By Jackson Posey | Sports Writer
It was their worst loss in 17 years.
The No. 8 Bears walked off the court slowly at 12:35 a.m. CST after a season-opening disappointment against No. 6 Gonzaga. Entering the game on a two-game winning streak against the Bulldogs, Baylor men’s basketball was expected to make it a competitive game as it worked in its scores of new transfers.
But it was never close.
Norchad Omier hit an early free throw to make it 1-0, one of only two Baylor leads in a 101-63 blowout loss. It was the Bears’ largest margin of loss ever as a top-10 team, and largest overall since a 40-point loss to Oklahoma in 2007.