Dunn’s 3rd consecutive 20-point game leads No. 22 Baylor to 83-70 victory over Oklahoma State

Dunn scores 25, No. 22 Baylor beats Oklahoma State

WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn had his third consecutive 20-point game, finishing with 25 points and eight rebounds for No. 22 Baylor in an 83-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Dunn put the Bears (14-2, 2-1 Big 12) ahead to stay when his 3-pointer with 11 minutes left broke a 53-all tie. That capped a stretch when he scored nine points in 4 minutes, including two short baseline baskets off inbound passes, after being called for two fouls in only 4 seconds.

Anthony Jones had 16 points for Baylor, which won its 10th consecutive home game while rebounding from a loss at Colorado on Tuesday night that ended its nine-game winning streak. Ekpe Udoh had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Obi Muonelo led Oklahoma State (13-4, 1-2) with 21 points, though only five came after halftime. James Anderson, the Big 12 scoring leader at 21.7 points per game, had 20.

Muonelo gave the Cowboys a 40-39 halftime lead, capping an 11-4 run with a 3-pointer at the buzzer. He had 16 points and four 3-pointers by then, but didn’t hit another 3 until 1:09 left in the game — and that cut the deficit to 14.

Udoh and Muonelo grew up together and were close friends who played on a state championship team together at Sante Fe High School in Edmond, Okla.

Just seconds before the go-ahead shot to end the first half, Udoh was knocked hard to the court on an inside shot that missed though no foul was called. There was a timeout for trainers to check on Udoh, who returned to start the second half despite a sore hip and played 37 minutes.

Muonelo then took his shot from the right wing, holding his shooting pose until after the ball was through the hoop and the clock ran out.

The Cowboys tied the game at 53 on Anderson’s four-point play after he was fouled by Josh Lomers. Anderson then had a steal, but Oklahoma State missed two shots before Udoh grabbed a rebound.

After Dunn’s go-ahead basket, Matt Pilgram had an open lane for a one-handed slam when Udoh suddenly moved out of the way. That made it 56-55, the closest the Cowboys would get.

Jones then hit two free throws after being fouled on a breakaway drive and made a 3-pointer. Quincy Acy, who had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, got behind the defenders for a slam and Tweety Carter made a 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 66-55 with 6:15 remaining.

Dunn had two 3-pointers and Udoh scored inside twice in a 10-0 run that took less than 2 minutes and made it 35-29 before the Cowboys’ closing run to the half.

Oklahoma State went up 29-25 on a 3-pointer by Muonelo that came only about a minute after Marshall Moses grabbed an offensive rebound and was falling to the court when he threw the ball toward the basket — and it banked off the glass and went in.

Moses finished with 12 points.