Hunter's 21 points and buzzer-beating layup send Texas over No. 9 Baylor 75-73
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tyrese Hunter's frantic, driving layup at the buzzer sent Texas to a 75-73 win over No. 9 Baylor on Saturday, handing the Bears their second straight loss in the Big 12 Conference.
Hunter's basket came after Baylor's Jalen Bridges tied it on a long 3-pointer with 5 seconds left, the Bears' first basket in nearly nine minutes. Texas quickly inbounded the ball and got it to Hunter near midcourt, and he weaved his way around three defenders for the basket.
“I knew I had to get down the court,” Hunter said. “I had already looked at the clock. ... Get a foul or make a layup.”
Texas coach Rodney Terry still had a timeout to use, but with the game tied, he decided to let the last scramble play out.
“Don’t over-coach,” Terry said. “Let those guys do what they do in practice. We got downhill and won the game.”
Hunter barely got the ball out of his hands over Baylor's Gavin Perryman before the game clock hit zero. Game officials reviewed the shot but quickly ruled that it counted.
Baylor coach Scott Drew said he should have called a timeout to set his defense.
“We didn’t want to give them a chance to draw something up, but obviously anything would have been better than a layup. So, that’s on me,” Drew said.
Hunter finished with 21 points. Dylan Disu added 19 for the Longhorns (13-5, 2-3). Ja'Kobe Walter scored 22 for Baylor (14-4, 3-2), which lost to Kansas State 68-64 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Baylor's Jalen Bridges and Langston Love made consecutive 3-pointers early in the second half Saturday, giving the Bears a 56-50 lead. But Texas got it back to within one when Hunter faked a 3-pointer and drove for an easy layup, and took the lead at 67-66 on Kadin Shedrick's two free throws.
Baylor got within one on Walter's two free throws with 50 seconds left and forced an off-balance shot by Disu on the other end. But a hustle play on the long rebound by Chendall Weaver tapped the ball out to Max Abmas. He made two free throws for a 73-70 Texas lead.
“Play of the game,” Hunter said of Weaver's play.
LONG RANGE
Texas made nine of 11 3-pointers in the first half, then none in the second. Hunter made four before halftime, then started misfiring wildly in the second, throwing up an airball, then another attempt that caromed off the backboard without hitting the rim. Hunter said he took a hit to one of his legs that affected his shooting motion, but he still found a final burst in the sprint for the winning basket.
BIG PICTURE
Baylor: The Bears came in as No. 3 team in the nation in 3-point shooting but struggled for any offensive rhythm against a Texas team playing its best defense of the season. Baylor made just four from long range in the second half. Drew noted Baylor's failure to stretch its second-half lead.
“When you get a shot to extend the lead, you’ve got to (make shots). We wasted those opportunities,” Drew said.
Texas: The Longhorns avoided a third straight loss and may have saved their season, which was in danger of quickly unraveling after last season’s trip to the Elite Eight, the program’s best run in the NCAA Tournament in 15 years. That performance helped Terry secure the job as head coach after taking over as interim early in the season.
UP NEXT
Baylor hosts No. 19 TCU next Saturday.
Texas plays at No. 15 Oklahoma on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Yves Missi vs. Dylan Disu (Dillon Mitchell gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Dylan Disu misses two point layup | |||
19:37 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
19:21 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
19:19 | Max Abmas defensive rebound | |||
19:04 | Max Abmas turnover (back court violation) | |||
18:49 | Jayden Nunn misses two point layup | |||
18:47 | Jalen Bridges offensive rebound | |||
18:43 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:42 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
18:25 | Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
18:23 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
18:04 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
17:51 | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 2-3 | |
17:34 | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists) | 4-3 | |
17:08 | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 4-6 | |
16:38 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists) | 7-6 | |
16:17 | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 7-9 | |
15:50 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 10-9 | |
15:31 | +2 | Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot | 10-11 | |
15:01 | Jump ball. (Bears gains possession) | |||
15:01 | TV timeout | |||
14:59 | Dylan Disu shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
14:59 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
14:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-11 | |
14:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 12-11 | |
14:47 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
14:45 | Dylan Disu offensive rebound | |||
14:38 | Josh Ojianwuna blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup | |||
14:36 | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
14:28 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 12-14 | |
13:56 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 15-14 | |
13:35 | Josh Ojianwuna shooting foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul) | |||
13:35 | Dylan Disu misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:35 | +1 | Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
13:16 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | Tyrese Hunter turnover (out of bounds) | |||
12:50 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (bad pass) | |||
12:28 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup | 15-17 | |
12:00 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Langston Love assists) | 18-17 | |
11:47 | Chendall Weaver misses two point layup | |||
11:45 | Bears defensive rebound | |||
11:45 | TV timeout | |||
11:28 | Caleb Lohner misses two point hook shot | |||
11:26 | Chendall Weaver defensive rebound | |||
11:19 | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 18-20 | |
10:57 | Caleb Lohner turnover (bad pass) (Kadin Shedrick steals) | |||
10:44 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
10:42 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup | 20-20 | |
10:27 | Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul) | |||
10:27 | Official timeout | |||
10:27 | +1 | Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-20 | |
10:05 | Yves Missi blocks Kadin Shedrick's two point layup | |||
10:03 | Longhorns offensive rebound | |||
10:03 | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 21-23 | |
9:36 | +2 | Langston Love makes two point jump shot | 23-23 | |
9:18 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists) | 23-25 | |
9:00 | Langston Love misses two point layup | |||
8:58 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Yves Missi personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
8:38 | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot | 23-28 | |
8:21 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 26-28 | |
8:05 | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot | 26-31 | |
7:36 | Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot | |||
7:34 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
7:30 | Brock Cunningham personal foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
7:30 | TV timeout | |||
7:12 | Jalen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Disu steals) | |||
6:50 | Chris Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
6:46 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point layup | |||
6:44 | Max Abmas defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Max Abmas assists) | 26-33 | |
6:23 | Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul) | |||
6:13 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup | 28-33 | |
5:43 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 28-36 | |
5:15 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
5:13 | Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound | |||
5:12 | Dylan Disu personal foul (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul) | |||
4:59 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot | 31-36 | |
4:41 | Ja'Kobe Walter personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
4:32 | Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
4:26 | Langston Love misses three point jump shot | |||
4:24 | Ithiel Horton defensive rebound | |||
4:01 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk | 31-38 | |
3:29 | TV timeout | |||
3:24 | Kadin Shedrick blocks Ja'Kobe Walter's three point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
3:24 | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:20 | Ithiel Horton turnover (bad pass) | |||
3:09 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (RayJ Dennis assists) | 33-38 | |
2:48 | Jayden Nunn personal foul (Max Abmas draws the foul) | |||
2:46 | Ithiel Horton turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
2:43 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 35-38 | |
2:40 | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 35-40 | |
2:21 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 38-40 | |
2:08 | Jump ball. (Longhorns gains possession) | |||
1:51 | Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
1:49 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
1:38 | Chendall Weaver shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
1:38 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:38 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-40 | |
1:16 | Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
1:14 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | +2 | Langston Love makes two point jump shot | 41-40 | |
0:51 | Longhorns 30 second timeout | |||
0:39 | +2 | Max Abmas makes two point jump shot | 41-42 | |
0:01 | RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:47 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point layup | 43-42 | |
19:36 | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
19:34 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
19:10 | Yves Missi offensive foul (Max Abmas draws the foul) | |||
19:10 | Yves Missi turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:51 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists) |