Texas sends Baylor to eighth loss in 11 games
AUSTIN, Texas -- Sheldon McClellan scored 23 points off the bench Texas and beat sinking Baylor 79-70 Monday night, sending the Bears to their eighth loss in 11 games.
Baylor, which fell a game short of the Final Four two of the last three seasons, came in needing to make a late push to improve its NCAA tournament chances this year but fell flat against Texas (14-16, 6-11 Big 12), having its worst season in 15 years.
Myck Kabongo scored 19 points and Ioannis Papapetrou scored 18 for Texas. Papapetrou's 3-pointer with just under 5 minutes to play stopped a Baylor rally and Julien Lewis added another in the final 2 minutes that put the Longhorns ahead 70-64.
Pierre Jackson scored 22 points to lead Baylor (17-12, 8-9).
Game Information
Frank Erwin Center
9:00 PM, March 4, 2013Coverage: ESPN
Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,351
Capacity: 16,540
- Referees:
- John Higgins
- Mike Stuart
- Kelly Self
2022-23 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 13-5 | - | 28-8 |
| Texas | 12-6 | 1 | 29-9 |
| Kansas State | 11-7 | 2 | 26-10 |
| Baylor | 11-7 | 2 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 9-9 | 4 | 22-13 |
| Iowa State | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 8-10 | 5 | 20-16 |
| West Virginia | 7-11 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Texas Tech | 5-13 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Oklahoma | 5-13 | 8 | 15-17 |
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