Nov. 23, 2011
Final Stats
Waco, Texas (AP) - Quincy Miller had 17 points and 11 rebounds as ninth-ranked Baylor won its second home game in less than 24 hours, 75-65 over Texas-Arlington on Wednesday night. It was the first career double-double for the 6-foot-9 freshman forward, who led five players in double figures for Baylor (5-0). Quincy Acy also had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Pierre Jackson added 16 points for the Bears, while Brady Heslip had 12 points on four 3-pointers and Cory Jefferson scored 10 points.
LaMarcus Reed III had 21 points with four 3-pointers to lead Texas-Arlington (3-1), which was also coming off a Tuesday night victory at home. Bo Ingram had 14 points.
The Mavericks won 97-64 over North Texas on Tuesday night in a game in which they had a 32-0 run, but weren't able to put together any big spurts like that against a bigger Baylor team.
"I feel like we have a lot of offensive weapons. Unfortunately, tonight we didn't play with the energy and enthusiasm that we had last night," UTA coach Scott Cross said. "It was unbelievable last night, the energy and intensity that we had. ... You go against one of the best zones in the country, that can stymie you a little bit."
Texas-Arlington was outrebounded 49-33 and Baylor also had a 21-10 advantage in second-chance points.
Before a late spurt by the Mavericks, Baylor had pushed the lead to as much as 18 points.
Heslip hit a 3-pointer from the right side off an inbounds pass from A.J. Walton with about 12 minutes left, then soon after that Miller made a pass to Acy for a one-handed slam and a 55-39 lead.
Playing again so quickly probably had an effect on the ragged start for both teams. Baylor missed its first eight shots before Heslip's 3-pointer made it 4-2 almost 4 minutes into the game. The Mavericks missed their first five shots before Ingram's long jumper on the next possession tied the game.
Texas-Arlington did get out to an 11-9 lead after Bradley Gay's fast-break layup.
After Jackson's turnover with 12:49 left, Baylor coach Scott Drew reinserted four starters who were getting a breather on the bench.
The Bears then scored 14 consecutive points.
Cory Jefferson, the only non-starter still on the court, made a turnaround jumper with 12 minutes left to tie the game at 11 before an impressive segment by Acy.
After Acy swatted away Cameron Catlett's shot, Heslip took the ball up the court and passed to Walton, who got the ball back to Acy in the lane. Acy drove to the right side of the basket for a short hook for a 13-11 lead with 11:47 left that put Baylor ahead to stay.
Baylor had stretched to lead to 23-11 before Reed made a 3-pointer with 8:15 left, when he fell down in front of the Baylor bench on the right side after letting go of the shot. That was the first of a pair of 3-pointers and another long jumper for Reed in a span of only 66 seconds to cut the gap to 25-19.
