Leading 61-53 with five minutes left, Baylor outscored the Utes 9-2 over the next three minutes with Omier scoring seven points on two free throws, a jumper and a 3-pointer. Robert Wright, who finished with 14 points, went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.
In a span of three days, the Big 12 Conference produced perhaps the most enthralling college basketball games of the season. On Saturday, Houston rallied from a six-point deficit late in regulation and another six-point hole in the closing seconds of the first overtime to pull off a double-overtime win at arguably the toughest Big 12 venue to get one in,
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes. The Cougars are 10-1 on their home court. BYU has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
Norchad Omier made history Saturday night, becoming the 13th player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds as Baylor knocked off Utah at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, 76-61.
Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N’Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Norchad ... 8 for 8. Omier made 8 of 10 and Edgecombe was the only other Baylor player to attempt a free throw, going 1 for 2. Injury depleted Baylor (13-6, 5-3 Big 12) used ...
The Southeastern Conference had nine ... Keyshawn Hall led UCF (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) with 22 points and Darius Johnson scored 18. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 19 points and Baylor ...
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -3.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Baylor visits BYU after Norchad Omier scored 22 points in Baylor's 76-61 win over the Utah Utes.
Scott Drew's Bears have been slogging away through the valley of injuries, winning the last two games entering Tuesday's contest at BYU.
Playing shorthanded for the seventh-straight game, and strapped with foul trouble to boot, the Baylor Bears got a combined 43 points from Miami transfer Norchad Omier and freshman VJ Edgecombe in beating the Utah Utes, 76-61, Saturday afternoon at the Jon Huntsman Center to complete a season series sweep.
For the first time since joining the Big 12, BYU has a three-game conference win streak with a season-defining 93-89 overtime win against the Baylor Bears.
Kanon Catchings had a perfect 8-for-8 night from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers in a 23-point performance, and BYU pulled away for a 93-89 overtime victory over Baylor on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.