WSU Starts Strong, Falls to No. 11 Baylor, 59-65

Sunday, December 18

Dallas, TX

7:00 PM

Washington State University

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Baylor

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December 18, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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By: Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Keyonte George scored five straight points that gave Baylor the lead for good and finished with 19, as the 11th-ranked Bears beat the WSU Cougars 65-59 Sunday night in the final game of the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.

George, a freshman guard who has started every game for Baylor, converted two free throws that put the Bears ahead 44-43 with 10:32 left in the second half. Following a steal by Dale Bonner on Washington State's next possession, George hit a fade-away 3-pointer for a 47-43 lead with 9:46 to go.

Adam Flagler added 12 points for Baylor (8-2), which came in averaging 84.6 points, 12th-best in Division I. The Bears were held to their second-lowest point total of the season.

Jabe Mullins, back in the lineup after missing four games with a knee injury, led the Cougars (4-6) with 16 points off the bench. TJ Bamba added 14 points and Justin Powell 12.