National Basketball Association
Baylor 89, Morgan St. 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Doug Shows, # Joe Stigliano
Attendance:
5277
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LaceDarius Dunn scored a career-high 43 points, leading Baylor to an 89-72 win over visiting Morgan State in a non-conference game Tuesday night.
Dunn hit 10 of 18 3-pointers and scored 29 points in the second half as Baylor (10-3) overcame a slow start. He made 13 of 22 shots from the field and all seven of his free throws. Dunn attempted all of Baylor's 3-point shots.
Perry Jones III scored 17 points for Baylor while Quincy Acy added 11.
Baylor, which fell out of the top-25 by losing three of its previous five games, made 28 of 47 shots from the field.
Dewayne Jackson scored 29 points for Morgan State (5-7). Justin Black scored 13 points and Aric Brooks added 10.
Morgan State led for most of the first half. Its largest lead came midway through the half at 28-20. Baylor rallied and led 42-40 at halftime. Morgan State scored the first four points of the second half, but Baylor went on a 21-6 run to lead 63-50.
Top Game Performances
| Morgan St. |
|
Baylor |
|
Dewayne Jackson 29 |
Scoring |
LaceDarius Dunn 43 |
|
Larry Bastfield 3 |
Assists |
A.J. Walton 8 |
|
Ameer Ali 5 |
Rebounds |
Quincy Acy 8 |
|
Justin Black 3 |
Free Throws Made |
LaceDarius Dunn 7 |
|
Justin Black 5 |
Steals |
A.J. Walton 4 |
|
Dewayne Jackson 1 |
Blocks |
Perry Jones III 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Morgan St.
|
72 |
48.2 |
6-15 |
12-20 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
12 |
|
| Baylor
|
89 |
59.6 |
10-18 |
23-28 |
16 |
34 |
3 |
8 |
|