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Baylor Upsets West Virginia 63-53, Ending 16-Game Home Streak

Late threes plus superior shooting punished a prolonged WVU drought, shifting momentum for both teams.

Overview

  • The road win snapped Baylor’s four-game slide and moved the Bears to 12-9 (2-7 Big 12) while WVU fell to 14-8 (5-4) as its 16-game home run ended.
  • Cameron Carr delivered 16 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double this season but committed seven of Baylor’s 14 turnovers.
  • Obi Agbim scored 16 and hit two clutch 3-pointers in the closing minutes to push the lead to 57-49 with just over two minutes remaining.
  • West Virginia shot 36% from the field and 5-for-19 from deep as leading scorer Honor Huff went 1-for-13 for five points during a nearly eight-minute scoreless stretch.
  • Baylor shot 45.5% overall and 9-for-22 from three, extended Scott Drew’s mark in Morgantown to 9-4 and an eighth straight win over WVU, with Baylor hosting Colorado on Wednesday and WVU visiting Cincinnati on Thursday.