What the numbers say at halftime:
Baylor 58.3% on 3’s
Gonzaga 16.7%
Baylor 50% in field goals
Gonzaga 54.5%
Baylor 16 rebounds
Gonzaga 10 rebounds
Baylor NO missed free throws
(shot 2, made 2, none by starters)
Gonzaga 12-13 in free throws
ONE free throw missed in the game by either team!
Baylor scored 1st 9 points of the game
Baylor took first double-digit lead at 11-1 after only 4 minutes and 1 second
Baylor led by as much as 17
Iowa State, 0-17 in Big 12 play, has given Baylor a tougher game so far than Gonzaga. Cyclones lost by FIVE POINTS to Baylor.
After Big 12 gauntlet, playing non-conference games is a lot easier.
Baylor beat Washington by 34, Illinois by 13, Auburn by 12, Hartford by 19, Wisconsin by 13, Villanova by 11, Arkansas by 9, Houston by 19.
Against Big 12 teams, undefeated #1 Gonzaga beat Kansas by 12, Auburn by 23, West Virginia by 5, Iowa by 11, Virginia by 23, pitiful Norfolk State by 43, Oklahoma by 16, Creighton by 18, Southern Cal by 19, UCLA by 3 in overtime with a 40-foot shot at the horn.
Halftime score:
Baylor 47, Gonzaga 37
Bears out-hustled Gonzaga time after time. 13 points on turnovers.
The numbers say Baylor looks much better than Gonzaga at halftime. The worm can turn. We’ll see. So far, though, it looks like the Zags’ number may be up.