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Lester Medford scored 13 points, including 3-of-4 3-pointers,
to go along with a game-high eight assists and three steals and
Taurean Prince added 11 points and seven rebounds for Baylor
(6-1), which bounced back from a 62-54 loss to Illinois on
Friday in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
The Bears dominated inside, finishing with a 47-30 rebounding
edge and a 38-22 advantage in points in the paint.
Chris Thomas scored 15 points and Madarious Gibbs finished with
10 points and seven assists for Texas Southern (1-6). The Tigers
shot 35.4 percent, including 4-of-21 from 3-point range, and had
15 turnovers that led to 23 Baylor points.
The Bears wasted little time taking control of the game, using a
16-2 run fueled by a 3-pointer and layup by Prince to take an
18-6 lead after seven minutes. Texas Southern, which came into
the contest off a 71-59 victory over Lamar, cut the deficit to
10 on Nevin Johnson's jumper five minutes later but Baylor
answered with a 19-8 run that featured eight points from Gathers
en route to a 41-22 halftime edge.
Baylor started the second half with a 15-3 run to blow the game
open 56-25 with 16:40 remaining. The Tigers never got closer
than 20 points the rest of the way
GAME NOTEBOOK: Baylor starting PG Kenny Chery missed his third
straight game with a foot injury. ... The Bears entered the
contest leading the Big 12 and ranked eighth nationally in
scoring defense (51.5). ... Prince has scored in double figures
a career-high five consecutive games.
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