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Cowboys Fall at Waco, 76-57
January 22, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 22, 2011
Final Stats
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Freshman Markel Brown got the first start of his collegiate career and responded with 16 points, but the Cowboys fell at Baylor 76-57 here Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center.
Perry Jones, projected by many to be a No. 1 overall NBA draft pick this summer if he becomes a one-and-done player, scored a game-high 24 points and also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The Bears went ahead to stay by ending the first half with a 13-3 run that included a missed 3-pointer that hit nothing but the floor followed by an alley-oop dunk on the same possession.
The 6-foot-11 Jones was pounding his chest while the crowd exploded after he scored seven consecutive points early in the second half, including two powerful dunks.
Jones got a pass from A.J. Walton for a one-handed slam right before the shot clock ran out, then stepped back for a short jumper on the next possession. After the Cowboys missed a dunk, Jones got a breakaway alley-oop pass from Walton for a slam while being fouled. Jones hit the free throw for a 46-33 lead just 4 minutes into the second half.
Quincy Acy had 14 points and nine rebounds for Baylor, while Anthony Jones had 13 points and seven rebounds. Jones grabbed eight boards as the Bears took a 40-19 rebounding advantage.
Darrell Williams scored 14 points for the Cowboys and Matt Pilgrim 13.
Baylor was down 24-23 before two free throws by Jones with 2:40 left in the first half started the ending spurt.
Stargell Love took a shot from the top of the key, and the ball - that didn't appear to be tipped by a defender - fell to the floor out of bounds without hitting even the backboard. But officials ruled that Baylor maintained possession, drawing the ire of Cowboys coach Travis Ford.
The shot clock wasn't reset, and the Bears beat it with Walton's alley-oop to Jones for a 29-25 lead with 1:49 left in the first half.
After Acy drew a charge on Jean-Paul Olukemi, Jones had a follow-up basket on Dunn's missed 3-pointer and was fouled. During an ensuing timeout, Ford drew a technical foul. Dunn hit one of the two technical free throws before Jones completed his three-point play.
Brown then drove for an Oklahoma State layup, but the Bears ended the half with Jones' three-point play. He was fouled while making a short bank shot and hit the free throw with .2 seconds left for a 36-27 halftime lead.
In Monday's 20-point loss to second-ranked Kansas that ended Baylor's 15-game home winning streak, Dunn had only one 3-pointer - and that came in the closing seconds to stretch his school-record streak to 31 games in a row with a long-range basket.
Dunn had all three 3-pointers Saturday in an 11-0 run after Baylor made only one field goal in the first 6 1/2 minutes. The Cowboys took their largest lead at 15-7 after Keiton Page hit a 3-pointer.
Dunn then made his first 3-pointer. Acy made a scooping layup before Dunn hit two more 3-pointers - first tying the game from the left corner, then putting Baylor ahead with one from the right side.
