Omier earns 80th career double-double, leads Baylor to season sweep of UCF, 91-76
VJ Edgecombe highlights vs. UCF Knights
VJ Edgecombe highlights vs. UCF Knights
WACO, Texas -- — Norchad Omier collected his 12th double-double of the season and the 80th of his career and Baylor defeated UCF 91-76 on Saturday to sweep the Big 12 Conference season series.
The senior from Bluefields, Nicaragua, came into the game tied with Oscar Robertson and Michael Brooks for ninth all-time in double-doubles. After scoring a team-high 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds he is now tied with Malik Rose for eighth.
Moustapha Thiam knocked down a 3 with 6:09 left in the first half to give the Knights (13-10, 4-8) a 25-21 lead, but Omier hit a pair at the line, Jeremy Roach scored at the basket and Robert Wright III hit a 3 to put Baylor in front to stay. The Bears outscored UCF 17-11 the rest of the way to take a 45-36 halftime lead.
Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year VJ Edgecombe returned to the Baylor lineup to score 17 points with five assists and a pair of steals. With Edgecombe sidelined the Bears lost to No. 13 Texas Tech 73-59 on Tuesday. Langston Love scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds and Jayden Nunn and Jalen Celestine each added 12 points as the bench contributed 40 points for Baylor (15-8, 7-5).
Keyshawn Hall scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead UCF, which lost its fourth straight game and now has dropped six of its last seven. Thiam hit 3 of 4 from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points while Darius Johnson and Jordan Ivy-Curry contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Baylor plays at No. 6 Houston on Monday. UCF plays host to No. 8 Iowa State on Tuesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kelly Self
- Tony Padilla
- James Ford
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 11-1 | - | 19-4 |
| Arizona | 10-1 | 0.5 | 16-6 |
| Texas Tech | 9-2 | 1.5 | 18-4 |
| Iowa State | 8-4 | 3 | 18-5 |
| Kansas | 7-5 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Baylor | 7-5 | 4 | 15-8 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 4.5 | 15-7 |
| Kansas State | 6-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| West Virginia | 5-6 | 5.5 | 14-8 |
| Utah | 5-6 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| TCU | 5-7 | 6 | 12-11 |
| UCF | 4-8 | 7 | 13-10 |
| Cincinnati | 3-8 | 7.5 | 13-9 |
| Arizona State | 3-8 | 7.5 | 12-10 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-8 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Colorado | 0-12 | 11 | 9-14 |
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