Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 85, Lamar 68
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Don Daily, # John Higgings, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 5688

Baylor 85, Lamar 68: Freshman Isaiah Austin recorded season highs with 23 points and 17 rebounds as the Bears snapped a two-game losing streak at home.

Pierre Jackson scored 21 points and Cory Jefferson added 10 points and eight rebounds for Baylor (6-3).

Lamar (1-9), which has not played a home game this season, lost its fifth straight contest. The Cardinals were led by Amos Wilson's 21 points and Rhon Mitchell's 19.

Baylor opened up 35-19 advantage on a 3-pointer by Jackson with 5:35 left in the first half. Lamar rallied and tied the game at 42 on a jumper by Donley Minor early in the second half. But the Bears got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jackson and Brady Heslip and quickly opened up a 51-44 lead with 14:16 to play.

Lamar, which lost at Louisiana-Lafayette 77-60 on Tuesday, seemed to hit the wall in the second half. After cutting a double-digit lead down to three midway through the period, they appeared to run out of gas.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Baylor led 38-31 and only trailed in the opening moments of the game. ... It was the first time the teams have met since 1997. ... Baylor leads the all-time series 10-1. ... Baylor started 1-for-9 from 3-point range but finished 11-for-29.
Top Game Performances
 
Lamar   Baylor
Amos Wilson 21 Scoring Isaiah Austin 23
Donley Minor 7 Assists A.J. Walton 6
Rhon Mitchell 5 Rebounds Isaiah Austin 17
Rhon Mitchell 3 Free Throws Made Cory Jefferson 4
Nikko Acosta 1 Steals Pierre Jackson 2
Stan Brown 1 Blocks Cory Jefferson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lamar 68 49.2 3-5 5-7 23 23 1 6 14
Baylor 85 47.9 11-29 6-8 17 35 7 6 9