Baylor Bears at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's BasketballKanon Catchings scores 23, Richie Saunders adds 17 to lead BYU over Baylor, 93-89 in OT
BYU opened the extra period on a 9-3 surge for an 87-81 lead. Robert Wright made a pair of free throws and VJ Edgecombe hit a 3-pointer to cut Baylor's deficit to 87-86, but the Cougars made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line from there to seal it. Saunders shot 2 of 2 from the field and made both free-throw attempts in overtime.
Catchings didn't miss a shot, making four 3-pointers and shooting 8 of 8 from the floor and 3 of 3 from the foul line. Egor Demin added 15 points and Trevin Knell had 11 for BYU (14-6, 5-4 Big 12).
Edgecombe led Baylor with 28 points and Wright finished with 22. The pair combined for 11 of the Bears' 18 assists.
Baylor (13-7, 5-4) trailed since the 16:36 mark in the first half and by as many as 11 points early in the second. Wright scored all nine points in a 9-3 surge to get the Bears within 78-76 with 49 second to play. Demin missed a 3 on the next possession and then Wright tied it 78-all at the free-throw line with five seconds remaining to force overtime.
BYU leads the series 7-6, with each of its wins coming at home.
In Saturday games, Baylor hosts No. 11 Kansas and BYU travels to face UCF.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 93 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 89 - 93 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Josh Ojianwuna Turnover. | 89 - 93 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Dawson Baker made Free Throw. | 89 - 93 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Dawson Baker made Free Throw. | 89 - 92 |
Statistics
BAY |
BYU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 32-58 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 13-28 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-24 | FT | 21-26 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 17,297 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |


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