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Cowboy Basketball Falls At Baylor
January 15, 2018 | Cowboy Basketball
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WACO, Texas (AP) --Cameron McGriff scored a career-high 16 points in a 76-60 loss to Baylor on Monday night.Â
The Cowboys had a 27-26 lead going into halftime.The Bears went ahead to stay when Manu Lecomte hit a 3-pointer on their first shot of the second half. Lecomte finished with 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including 7-of-12 3-pointers to match his career high for made 3s.
The Bears made three consecutive 3s in a 77-second span, with Jake Lindsey's long-range shot sandwiched by a pair from Lecomte, to go ahead 42-34 with 12 minutes left.
Jeffrey Carroll, played in his 100th career game with the Cowboys.
Tavarius Shine finished with 14 points and was a perfect four-for-four from the free-throw line, while Yankuba Sima had a career-high 10 rebounds along with three blocks.Â
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma St.: The Cowboys couldn't pull off another late big comeback. They were coming off a 65-64 win at Texas, where they overcame a 12-point deficit in the final 5:55. Oklahoma State did have that first-half comeback at Baylor, but fell behind quickly after halftime and the margin grew to 20.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State is home Saturday against No. 4 Oklahoma, closing out the regular-season series between the instate rivals.Â
