Leading 61-53 with five minutes left, Baylor outscored the Utes 9-2 over the next three minutes with Omier scoring seven points on two free throws, a jumper and a 3-pointer. Robert Wright, who finished with 14 points, went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.
In a span of three days, the Big 12 Conference produced perhaps the most enthralling college basketball games of the season. On Saturday, Houston rallied from a
BOTTOM LINE: Baylor visits BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes. The Cougars are 10-1 on their home court. BYU is sixth in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 66.2 points while holding opponents to 41.6% shooting.
Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N’Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia.
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes. The Cougars are 10-1 on their home court. BYU has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
Norchad Omier scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lift Baylor to a 76-61 road victory over Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon. VJ Edgecombe added 21 points with six boards and Robert Wright III chipped in with 14 points as the Bears (13-6,
Norchad Omier made history Saturday night, becoming the 13th player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds as Baylor knocked off Utah at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, 76-61.
Arizona continued its winning streak and undefeated Big 12 record by beating Baylor, 81-70 on Tuesday for the program's seventh-straight win.
The Southeastern Conference had nine ... Keyshawn Hall led UCF (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) with 22 points and Darius Johnson scored 18. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 19 points and Baylor ...
This weekend, two ranked teams in the Big 12 lost. #23 West Virginia lost to unranked Kansas State, and #12 Kansas lost to #7 Houston. UCF throttled TCU, and BYU handily beat Cincinnati.
Scott Drew's Bears have been slogging away through the valley of injuries, winning the last two games entering Tuesday's contest at BYU.
Playing shorthanded for the seventh-straight game, and strapped with foul trouble to boot, the Baylor Bears got a combined 43 points from Miami transfer Norchad Omier and freshman VJ Edgecombe in beating the Utah Utes, 76-61, Saturday afternoon at the Jon Huntsman Center to complete a season series sweep.