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Nunn hits big 3s in key run, finishes with 27 points as No. 12 Baylor beats No. 25 Oklahoma 79-62

AP
Feb 14, 2024

WACO, Texas (AP) After Jayden Nunn hit the go-ahead 3-pointer for No. 12 Baylor, his teammates kept getting him the ball. And he kept making the shots.

Nunn scored a season-high 27 points, including three 3-pointers in the go-ahead run before halftime, as the Bears beat No. 25 Oklahoma 79-62 on Tuesday night.

“Just fun seeing Jaden get hot from 3,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “He has had practices like that, he has had a few games like that. ... And we need more of that moving forward.”

The last scheduled meeting between the teams as Big 12 foes, and their first since 2016 with both ranked, was tied at 20 before Nunn connected from the right wing with 6:32 left in the first half. That ignited a 16-3 run in less than four minutes.

“Really appreciate my teammates. They showed that they trust me," Nunn said.

“It's amazing ... you just see all the behind-the-scenes work that he's putting in lately just trying to be more consistent knocking down shots,” guard Ja'Kobe Walter said. “You could see on the court we (were) all smiling every time he hit a bucket.”

Nunn finished 8-of-12 shooting, including 6 of 9 on 3s, while all five starters scored in double figures for the Bears (18-6, 7-4 Big 12). Jalen Bridges added 14 points, while 7-foot freshman Yves Missi had 12. RayJ Dennis had 11 points and eight assists, and Walter had 10 points and six rebounds.

“Their whole starting five ... the most simplistic answer I can give everybody is I thought they were phenomenal," Sooners coach Porter Moser said. “And we weren’t.”

Rivaldo Soares scored 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting to lead Oklahoma (18-7, 6-6) before exiting with 4:58 left after his left foot twisted awkwardly on a drive. He had to be helped off the court and went immediately to the locker room.

“He's not putting any weight on it now,” Moser said. “I feel bad for Rivaldo, he’s been playing great, he’s been an energy guy for us. ... We’ll see how much that thing swells up.”

After Nunn's tiebreaking 3, the junior transfer from VCU added another following a Sooners turnover, about two minutes before another long-range make. Dennis had assists on those last two 3s, and in between drove for a floater banked high off the glass.

The Bears led 40-27 at halftime after Nunn's jumper at the end.

Baylor moved into a tie with Texas Tech for third place in the Big 12 standings. They both trail league-leading No. 3 Houston by a game, and are half-game behind No. 10 Iowa State.

BIG PICTURE

Oklahoma: The Sooners struggled against Baylor's zone defense, even though they got even at 20-20 with 6:48 left. They went more than 6 1/2 minutes without making a shot (six misses in a row) before tying the game, but after that had a four-minute stretch with only one made shot and three turnovers in 44 seconds. The Bears stuck with the zone pretty much the rest of the game.

Baylor: The Bears improved to a national-best 31-13 against Top 25 opponents over the past five seasons, including a 14-3 mark at home. They are 4-2 overall this season. ... Baylor is 6-1 in new Foster Pavilion, including 5-1 in Big 12 games. Their other four conference home wins had been by a combined 20 points.

SERIES ENDER?

Baylor won its 11th consecutive regular-season matchup against the Sooners, who are moving next season to the Southeastern Conference. Oklahoma has a 46-25 series advantage, which included 30 consecutive wins until 2009 before Baylor won 20 of the last 31.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma is home Saturday against sixth-ranked Kansas (19-6, 7-5), which is coming off a 29-point loss at Texas Tech. The Sooners lost 78-66 at Kansas on Jan. 13.

Baylor plays at West Virginia (8-16, 3-8) on Saturday night in its only regular-season meeting with the Mountaineers.

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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
27
BAYL
Bears
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sam Godwin vs. Yves Missi (RayJ Dennis gains possession)
19:39		Sam Godwin personal foul
19:36	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	0-2
19:16		Jayden Nunn personal foul
19:08	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:41	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point jump shot	3-4
18:14	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	5-4
17:49		Yves Missi misses two point hook shot
17:47		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
17:41		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
17:39		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
17:36	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point layup	7-4
17:16		Milos Uzan shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul)
17:16		Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:16	+1	Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
16:54		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
16:52		Bears defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Yves Missi makes two point layup	7-7
16:03		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
16:01		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
15:54		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
15:52		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
15:32		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
15:30		Otega Oweh offensive rebound
15:21		Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (RayJ Dennis steals)
15:15		Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point layup
15:13		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
15:08	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists)	7-10
14:44		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
14:29		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
14:29		TV timeout
14:29	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
14:29	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
14:04		Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot
14:02		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
13:52		Josh Ojianwuna misses two point layup
13:50		Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
13:23		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
13:21		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
13:08		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
13:06		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
12:42		Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Luke Northweather draws the foul)
12:42	+1	Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-12
12:42	+1	Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
12:22		Miro Little misses two point layup
12:20		Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
11:59		RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
11:59	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
11:33	+2	Yves Missi makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	11-14
11:06		Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
11:04		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
10:56		Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
10:55		Miro Little personal foul
10:44	+2	Rivaldo Soares makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists)	13-14
10:25	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	13-16
9:58		Yves Missi shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
9:58	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
9:32	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point layup	15-18
9:10		Caleb Lohner personal foul
9:04		Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Lohner steals)
8:54		RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot
8:52		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
8:47		Otega Oweh turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Lohner steals)
8:41	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot	15-20
8:16		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
8:10		Yves Missi misses two point dunk
8:08		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot	17-20
7:19		Sam Godwin blocks Yves Missi's two point hook shot
7:17		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
7:16		Jump ball. Sam Godwin vs. Yves Missi (Sooners gains possession)
7:16		TV timeout
6:47	+3	Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	20-20
6:31	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	20-23
5:56		Milos Uzan turnover (lost ball)
5:37		RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot
5:35		RayJ Dennis offensive rebound
5:32	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	20-26
5:28		Sooners 30 second timeout
5:00		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
4:58		Luke Northweather offensive rebound
4:54		Luke Northweather turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
4:43	+3	Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Josh Ojianwuna assists)	20-29
4:19	+3	Rivaldo Soares makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	23-29
3:48	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	23-31
3:38		Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
3:36		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
3:31	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	23-34
3:10		TV timeout
3:01		Sam Godwin misses two point hook shot
2:59		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
2:55		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
2:53		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
2:46		Sam Godwin blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup
2:44		Bears offensive rebound
2:42	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists)	23-36
2:26	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	25-36
2:03		Josh Ojianwuna offensive foul
2:03		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (offensive foul)
1:47		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
1:45		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
1:32	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot	25-38
1:10	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point hook shot (Rivaldo Soares assists)	27-38
0:43		Jalen Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Javian McCollum steals)
0:38		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
0:38		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:38		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
0:07	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point jump shot	27-40
0:03		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
0:01		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
0:01		Sam Godwin misses two point layup
0:00		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKLA
Sooners
35
BAYL
Bears
39

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
19:42		Sooners defensive rebound
19:25		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass)
18:58		Milos Uzan personal foul
18:49	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point jump shot	27-42
18:30		Milos Uzan turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Bridges steals)
18:24	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot	27-45
18:03	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists)	29-45
17:43	+2	Yves Missi makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists)	29-47
17:22		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
17:20		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
17:16		Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
17:14		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
17:13		Sam Godwin personal foul
16:48		Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot
16:46		Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
16:29		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
16:27		Bears defensive rebound
16:02		Yves Missi misses two point layup
16:00		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Rivaldo Soares assists)	32-47
15:16		RayJ Dennis misses two point hook shot
15:14		Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
15:09		Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup
15:07		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
15:01		Rivaldo Soares shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
15:01		TV timeout
15:01	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-48
15:01	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-49
14:42	+3	Rivaldo Soares makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	35-49
14:11		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
14:09		Sooners defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	37-49
13:40		Sam Godwin shooting foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-50
13:40	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-51
13:21		Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-51
13:21		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:21		Miro Little defensive rebound
12:58		Luke Northweather shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul)
12:58	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-52
12:58	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
12:30		Jalen Bridges shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 3	39-53
12:30	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 2 of 3	40-53
12:30	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 3 of 3	41-53
12:13		Milos Uzan personal foul
12:12	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	41-56
11:44	+3	Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	44-56
11:19	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Josh Ojianwuna assists)	44-59
11:00		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
10:58		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
10:53		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
10:51		Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Caleb Lohner assists)	44-61
10:04	+2	Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)	46-61
9:42		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
9:40		Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
9:40		Sam Godwin personal foul (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul)
9:40		TV timeout
9:40		Rivaldo Soares technical foul
9:40		Rivaldo Soares turnover (offensive foul)
9:40		Ja'Kobe Walter misses technical free throw 1 of 2
9:40	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes technical free throw 2 of 2	46-62
9:40		Josh Ojianwuna misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:40		Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
9:36		Le'Tre Darthard misses two point jump shot
9:34		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
9:03	+3	Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	46-65
8:30		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
8:28		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Yves Missi makes two point dunk (RayJ Dennis assists)	46-67
7:48		RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-67
7:48	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-67
7:17		Jalen Bridges offensive foul
7:17		Jalen Bridges turnover (offensive foul)
7:00	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot	50-67
6:26	+3	RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists)	50-70
6:03	+2	Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup	52-70
5:35		Caleb Lohner misses two point hook shot
5:33		Yves Missi offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Yves Missi makes two point layup	52-72
5:32		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-73
5:13		Rivaldo Soares turnover (lost ball) (RayJ Dennis steals)
5:05		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
5:03		Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
4:58		Jump ball. Le'Tre Darthard vs. Jalen Bridges (Sooners gains possession)
4:42	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot	54-73
4:19		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
4:16		Caleb Lohner personal foul
3:53		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
3:51		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
3:51		Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:51	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-73
3:27		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
3:25		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
3:11		Le'Tre Darthard misses two point layup
3:09		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
2:42		RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Luke Northweather steals)
2:27	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot	57-73
2:25		Sooners 30 second timeout
2:25		TV timeout
2:08	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point layup (Yves Missi assists)	57-75
1:53		Yves Missi blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
1:51		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
1:23		Luke Northweather blocks RayJ Dennis's two point layup
1:21		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)	59-75
0:45		Le'Tre Darthard shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-76
0:45		Jayden Nunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
0:37		Kaden Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Bridges steals)
0:31		Bears 30 second timeout
0:07	+3	Austin Sacks makes three point jump shot	59-79
0:02	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot	62-79
0:00		End of period

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Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot