NCAAB Game Recap - Baylor at Tennessee-Martin
Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:36 PM EST

UNC
81
Gonz
94
F
Mia-O
46
Lou
70
F
KY
66
Utah
69
F
Mont
48
Oreg
81
F
Stony
44
UVA
56
F
Baylor
91
TN-M
63
F
MSU
77
NW
72
F
SDCh
48
SDSU
92
F
Tenn
66
Cin
78
F
CenCT
60
Dart
76
F
InWor
82
CenAR
88
F(OT)
OrSt
88
UTSA
78
F
LoyIL
78
Vand
70
F
WCU
61
Xav
74
F
(N/A)
47
How
105
F
USC-Up
73
SCSt
70
F
StPet
56
UConn
66
F
BethC
65
UCF
70
F
UNCG
54
Vermt
53
F
ETSU
74
LSU
63
F
IL-C
66
IlSt
67
F
Valpa
87
HiPt
72
F
(N/A)
61
W MI
84
F
Niag
70
StBon
87
F
JU
81
Presb
58
F
Rich
62
ODU
59
F
UNH
64
Maris
56
F
Merrim
60
LaSal
74
F
TNSt
72
IndSt
78
F
Ball
65
GaTec
47
F
DeP
73
Clev
65
F
VCU
76
Charl
71
F
Canis
73
Buff
82
F
HCU
68
SFA
96
F
Bama
105
Samf
87
F
NWSt
79
SHSU
92
F
KennSt
44
Belm
83
F
Bingha
55
YSU
73
F
UL
67
ArkSt
79
F
FlGlf
56
SDSt
75
F
(N/A)
64
WIGB
126
F
Hamp
53
SIU
75
F
TXAMC
58
Nich
64
F
AbCh
77
NOrl
71
F
Radf
68
MissSt
77
F
SeLA
73
Lamar
79
F(OT)
Oakl
62
Syr
74
F
SoFL
74
UtSt
76
F(OT)
DelSt
80
JSU
92
F
Albany
57
StJon
85
F
PaulQ
67
McNee
109
F
UtVal
69
Wyo
67
F
ArkPB
40
NMSt
65
F
StMar
96
AzSt
56
F
South
61
CBU
78
F
SJSU
84
SCla
89
F
TXSo
73
Nev
91
F
Pacif
74
UNLV
66
F
CAPoly
56
Sac
57
F

Dec 18, 2019, 10:36 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(10) Baylor

38

53

91

Tennessee-Martin

30

33

63

Mitchell, Butler score 19 each, No. 10 Baylor wins 91-63
Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:46 AM

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 night for its eighth straight win.

MaCio Teague had 12 points and Mark Vital added 11 for the Bears (9-1), who shot 56%, including 62% in the second half.

"We knew they weren't going to go away," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "Credit our guys for coming out in the second half. The first half when we got separation, we turned the ball over, and we had some defensive breakdowns. I thought the second half we did a much better job of staying locked in."

Flo Thamba had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Butler also had six assists.

"Definitely, having the depth where you have multiple guys that can score so if one guy has an off night, you have enough firepower to make up for it," Drew said. "I thought our guys - sometimes teams go on holiday before the last game's over and our guys didn't - they stayed locked in and did a great job focusing."

Parker Stewart finished with 18 points, Miles Thomas had 17 and Quintin Dove added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Skyhawks (3-7), who lost for the sixth time in seven games. UT-Martin shot 35%.

"That's as good of a first half as we have played all year," UT-Martin coach Anthony Stewart said. "I was proud of our defensive effort, how we executed on offense. Anytime you can go against a Big 12 team, a Baylor team and have 19 offensive rebounds, that just shows the kind of grit, character and physicality that this team has."

After the Bears opened the game with a 17-5 run, the Skyhawks answered with a 13-2 spurt to cut the lead to one on Quintin Dove's layup with 8 1/2 minutes left in the first half.

Baylor finished the half on a 7-0 spurt capped by a dunk by Vital to take a 38-30 lead into halftime.

Baylor started the second half on a 12-4 run to open up a 16-point lead on Mitchell's layup with 15 1/2 minutes to go.

"I think our defense really turned up, and we got some easy steals which turned into easy offense," Butler said of the second half. "We got some easy layups and started to wear them down."

BIG PICTURE

UT-Martin: The Skyhawks kept it close throughout the first half, but Baylor's athleticism and depth was too much. UT-Martin had the edge in rebounding at 40-38 and held a 16-11 advantage in second chance points.

"I challenged them to be physical," Stewart said. "I thought we were in spurts. We needed to be for 40 minutes. The first half we gave them a ballgame. We were right there with them, toe-to-toe. Second half, it got away from us a little bit, but they didn't quit."

Baylor: The Bears had issues with UT-Martin's size in the first half but were able to break through with a huge second half. Baylor dominated the points in the paint, 54-26, and had a 16-6 advantage in fast break points. Baylor had 21 assists on 39 made field goals. Baylor forced 19 turnovers, which it converted into 27 points.

MONSTER BLOCK

Baylor finished with seven blocks as a team, led by four by Thamba, but Vital had the block of the night with 13 minutes remaining, sending Stewart's 3-pointer from the left sideline over the UT-Martin bench and into the fifth row.

UP NEXT

UT-Martin hosts Mount St. Joseph on Dec. 29.

Baylor hosts Jackson State on Dec. 30.

Leaders

Baylor PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Butler 19 0 6 2 3 0
D. Mitchell 19 0 4 3 4 0
Tennessee-Martin PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
P. Stewart 18 0 0 3 0 1
M. Thomas 17 0 1 5 1 1

Team Comparison

Baylor TN-M
Points For 91 63
Field Goals 39/70-56% 21/60-35%
Three Pointers 8/25-32% 6/19-32%
Free Throws 5/10-50% 15/21-71%
Offensive Rebounds 13 19
Defensive Rebounds 25 21
Rebounds 43 48
Blocks 7 4
Steals 13 4
Turnovers 12 19
Personal Fouls 17 13
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Baylor Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Dec 18 Baylor 91 @ TN-M 63 J. Butler 19 P. Stewart 18

Game Information

Stadium: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 0
Game Time: