Jayden Nunn scored 23 points and the Bears delivered a 3-point shooting spectacle as No. 17 Baylor never trailed in routing New Orleans 91-60 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon in Waco, Texas.
Nunn made seven 3-pointers and the Bears (5-2) made 15 of their 37 tries from 3-point range.
Robert Wright scored 18, Jeremy Roach had 17 and Norchad Omier added 12 points and 13 rebounds as Baylor took advantage of the outmanned Privateers (2-5) to bounce back from a 77-62 loss to Tennessee on Friday.
Dae Dae Hunter scored 18 points to lead the Privateers, who committed 16 turnovers to the Bears’ six, leading to a 16-point disparity in points off turnovers.
Roach made a layup to start the second-half scoring to balloon the Bears’ lead to 29 points before the Privateers crept within 22.
Jalen Celestine made two 3-pointers and Wright and Roach made on each during an 18-6 run that expanded the lead to 72-38 midway through the half.
Nunn wasted no time setting the tone in the first half.
He made consecutive 3-pointers to start the scoring. Hunter answered with a 3-pointer for New Orleans’ first points. Hunter made another 3-pointer to get the Privateers within 12-10, but they made just one more field goal in the next 7 minutes, 28 seconds and Baylor wouldn’t blink again.
Two more 3-pointers by Nunn were part of an 18-5 run that gave Baylor a 30-15 lead. Jah Short and Hunter each made a 3-pointer to help New Orleans get within 12 before Nunn made another 3-pointer and Roach had a three-point play and a 3-pointer during an 11-0 run that expanded the Bears led to 23.
James White made a free throw to stop the run, but Baylor scored the last five points to take a 50-23 halftime lead.
The Bears finished the half on a 16-1 run as the Privateers missed their last five field-goal attempts.
Nunn made 6-of-7 3-pointers in the half. Baylor enjoyed a 55 percent to 25 percent advantage in field-goal shooting and had 12 assists on 18 field goals.
–Field Level Media
