Freeman helps Baylor break away for win over Texas Southern
Al Freeman scored 21 points and ignited a key run that finally put No. 23 Baylor in control on way to a 72-59 victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Texas Southern Tigers
59
Baylor Bears
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXSO | 35 | 24 | 59 |
| BAY | 40 | 32 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs College of Biblical Studies Ambassadors | W 98-78 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ LSU Tigers | L 51-92 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Grand Canyon Lopes | L 79-103 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:34 59-72
David Blanks made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:42 57-72
Terry Maston made Jumper. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 57-70
Foul on Taurean Prince.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 57-70
Chris Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 56-70
Foul on Rico Gathers.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-70
Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-69
Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 56-68
Foul on Chris Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-68
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 56-67
Foul on Derrick Griffin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:14 56-67
Malcolm Riley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 53-67
Terry Maston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 53-66
Terry Maston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 53-65
Foul on Jose Rodriguez.
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JumpShot 5:04 53-65
Chris Thomas made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:23 51-65
Al Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:47 51-62
Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:47 51-61
Foul on Chris Thomas.
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LayUpShot 6:27 51-61
Jose Rodriguez made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:36 49-61
Foul on Chris Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 49-61
Foul on Jose Rodriguez.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:01 49-61
David Blanks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 46-61
Foul on Al Freeman.
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JumpShot 8:09 46-61
Al Freeman made Jumper. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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LayUpShot 8:34 46-59
Jose Rodriguez made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:57 44-59
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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PersonalFoul 9:07 44-57
Foul on Malcolm Riley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:29 44-57
King McClure made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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JumpShot 10:04 44-54
Jose Rodriguez made Jumper. Assisted by David Blanks.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:33 42-54
Derrick Griffin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:33 41-54
Derrick Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:33 40-54
Foul on Johnathan Motley.
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PersonalFoul 10:48 40-54
Foul on Lester Medford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:22 40-54
Lester Medford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 40-51
Foul on Lester Medford.
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JumpShot 12:25 40-51
Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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PersonalFoul 12:52 40-49
Foul on Malcolm Riley.
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PersonalFoul 13:30 40-49
Foul on Ishmail Wainright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:34 40-49
Al Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by King McClure.
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LayUpShot 16:12 40-46
Al Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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LayUpShot 16:29 40-44
Chris Thomas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 17:08 38-44
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Ishmail Wainright.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:21 38-42
Derrick Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:21 37-42
Foul on Ishmail Wainright.
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LayUpShot 17:56 37-42
Taurean Prince made Layup. Assisted by Ishmail Wainright.
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JumpShot 19:35 37-40
Orlando Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Thomas.
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JumpShot 0:02 35-40
Terry Maston made Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 35-38
Malcolm Riley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Carey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:31 32-38
Lester Medford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 32-35
Terry Maston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 32-34
Terry Maston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 32-33
Foul on Malcolm Riley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:17 32-33
Jose Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Coleman.
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LayUpShot 2:28 29-33
Rico Gathers made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 29-31
Brian Carey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Thomas.
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JumpShot 3:23 26-31
Terry Maston made Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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LayUpShot 3:43 26-29
Malcolm Riley made Layup. Assisted by Jose Rodriguez.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 24-29
Foul on Rico Gathers.
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JumpShot 4:18 24-29
Malcolm Riley made Jumper. Assisted by Jerron Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:43 22-29
Al Freeman made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 59-72
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:34 59-72
David Blanks made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:40 57-72
David Blanks Offensive Rebound.
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Offensive Rebound 0:40 57-72
Texas Southern Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 57-72
Malcolm Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Block Shot 0:40 57-72
Rico Gathers Block.
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JumpShot 0:40 57-72
Brian Carey missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 57-72
Chris Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:52 57-72
Terry Maston missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 57-72
Terry Maston Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:06 57-72
Malcolm Riley missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 57-72
Texas Southern Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:21 57-72
Chris Thomas Block.
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JumpShot 1:21 57-72
Rico Gathers missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:22 57-72
Rico Gathers Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:22 57-72
Chris Thomas Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:42 57-72
Terry Maston made Jumper. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 57-70
Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 57-70
Malcolm Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:27 57-70
Taurean Prince Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 57-70
Foul on Taurean Prince.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 57-70
Chris Thomas made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:55 56-70
Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 56-70
Chris Thomas missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 56-70
Foul on Rico Gathers.
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Offensive Rebound 2:57 56-70
Chris Thomas Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:57 56-70
Chris Thomas missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-70
Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-69
Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 56-68
Foul on Chris Thomas.
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Offensive Rebound 3:19 56-68
Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-68
Lester Medford missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 56-68
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 56-67
Foul on Derrick Griffin.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:28 56-67
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:43 56-67
Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 56-67
David Blanks missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:54 56-67
Brian Carey Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:54 56-67
Chris Thomas Block.
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JumpShot 3:54 56-67
Al Freeman missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
TXSO
BAY
23-59
FG
26-57
39
Field Goal %
46
6-19
3PT
9-17
32
Three Point %
53
7-11
FT
11-17
64
Free Throw %
65
34
Rebounds
36
11
Offensive Rebounds
10
23
Defensive Rebounds
26
17
Assists
23
6
Steals
6
5
Blocks
7
14
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
15
1
Largest Lead
15
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