MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When Tuesday's game tipped off in Morgantown, West Virginia Baylor was without two starters against the West Virginia Mountaineers. But they got the job done, nonetheless.
No. 5 Baylor beat the Mountaineers 77-68 Baylor inside WVU Coliseum on Tuesday, snapping a two-game losing streak.
LJ Cryer scored a career-high 23 points for the Bears in the game with Matthew Mayer adding 20 more.
Baylor led by double-digits early before a 14-0 Mountaineer run made it a two-point game late in the first half.
From there, the game saw five lead changes, making it hard to fathom the Bears led for more than 75% of the game.
Next, Baylor (16-2 overall, 4-2 Big 12) heads to Norman, Oklahoma, to face Oklahoma for the second time this season. The Bears beat the Sooners 84-74 in Waco on Jan. 4th.