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.
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
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.
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.
The Utah basketball team endured another roller-coaster game, falling to Baylor 76-61 at the Huntsman Center on Saturday. Despite improving from a dismal 36-point outing against Houston earlier in the week,
Baylor men’s basketball took care of business against Utah with a 76-61 victory on the road. Fresh off of a career high 30 points, V.J. Edgecombe scored
SALT LAKE CITY -- Norchad Omier had 22 points and 12 rebounds, V.J. Edgecombe scored 21 points and Baylor defeated Utah 76-61 on Saturday. Leading 61-53 with five minutes left, Baylor outscored ...
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 ...
VJ Edgecombe poured in 28 points for Baylor (13-7, 5-4), who had won its previous two games. Robert Wright III added 22 points and six assists, Norchad Omier had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Jayden Nunn logged 11 points.
Baylor overcome a 13-point deficit to force BYU into overtime, but ultimately the Bears ran out of gas, losing 93-89. The Bears seven-man rotation was put to the test
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.
There isn't much separation between Baylor and BYU -- at least on paper -- as the teams square off on Tuesday night in Provo, Utah. BYU has the fourth-best scoring