University of Oklahoma Athletics

Tuesday, February 13
Waco, TX
8 PM

University of Oklahoma

18-7,6-6Big 12

62
at
79

Baylor

18-6,7-4Big 12

1
2
F
Oklahoma
27
35
62
Baylor
40
39
79
Soares, Rivaldo

Men's Hoops Drops Road Contest at No. 12 Baylor

February 13, 2024 | Men's Basketball

WACO, Texas – Senior Rivaldo Soares scored a team-high 17 points and No. 25/21 Oklahoma dropped its lone regular-season meeting against No. 12/13 Baylor 79-62 at Foster Pavilion on Tuesday night.

Soares finished 5-for-6 from the field, including two 3-pointers. The Boston, Mass., product added five rebounds and two assists.

Baylor tallied the first basket before junior Javian McCollum gave the Sooners the lead with his lone 3-pointer of the outing.

After a made basket by BU's Ja'Kobe Walter, sophomore Milos Uzan and senior Sam Godwin recorded back-to-back buckets, swinging the momentum back in OU's favor.

The Bears strung together an 8-0 run over the next three minutes and held a 12-7 advantage with 14:29 left in the first.

Oklahoma trimmed the deficit to one with two made free throws each by redshirt freshman Luke Northweather and McCollum.

The two programs traded baskets before Soares narrowed the BU advantage to 16-15 with 9:58 left. BU extended its lead to five after a pair of baskets.

Uzan evened the score with a driving layup and deep 3-pointer, knotting the score at 20-all with 6:48 remaining.

Baylor drained three consecutive triples over the next two minutes and controlled the remainder of the half, entering the break up 40-27.

Despite runs by the Sooners in the second half, Baylor fended off OU's attempts at a comeback.

Uzan, McCollum, junior Jalon Moore and sophomore Otega Oweh each scored nine points. McCollum and Uzan dished out a team-high four assists, and Godwin and Scores finished with five boards.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma hosts No. 6/7 Kansas on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center.

Next Event

Kansas
L, 57-67

Feb 17 (Sat)

3 PM

Team Stats

OU
Baylor
FG%
.467
.549
3FG%
.333
.524
FT%
.813
.750
RB
26
24
TO
12
5
STL
3
9

Game Leaders

Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0

Players Mentioned

F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
F/C
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
NBA Draft: Jeremiah Fears R1, P7 – Pelicans
Thursday, June 26
Make Your Case: Kobe vs Steph
Monday, June 02
MBB: It's Time to Dance
Friday, March 21
Porter Moser Selection Sunday
Sunday, March 16