
JMU
104
Hof
99
F(OT)
ChiSt
57
Seatt
77
F
N AL
60
Stetsn
63
F
Chat
69
Mercer
74
F
Woff
72
Furm
64
F
Ida
76
S UT
85
F
E WA
86
NoAZ
73
F
UtSt
78
Bois
71
F(OT)
SJSU
68
AF
82
F
MtStM
58
Bry
81
F
Duques
79
GMas
78
F
Mizzu
60
Fla
64
F
StLou
62
Dayt
70
F
NOrl
60
McNee
51
F
Savan
69
NCC
78
F
Norf
75
Morg
74
F
BethC
67
FlaAM
54
F
Lamar
63
TXAMC
58
F
Presb
71
UNCA
55
F
StBon
74
Ford
53
F
Merrim
66
FaDi
74
F
LoyMD
65
Boston
72
F
SCSt
62
NCAT
63
F
How
74
Copp
73
F
MD-ES
62
DelSt
56
F
SeLA
75
AbCh
66
F
ArkLR
65
ArkSt
72
F
SDak
89
SDSt
94
F
NebOm
58
NDSU
50
F
UL
62
TxSt
64
F
Del
60
Drex
68
F
TN-M
78
APSU
92
F
StFNY
62
RobM
67
F
Hamp
74
Radf
71
F
Lib
70
NFla
75
F
InWor
54
SFA
81
F
Hartfo
75
UMassL
73
F
CenAR
57
Nich
100
F
USA
68
Troy
52
F
E KY
101
JSU
104
F(2OT)
UNCC
67
MTSU
86
F
OrSt
67
USC
62
F
MsVl
63
PVAM
69
F
UTRGV
79
NMSt
88
F
NJIT
77
JU
73
F
Dart
65
Brown
68
F
SouthCar
61
MissSt
76
F
Vand
61
Bama
68
F
NIU
54
Toled
57
F
SIU-E
75
Belm
97
F
Gram
60
JackSt
71
F
ASU
69
Alc
74
F(OT)
KennSt
56
FlGlf
78
F
Charl
84
Elon
74
F
Harv
88
Yale
86
F
Clev
83
NoKY
77
F
UMBC
75
Albany
84
F
GWebb
79
HiPt
87
F
Maine
53
Stony
81
F
Corn
50
Penn
68
F
VMI
83
WCU
78
F
N TX
53
LaTec
66
F
ORU
66
W IL
75
F
Utah
92
WaSt
79
F
LongB
71
UCRiv
67
F(OT)
Valpa
53
NrthIA
64
F
Mem
88
WichSt
85
F
ECU
85
Tul
81
F
HCU
113
SHSU
119
F(2OT)
Seton
70
StJon
78
F
Portl
80
Pepp
86
F
Colum
61
Princ
79
F
AlaAM
49
South
59
F
TAMU
87
Ark
80
F
SEMO
67
Murr
103
F
Rice
85
UTEP
81
F(2OT)
UMKC
67
UtVal
79
F
MTSt
83
Mont
89
F
StMar
66
USD
46
F
E IL
60
TNSt
75
F
MorSt
66
TNTec
63
F
ArkPB
74
TXSo
94
F
Oreg
83
UCLA
90
F
CBU
72
CSBak
58
F
CS-Ful
67
UCSB
82
F
UCDav
76
CSNor
81
F(OT)
SDSU
60
UNLV
59
F
HI
80
CAPoly
88
F
Sac
57
PorSt
65
F
Colora
55
Wash
64
F
USF
65
SCla
68
F

Feb 23, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

West Virginia

40

35

75

Baylor

37

45

82

Kegler, Baylor turn back West Virginia 82-75
Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:27 PM

WACO, Texas (AP) The first time Baylor played West Virginia, it barely had to sweat in the final few minutes of a comfortable Big 12 road win.

That wasn't the case Saturday at home, when the game came down to those waning moments, but Baylor was up to the challenge.

Mario Kegler was one of two Bears with a career high in scoring with 23 points, which included a 3-pointer that gave Baylor the lead for good and six free throws in the final minute in an 82-75 win over West Virginia.

"We got a rebound and I just took off running. I looked back, and I was wide open," Kegler said. "Makai (Mason) was pushing it. I had a good shot, and I just took it. I spend so much time working on that corner 3 out there, I just try to show it."

In a game that featured more fouls (51) than field goals made (47) and 12 lead changes, the West Virginia led 70-66 after a pair of Andrew Gordon free throws with 3:07 left.

Devonte Bandoo, who had 22 points off the bench, made a jumper that started a 10-0 run for Baylor (18-9, 9-5) before Kegler's go-ahead 3. West Virginia was then hit with a technical foul for having six men on the floor out of a timeout.

"Devonte didn't have a full summer here, kind of got off to a slower start early in the year and didn't shoot well," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "Now you're really seeing what he's capable of shooting-wise. When you're stretching the defense like that, it really helps."

Bandoo split the technical free throws, and Jared Butler followed with a 3-point play, and Baylor stretched the spurt to 16-2 with Kegler's free throws.

Vital hit for a career-high 15 points and added 14 rebounds, while Butler put in 12 points for the Bears, who won their first Big 12 game after trailing at halftime (1-5).

"(Vital) may be the first MVP of the league who scores seven or eight points a game, whatever he does," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "He's unselfish, and he's a great team guy. He makes big plays for them, makes plays when they need plays."

West Virginia (10-17, 2-12) led for 29 minutes, 27 seconds and had four players in double figures. But the Mountaineers went cold down the stretch and shot 6 for 22 (27 percent) from 3-point range for the game.

Lamont West had 15 points for West Virginia but was 4 for 14 from the floor, while Jordan McCabe added 14. Jermaine Haley and Andrew Gordon scored 13 apiece for the Mountaineers, who lost their fifth straight.

"It's hard when you have guys and then you don't have guys," Huggins said. "These guys have been through a lot and I think we can get this thing turned and win some games the rest of the year."

BIG PICTURE

West Virginia used its size and physicality to pile up fouls against the Baylor big men early, but it soon after began to have its own foul difficulty. That limited the depth for a Mountaineer team that dismissed two players recently, and it allowed Baylor to eventually pull ahead in the rebounding battle, 37-33.

Baylor clinched at least a .500 record in Big 12 and further solidified its standing for an NCAA tournament berth despite a rash of injuries that threatened to derail its season. The Bears have struggled from the free throw line for most of the season, but they were 9 for 11 in the final 2:01 to put this one away.

`HE'S A BEAST'

West Virginia freshman Derek Culver didn't have a big day on the stat sheet, but he gave the Bears fits in the paint.

He had nine points on 2-of-9 shooting from the floor, 5 for 10 from the free throw line, and turned the ball over six times. But he was the main factor in Baylor's big men Freddie Gillespie and Flo Thamba combining for five fouls in the first seven minutes.

"He's a big man. He's No. 1 defensive rebounding percentage, No. 1 free throw rate, getting to the line and third offensive rebounding," Drew said. "So he's a beast."

Gillespie ended up fouling out in 14 minutes, while Thamba's four fouls limited him to nine minutes. Culver fouled out on a charge with 1:08 left and Baylor leading 75-70.

UP NEXT

West Virginia returns home to face TCU on Tuesday.

Baylor remains at home to meet Texas on Wednesday.

Leaders

West Virginia PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. West 16 0 1 4 0 0
J. McCabe 14 0 4 5 0 0
Baylor PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Kegler 23 0 3 10 0 0
D. Bandoo 22 0 2 4 1 0

Team Comparison

WVU Baylor
Points For 75 82
Field Goals 23/54-43% 24/53-45%
Three Pointers 6/22-27% 8/21-38%
Free Throws 23/34-68% 26/35-74%
Offensive Rebounds 12 11
Defensive Rebounds 21 26
Rebounds 37 38
Blocks 2 3
Steals 3 3
Turnovers 11 10
Personal Fouls 28 23
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Baylor Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Mon Jan 21 Baylor 85 @ WVU 73 M. Mason 29 J. Bolden 22
Sat Feb 23 WVU 75 @ Baylor 82 L. West 16 M. Kegler 23

Game Information

Stadium: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 6,262
Game Time: