Nunn finishes with 27, No. 12 Baylor beats No. 25 Oklahoma

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored a season-high 27 points for 12th-ranked Baylor, including three 3-pointers in the go-ahead run before halftime, and the Bears beat No. 25 Oklahoma 79-62 on Tuesday night.

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.

Nunn finished 8-of-12 shooting, including 6 of 9 on 3s, and 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 Ja'Kobe Walter had 10 points and six rebounds.

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

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 those drove for a floater banked high off the glass.

The Bears led 40-27 at halftime after Nunn's jumper at the end, and Oklahoma never got within single digits after that.

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 for extended stretches before halftime 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 a span of only 44 seconds.

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 was without Big 12 scoring leader Kevin McCullar Jr. in a 29-point loss at Texas Tech on Monday night. 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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