Gathers scores career-high 31, No. 16 Baylor tops NW State
Rico Gathers scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 21 rebounds, and No. 16 Baylor pulled away in the second half for a 75-62 victory against Northwestern State on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Northwestern State Demons
62
Baylor Bears
75
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWST | 38 | 24 | 62 |
| BAY | 39 | 36 | 75 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Millsaps Majors | W 77-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | @ Murray State Racers | L 71-93 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | L 44-82 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Baylor Bears | L 65-87 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 62-75
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 62-74
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 62-73
Foul on Malik Metoyer.
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LayUpShot 2:59 62-73
Rico Gathers made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 62-71
Foul on Devonte Hall.
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JumpShot 4:09 62-71
Zeek Woodley made Jumper. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 4:55 60-71
Foul on Rico Gathers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:40 60-71
Zeek Woodley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 6:02 57-71
Foul on Al Freeman.
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LayUpShot 6:30 57-71
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Ishmail Wainright.
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JumpShot 6:56 57-69
Zeek Woodley made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:17 55-69
Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:17 55-68
Foul on Levi Yancy.
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LayUpShot 7:58 55-68
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 55-66
Ta'Jon Welcome made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 54-66
Ta'Jon Welcome made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 53-66
Foul on King McClure.
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LayUpShot 8:13 53-66
Al Freeman made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:34 53-64
Zeek Woodley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:01 50-64
Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 50-63
Foul on Zeek Woodley.
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LayUpShot 9:01 50-63
Taurean Prince made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:13 50-61
Foul on Taurean Prince.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:30 50-61
Al Freeman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:30 50-60
Al Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:30 50-59
Foul on Ishmael Lane.
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DunkShot 10:07 50-59
Ishmael Lane made Dunk. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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LayUpShot 10:26 48-59
Rico Gathers made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:01 48-57
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by King McClure.
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LayUpShot 11:51 48-55
Ishmail Wainright made Layup. Assisted by Jake Lindsey.
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JumpShot 12:06 48-53
Ta'Jon Welcome made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
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PersonalFoul 12:31 46-53
Foul on Terry Maston.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 46-53
Foul on Ishmael Lane.
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JumpShot 12:58 46-53
Devonte Hall made Jumper. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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LayUpShot 13:05 44-53
Terry Maston made Layup. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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DunkShot 13:32 44-51
Ishmail Wainright made Dunk. Assisted by Al Freeman.
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LayUpShot 14:25 44-49
Taurean Prince made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:06 44-47
Levi Yancy made Layup. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
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JumpShot 15:32 42-47
Taurean Prince made Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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JumpShot 15:56 42-45
Levi Yancy made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
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JumpShot 17:47 40-45
Ishmail Wainright made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 18:19 40-43
Zeek Woodley made Layup. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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LayUpShot 19:07 38-43
Al Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ishmail Wainright.
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LayUpShot 19:39 38-41
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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LayUpShot 1:03 38-39
Rico Gathers made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:51 38-37
Devonte Hall made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:20 36-37
Rico Gathers made Dunk. Assisted by Lester Medford.
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JumpShot 2:41 36-35
Devonte Hall made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:08 34-35
Al Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taurean Prince.
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JumpShot 4:03 34-32
Sabri Thompson made Jumper.
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TipShot 4:47 32-32
Rico Gathers made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:14 32-30
Sabri Thompson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:14 31-30
Sabri Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 30-30
Foul on King McClure.
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JumpShot 5:27 30-30
Al Freeman made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 30-28
Foul on Sabri Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 30-28
Sabri Thompson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 29-28
Sabri Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 28-28
Foul on King McClure.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:03 28-28
Sabri Thompson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 62-75
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:18 62-75
Zeek Woodley Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 62-75
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 62-74
Lester Medford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 62-73
Foul on Malik Metoyer.
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ShortTimeOut 0:58 62-73
Baylor Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 62-73
Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 62-73
Zeek Woodley missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:25 62-73
Zeek Woodley Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 62-73
Sabri Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 62-73
Devonte Hall Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:33 62-73
Lester Medford missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:01 62-73
Al Freeman Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 62-73
Ishmail Wainright missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:23 62-73
Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 62-73
Zeek Woodley missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:59 62-73
Rico Gathers made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:03 62-71
Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:03 62-71
Ishmail Wainright missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 62-71
Foul on Devonte Hall.
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Defensive Rebound 3:31 62-71
Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:31 62-71
Zeek Woodley missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:45 62-71
Matt Killian Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:45 62-71
Rico Gathers missed Layup.
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JumpShot 4:09 62-71
Zeek Woodley made Jumper. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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Offensive Rebound 4:13 60-71
Sabri Thompson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:13 60-71
Sabri Thompson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:19 60-71
Devonte Hall Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:19 60-71
Rico Gathers missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:23 60-71
Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:23 60-71
Ishmail Wainright missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:33 60-71
Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:33 60-71
Zeek Woodley missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:55 60-71
Foul on Rico Gathers.
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Defensive Rebound 5:00 60-71
Matt Killian Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:00 60-71
Taurean Prince missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:40 60-71
Zeek Woodley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sabri Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 6:02 57-71
Foul on Al Freeman.
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LayUpShot 6:30 57-71
Rico Gathers made Layup. Assisted by Ishmail Wainright.
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JumpShot 6:56 57-69
Zeek Woodley made Jumper. Assisted by Devonte Hall.
Showing the last 40 of 279 events.
Team Stats
NWST
BAY
23-49
FG
31-67
47
Field Goal %
46
3-13
3PT
1-13
23
Three Point %
8
13-14
FT
12-14
93
Free Throw %
86
18
Rebounds
47
4
Offensive Rebounds
24
14
Defensive Rebounds
23
16
Assists
19
2
Steals
3
2
Blocks
3
9
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
10
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
15
Fouls
14
6
Largest Lead
14
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