Jayden Nunn went 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points as Baylor cruised to an 88-57 victory over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.
The Bears (6-3), who fell out of the top 25 earlier in the day after being ranked 15th a week prior, didn’t seem to let their unranked status phase them. They never trailed, scoring 12 of the game’s first 15 points to set the tone in what ended up being a blowout.
Norchad Omier finished with 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting for Baylor, while V.J. Edgecombe had 14 points and six boards. Josh Ojianwuna finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
It was a 24-point game at the break, as the Bears shot a stunning 74.1 percent from the field in the first half to build a 46-22 cushion. They did a good portion of their damage during a 17-4 run that came after the Wildcats (6-4) had pulled within 12-9 with 13:52 to go in the opening period.
Edgecombe capped that game-changing outburst with a jumper, a dunk and a free throw.
Abilene Christian simply couldn’t keep up. The Wildcats shot just 26.9 percent from the field before intermission and were 0-for-6 from 3-point range. The lone highlight was Leonardo Bettiol scoring 12 of his 16 points in the first half.
Baylor didn’t let up in the second half. It did see its lead get cut to 17, 54-37, with 15:39 to go, but the Bears responded with eight unanswered points and were up by at least 22 the rest of the way.
Nunn knocked down two of his triples and added a layup during an 18-2 run in the game’s final minutes that caused the Baylor lead to balloon to 38, 88-50.
Quion Williams was the Wildcats’ only other scorer in double figures, posting 10 points. Abilene Christian finished at 34.5 percent from the floor for the game.
–Field Level Media
