National Basketball Association
Baylor 87, Villanova 78
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 24, 2019
Where: The HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # Lee Cassell, # Mike Eades
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Jared Butler scored 22 points, MaCio Teague added 18 and No. 24 Baylor defeated No. 17 Villanova 87-78 to capture the championship in the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Sunday.
Davion Mitchell had 13 for the Bears (5-1), who won a preseason tournament for the third year in a row.
Tristan Clark's dunk and layup, and Butler's two free throws in the final 1:30 helped to seal the win. Butler was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Collin Gillespie paced Villanova (4-2) with 27 points, Saddiq Bey added 16 and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Cole Swider scored 11 points. The Wildcats had won a preseason tournament in each of the past six seasons.
Gillespie scored 10 of Villanova's first 15 points as it took a 15-14 lead eight minutes into the game.
Butler hit a deep 3-pointer and followed with a layup to put Baylor ahead 21-17 with 9:18 remaining.
Baylor's Freddie Gillespie gathered a tough offensive rebound in between two Villanova players, kicked it out to Teague for a trey, and the Bears led 36-34 with 1:46 remaining before halftime.
Bey was fouled on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left and made all three shots to give the Wildcats a 41-38 advantage at halftime.
Collin Gillespie paced Villanova with 16 points at the break, while Matthew Mayer led the Bears with 10.
Swider moved into double figures with a twisting drive to the basket for a 48-46 Villanova advantage less than four minutes into the second half.
Freddie Gillespie corralled another tough offensive rebound, hit two free throws and closed Baylor within 52-51.
Jermaine Samuels responded with a trey, and Robinson-Earl added a layup for a 57-51 Wildcats lead with 12:49 left.
Baylor scored the next six points for the seventh tie to equalize at 57.
The Bears took a 72-67 lead when Butler drained a trey from the wing, and Teague added two free throws with 4:58 left.
With Baylor ahead 79-73, Mitchell drew a charge against Bey for the turnover and 2:03 to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Villanova |
|
Baylor |
Collin Gillespie 27 |
Scoring |
Jared Butler 22 |
Collin Gillespie 6 |
Assists |
Jared Butler 3 |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 11 |
Rebounds |
Freddie Gillespie 7 |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 5 |
Free Throws Made |
MaCio Teague 4 |
Saddiq Bey 2 |
Steals |
Jared Butler 2 |
Brandon Slater 3 |
Blocks |
Jared Butler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Villanova
|
78 |
51.9 |
8-25 |
14-19 |
16 |
27 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
Baylor
|
87 |
52.5 |
11-19 |
14-18 |
10 |
25 |
3 |
6 |
5 |