In a span of three days, the Big 12 Conference produced perhaps the most enthralling college basketball games of the season. On Saturday, Houston rallied from a
Leading 61-53 with five minutes left, Baylor outscored the Utes 9-2 over the next three minutes with Omier scoring seven points on two free throws, a jumper and a 3-pointer. Robert Wright, who finished with 14 points, went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.
Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N’Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia.
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -3.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Baylor visits BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes.
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes. The Cougars are 10-1 on their home court. BYU has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
The Southeastern Conference had nine ... Keyshawn Hall led UCF (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) with 22 points and Darius Johnson scored 18. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 19 points and Baylor ...
BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in ... The Bears have gone 5-3 against Big 12 opponents. Baylor is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Norchad ... 8 for 8. Omier made 8 of 10 and Edgecombe was the only other Baylor player to attempt a free throw, going 1 for 2. Injury depleted Baylor (13-6, 5-3 Big 12) used ...
West Virginia lost to unranked Kansas State, and #12 Kansas lost to #7 Houston. UCF throttled TCU, and BYU handily beat Cincinnati.
Scott Drew's Bears have been slogging away through the valley of injuries, winning the last two games entering Tuesday's contest at BYU.
Playing shorthanded for the seventh-straight game, and strapped with foul trouble to boot, the Baylor Bears got a combined 43 points from Miami transfer Norchad Omier and freshman VJ Edgecombe in beating the Utah Utes, 76-61, Saturday afternoon at the Jon Huntsman Center to complete a season series sweep.
For the first time since joining the Big 12, BYU has a three-game conference win streak with a season-defining 93-89 overtime win against the Baylor Bears.