No. 22 Baylor 82-54 win to stay unbeaten vs. TCU in Big 12
WACO, Texas (AP) — Terry Maston scored a career-high 17 points and combined with Taurean Prince for all the scoring in No. 22 Baylor's game-turning run before halftime as the Bears beat TCU 82-54 on Wednesday night.
Baylor (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) went ahead to stay with a 13-0 run over the final 3 1/2 minutes of the first half.
Since the instate rivals became conference foes again three seasons ago, Baylor has won all eight meetings by an average margin of 20 points.
Rico Gathers added 11 points and eight rebounds, while Johnathan Motley had 10 points and Lester Medford 11 assists. Prince finished with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting, seven of those points coming in the late run.
Karviar Shepherd had 13 points for TCU (9-7, 1-3), while Chauncey Collins had 11 points.
The Bears won their 14th consecutive home game, one short of the school record set five years ago. The last opponent to win in Waco was then-No. 21 Oklahoma State last February.
Overall, Baylor has won its last 25 home games against unranked teams since a loss to West Virginia two years ago.
The Bears led 41-31 after Maston's half-ending layup in traffic when Lester Medford penetrated into the paint and then fed back to the 6-foot-7 sophomore. That gave him 14 points, already matching his career high.
Consecutive jumpers by Prince started the run, the second putting Baylor up 32-31. Prince also had a steal between back-to-back baskets by Maston before making a 3-pointer.
Baylor jumped out to an early 11-4 lead before the Horned Frogs scored 10 consecutive points in just over 2 minutes. Michael Williams started the spurt with a 3-pointer. They led after Collins made a layup and then a 3-pointer, and stayed in front until the half-ending run by the Bears.
TIP-INS
TCU: The first game in Horned Frogs' history was a 37-6 loss at Baylor in 1908. ... Williams had eight assists for TCU.
Baylor: Medford had assists on Baylor's first five field goals in the game. ... Gathers was recognized before the game for becoming Baylor's career rebounding leader. Coach Scott Drew presented the senior forward with a basket inscribed with the Dec. 6 game against Vanderbilt, when Gathers broke Brian Skinner's previous school record of 915. Gathers has since gone over 1,000 career rebounds.
UP NEXT
TCU: at No. 1 Kansas on Saturday.
Baylor: at Texas Tech on Saturday.