NCAAB Game Recap - Baylor at Florida
Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:00 PM EST

Baylor
72
Fla
61
F
Pacif
59
Gonz
92
F
Tenn
68
Kansas
74
F
ND
84
FSU
85
F
Clem
62
Lou
80
F
Dayt
87
Rich
79
F
Vill
64
Prov
60
F
Mizzu
51
WVU
74
F
KY
76
TxTch
74
F(OT)
IaSt
76
Aub
80
F
SMU
74
Mem
70
F
Ill
64
Mich
62
F
Ariz
65
AzSt
66
F
Wash
62
Colora
76
F
Nebras
72
Rut
75
F
Pitt
61
Syr
69
F
Del
76
NE
74
F
Mia-FL
71
UNC
94
F
Lafy
74
Leh
56
F
VCU
76
LaSal
65
F
Mercer
69
VMI
66
F
Maine
53
UMBC
63
F
IL-C
69
Detr
70
F
Furm
78
Citad
54
F
Army
73
Navy
66
F
LSU
69
Tex
67
F
MissSt
62
Okla
63
F
StJon
79
DeP
66
F
VaTec
56
BC
61
F
WIGB
94
YSU
98
F(OT)
Presb
57
Winth
72
F
Temp
59
Penn
66
F
E MI
68
Mia-O
73
F
Duques
64
UMass
73
F
Brad
53
IndSt
61
F
App
78
CoCar
58
F
Colg
79
Amer
69
F
Boston
79
HolyC
64
F
Denv
70
NDSU
82
F
UNCG
70
Samf
63
F
SIU
58
IlSt
55
F
LaTec
72
UAB
58
F
Hartfo
62
Albany
48
F
URI
81
StBon
75
F
IUPUI
89
Oakl
85
F(OT)
WIMil
53
Clev
70
F
FaDi
60
SacHr
77
F
Akr
88
Ohio
86
F
Merrim
76
CenCT
86
F
FlaAM
87
How
83
F
NCSU
58
GaTec
64
F
StJos
69
GrgWas
85
F
OkSt
73
TAMU
62
F
TCU
67
Ark
78
F
UNH
77
Bingha
69
F
UNCA
63
USC-Up
80
F
Tows
70
W&M
58
F
Lib
43
Stetsn
48
F
StFPA
79
StFNY
86
F
Hamp
79
Radf
83
F
FIU
49
UNCC
75
F
Drex
59
Hof
72
F
JMU
73
Elon
82
F
Chat
64
ETSU
75
F
Colum
50
Corn
62
F
UNCW
72
Charl
70
F
SEMO
59
E IL
61
F
BethC
95
NCAT
98
F
DelSt
45
NCC
72
F
Morg
50
Copp
48
F
ORU
80
SDak
91
F
SeLA
84
NWSt
81
F(OT)
HCU
89
McNee
102
F
ChaSo
92
GWebb
83
F(2OT)
RobM
71
LIU
66
F
Ball
66
CenMI
71
F
W MI
52
NIU
58
F
AbCh
70
CenAR
69
F(OT)
JU
83
KennSt
64
F
Belm
78
APSU
86
F
NFla
73
Lipsco
85
F
AF
81
SJSU
90
F
BYU
82
USF
83
F
USC
75
OrSt
55
F
N CO
74
Ida
53
F
TexAr
64
TxSt
62
F
MorSt
51
JSU
72
F
Bry
76
MtStM
79
F
GASt
82
GaSo
77
F
S UT
78
E WA
81
F(OT)
TXAMC
68
InWor
47
F
TN-M
79
SIU-E
76
F
SFA
70
Lamar
62
F
Miss
70
UGA
60
F
ArkSt
78
Troy
62
F
Tul
62
ECU
81
F
SCla
65
USD
52
F
PorSt
82
NoAZ
84
F
UTEP
57
N TX
67
F
USM
63
MTSU
65
F
KSU
74
Bama
77
F
GMas
53
David
68
F
ArkPB
54
PVAM
67
F
ASU
71
South
80
F
Gram
53
JackSt
71
F
SCSt
62
Norf
73
F
AlaAM
58
Alc
59
F
NJIT
56
FlGlf
54
F
WaSt
64
Utah
76
F
Longw
72
HiPt
62
F
Woff
72
WCU
81
F
UMassL
62
Vermt
92
F
BGSU
85
Toled
79
F
FAU
55
ODU
65
F
Harv
70
Dart
66
F
LoyMD
83
Buck
98
F
Nich
77
NOrl
72
F
Marsh
84
W Ky
91
F
UCF
79
WichSt
87
F
Portl
69
Pepp
80
F
NM
74
Nev
96
F
Bois
87
Fres
53
F
NMSt
67
UTRGV
62
F
UtVal
73
GrCan
69
F
IPFW
71
NebOm
75
F
W IL
77
UND
83
F
ULM
60
UL
81
F
UTSA
90
Rice
88
F
Vand
64
SouthCar
90
F
TNSt
64
Murr
76
F
StMar
73
LoyMa
62
F
Mont
85
Web
87
F(OT)
MTSt
75
IdaSt
64
F
MsVl
67
TXSo
80
F
ArkLR
73
USA
71
F
E KY
80
TNTec
74
F
UCRiv
63
UCSB
65
F
Seatt
86
CSBak
79
F
UMKC
67
CBU
57
F
CAPoly
67
UCIrv
74
F
ColSt
61
UtSt
77
F
CSNor
75
CS-Ful
82
F
UCDav
75
HI
76
F

Baylor 72, Florida 61

Jan 25, 2020, 8:00 PM EST

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No. 1 Baylor stifles Florida 72-61 for 16th straight victory
Sat Jan 25, 2020 11:32 PM

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 1 Baylor was surprised to learn it was a slight underdog on the road against Florida.

The Bears raised their eyebrows, shook their heads, shrugged their shoulders and decided to treat it as bulletin-board material.

MaCio Teague and Devonte Bandoo scored 16 points apiece and Baylor extended its winning steak to 16 with a 72-61 victory over the Gators in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night.

"One thing about this team, when things are out like that, we take it as motivation," Bandoo said. "We just knew we were a great team and knew if we executed the game plan everything would come out right."

Baylor (17-1) was a two-point underdog at tip-off, an odd line considering the team hadn't lost in 2 1/2 months. Vegas surely didn't do Florida (12-7) any favors, and those odds-makers probably won't underestimate the Bears again.

Baylor's stifling defense was on display - as usual - as it held the Gators to 44% shooting, including 23.5% from 3-point range. That much was expected.

"Baylor made it look ugly for us at times tonight," Florida coach Mike White said.

The Bears added a twist by making nine 3-pointers, their most in nearly a month. They were shooting 30.5% from behind the arc in Big 12 play.

"This is one of our bad defensive games," Florida's Keyontae Johnson said. "They were more connected than we were. They shot the ball with confidence, knowing their shots were going to go in."

Baylor improved to 6-1 in the annual inter-conference series - the best record of any team in either conference - and assured itself another week atop The Associated Press poll.

The Bears also gave the Big 12 an even split (5-5) in the daylong event.

Baylor overcame an eight-point deficit early and led by 19 points in the second half before Florida mounted a minor rally. The Gators had a chance to make it a single-digit game with a little more than 7 minutes to play, but they missed the front end of three consecutive one-and-ones. Kerry Blackshear Jr. misfired twice on back-to-back possessions and then Noah Locke did the same seconds later.

"My goodness, my good free throw shooters," White said. "To beat the No. 1 team country, you have to make some of those."

Florida eventually whittled Baylor's lead to 10 on Andrew Nembhard's driving layup with 2:40 remaining. But the Bears answered on the other end thanks to their 13th offensive rebound and did little, if anything, wrong down the stretch.

Davion Mitchell finished with 12 points and six assists for Baylor. Jared Butler chipped in 10 points.

The Gators fell to 2-17 against the No. 1 team, including 10 consecutive losses.

Johnson led Florida with 20 points. Nembhard added 16 points and eight assists, but he missed more shots (8) than he made (6), including all four 3-pointers. The Gators missed 13 of 17 from behind the arc.

Baylor took control of the game with a 13-2 run to close the first half, turning a tie game into a double-digit lead. The Bears hit six 3-pointers in the opening 20 minutes - twice as many as Florida - and had seven offensive rebounds.

They got help from an unlikely source: Bandoo, who averages 7.5 points off the benched, scored 11 in the opening half. They also fed off the betting line.

"We've got a lot of guys that have been through the battles and wars, and they don't get rattled as easy as someone that hasn't," Baylor coach Scott Drew said.

BIG PICTURE

Baylor: The Bears matched their best 18-game start in school history. They also started 17-1 in 2011-12 and 2016-17. They landed No. 3 seeds in the NCAA Tournament after those regular seasons and were eliminated both times by SEC teams (Kentucky in '12, South Carolina in `17).

Florida: The Gators appeared to be taking strides while beating then-No. 4 Auburn last Saturday and nearly stunning LSU on the road earlier this week. But the team's offensive woes returned against Baylor - no surprise given the Bears are one of the best defenses in the nation.

UP NEXT

Baylor: Returns to Big 12 action and plays at Iowa State on Wednesday night. The Bears have won three of the last four in the series, but lost to the Cyclones in the conference tournament last March.

Florida: Returns to SEC play and hosts Mississippi State on Tuesday night. The Gators lost to the Bulldogs last year to end an eight-game winning streak in the series.

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Leaders

Baylor PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Bandoo 16 0 1 4 0 0
M. Teague 16 0 3 6 0 1
Florida PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Johnson 20 0 0 5 0 0
A. Nembhard 16 0 8 4 1 0

Team Comparison

Baylor Fla
Points For 72 61
Field Goals 24/55-44% 23/52-44%
Three Pointers 9/19-47% 4/17-24%
Free Throws 15/16-94% 11/16-69%
Offensive Rebounds 13 8
Defensive Rebounds 24 18
Rebounds 43 31
Blocks 3 6
Steals 3 5
Turnovers 13 7
Personal Fouls 19 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

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

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 25 Baylor 72 @ Fla 61 D. Bandoo 16 K. Johnson 20

Game Information

Stadium: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 11,092
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