TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 64, Gonzaga 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 2, 2022
Where: Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Officials: # Marques Pettigrew, # Michael Greenstein, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance: 3448

Jalen Bridges made two free throws with 16 seconds left as No. 6 Baylor closed the game with an 8-0 run to post a 64-63 victory over No. 14 Gonzaga on Friday night in the Peacock Classic at Sioux Falls, S.D.

Keyonte George scored 18 points as the Bears (6-2) prevailed in the rematch of the 2021 national championship game won by Baylor.

Gonzaga (5-3) had a chance to win the contest as Rasir Bolton received an inbounds pass in the backcourt and drove all the way to the hoop but his left-handed layup was off the mark as time expired.

Adam Flagler scored 11 points and Langston Love added 10 for the Bears, who improved to 2-5 all-time against the Bulldogs.

Malachi Smith scored 16 points, Anton Watson recorded 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds and Julian Strawther 10 points and 10 rebounds for Gonzaga.

Bulldogs star Drew Timme scored a season-low nine points before fouling out.

Gonzaga held a team-best seven-point lead before Flagler buried two 3-pointers in 24 seconds to pull the Bears within 63-62 with 1:10 remaining.

Bridges made two free throws with 16 seconds left to give Baylor a one-point lead and the Bears held on when Bolton couldn't convert.

Baylor shot 37.1 percent from the field, including 6 of 24 from 3-point range.

The Bulldogs made 36.1 percent of their shots and were 6 of 22 from behind the arc.

Gonzaga took its first lead since 3-2 when Watson scored on a layup for a 41-40 edge with 15:39 left in the contest.

Timme scored his first basket of the game to give the Bulldogs a 53-52 lead with 6:04 left.

Timme scored his second field goal 29 seconds later to again give Gonzaga a one-point edge.

Watson later hit a jumper to push the Bulldogs ahead by one and start an 8-0 flurry. Smith added two free throws, Timme scored a basket and Smith slammed home a dunk to give Gonzaga a 63-56 lead with 1:41 remaining before Baylor rallied.

George had 14 first-half points as Baylor held a 38-33 halftime lead. Smith scored 11 in the half for the Bulldogs.

The Bears ripped off 10 straight points early in the game to hold a 12-3 lead.

Baylor pushed the lead to 12 when Bridges drained a 3-pointer to make it 19-7 with 12:19 left in the half. The Bears again led by 12 at 30-18 with 5:25 remaining.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Baylor   Gonzaga
Keyonte George 18 Scoring Malachi Smith 16
Dale Bonner 3 Assists Nolan Hickman 8
Flo Thamba 8 Rebounds Anton Watson 13
Jalen Bridges 4 Free Throws Made Malachi Smith 5
Dale Bonner 2 Steals Anton Watson 3
Jalen Bridges 2 Blocks Drew Timme 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Baylor 64 37.1 6-24 12-15 8 30 5 7 14
Gonzaga 63 36.1 6-22 13-21 12 37 3 9 18