Big Dale Bonner was called on once again to fill in for the injured Keyonte George and keyed a 74-68 for the No. 7 Baylor Bears (22-8, 11-6) over the Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-14, 7-10).
A 15-2 run by Oklahoma State in the final three minutes was spurred by intense ball pressure and double teams that forced Baylor to turn the ball over. The defense paired with timely threes from Bryce Thompson and John Michael Wright made it a 4-point game with only 35 seconds remaining.
While the Bears made a number of mistakes that brought the game close, one of the bigger ones was a charge by Jalen Bridges in a 3 on 1 situation.