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No. 10 Baylor makes 19 3s in Ferrell Center finale, a 107-48 win over Mississippi Valley State

AP
Dec 23, 2023

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Scott Drew took a moment to look at the banners hanging high above the court after the 10th-ranked Bears finished their final game at the Ferrell Center.

“One more time and reminisce,” Drew said. “We’re so appreciative for the memories that we’re able to provide.”

A 107-48 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Friday night closed out 35 years of games in the arena where the banners commemorate the 2021 national championship and 10 other NCAA Tournament appearances for the Bears (10-2) in Drew's 20 seasons.

Ja'Kobe Walter scored 26 points and made five of Baylor's 19 3-pointers, their most ever in the building they called home since 1988. Langston Love and Jayden Nunn each had 15 points, and were a combined 7-of-7 on 3s. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua had 10 points.

Reginald Reynolds scored 14 points for Mississippi Valley State (0-12). Rayquan Brown had 13 points.

The Bears, coming off consecutive losses in NBA arenas to Michigan State and No. 21 Duke, scored the game's first 20 points and finished with a 401-169 record in the Ferrell Center. Their next game will be in the $212 million Foster Pavilion, their nonconference finale Jan. 2 against Cornell.

“This will be good momentum going into the next arena ... just good momentum going into that and Big 12 play,” Love said.

Foster Pavilion is part of a new development along the Brazos River on the opposite side of Interstate 35 from Baylor's football stadium. It is just over a mile from the Ferrell Center, which was built for about $12.5 million.

Nunn was 4 of 4 on 3s and Love made all three of his long-range shots. Nunn had three 3s and Walter two in the game-opening 20-0 run.

“We were trying to guard the 3-point line, and we didn’t do a great job of that,” Valley coach George Ivory said. “Baylor is a very good basketball team, and we figured they would come out with a lot of energy. They lost two straight, and they came out and played very, very well.”

BIG PICTURE

Mississippi Valley State: The losses this season by the Delta Devils, all on the road, are by an average margin of 35.5 points, and they lost 117-53 at the Ferrell Center in the 2022-23 season opener. They still have another road game before playing at home Jan. 6 against Alabama State to open SWAC play.

“We’re making a million dollars for the university. It’s tough when you’re trying to make that much for the university,” Ivory said. “This has been a very tough road trip for us.”

Baylor: The Bears' 19 3-pointers were one more than the previous record at Ferrell, and one off the overall school record. ... Baylor had 10 players that played at least 17 minutes (none more than 23). All of them scored and had at least one assist, and only one of them didn't have a rebound.

MISSI HURT

Baylor freshman Yves Missi sat out with back soreness, two days after taking a hard tumble in the loss against Duke. The 6-foot-10 forward did return in that game, in which he had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots.

“It’s nothing that’s going to be long-term,” Drew said. “But he was awful sore in shootaround today, couldn’t move well.”

UP NEXT

Mississippi Valley State: At San Francisco on Dec. 30.

Baylor: Welcomes Cornell to its new arena on Jan. 2.

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1st Half
MVSU
Delta Devils
20
BAYL
Bears
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Walter Hamilton vs. Josh Ojianwuna (RayJ Dennis gains possession)
19:49		Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Brown steals)
19:36		Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot
19:34		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	0-3
18:59		Donovan Sanders misses two point jump shot
18:57		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
18:42		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
18:40		Walter Hamilton defensive rebound
18:24		Arecko Gipson turnover (bad pass) (RayJ Dennis steals)
18:17		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
18:15		Bears offensive rebound
18:14	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	0-6
17:43		Arecko Gipson misses three point jump shot
17:41		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
17:35		Jalen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Arecko Gipson steals)
17:28		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul
17:24		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
17:22		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
17:13	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Josh Ojianwuna assists)	0-9
16:56		Danny Washington misses three point jump shot
16:54		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
16:46	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	0-12
16:44		Delta Devils 30 second timeout
16:43		Chidi Umeh turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals)
16:38	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	0-15
16:25		Donovan Sanders misses two point jump shot
16:23		Rayquan Brown offensive rebound
16:23		Rayquan Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals)
16:18		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
16:16		Rayquan Brown defensive rebound
15:50		Ernest Minton turnover (traveling)
15:50		TV timeout
15:29		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses two point jump shot
15:27		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
15:14		Jalen Bridges blocks Arecko Gipson's two point layup
15:12		Donovan Sanders offensive rebound
14:56		Donovan Sanders turnover (bad pass)
14:48	+2	Caleb Lohner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dantwan Grimes assists)	0-17
14:35		Chidi Umeh misses two point dunk
14:33		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
14:25		Ernest Minton personal foul
14:20	+3	Langston Love makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists)	0-20
13:56		Miro Little shooting foul (Rayquan Brown draws the foul)
13:56		Rayquan Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:56	+1	Rayquan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-20
13:35		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (traveling)
13:32		Donovan Sanders turnover (bad pass) (Dantwan Grimes steals)
13:30		Arecko Gipson shooting foul (Dantwan Grimes draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Dantwan Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-21
13:30		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua turnover (lane violation)
13:28		Langston Love personal foul
13:08		Caleb Lohner personal foul
12:58		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua blocks Rayquan Brown's two point layup
12:56		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
12:43		Langston Love turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Brown steals)
12:36	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point dunk	3-21
12:23	+3	Langston Love makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua assists)	3-24
11:56	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot	5-24
11:37	+2	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point jump shot (Langston Love assists)	5-26
11:07		Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot
11:05		Dantwan Grimes defensive rebound
10:57		Ernest Minton personal foul
10:57		TV timeout
10:56		Jordan Johnson personal foul
10:39	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Caleb Lohner assists)	5-28
10:20		Arecko Gipson turnover (traveling)
10:00		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
9:58		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
9:38		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
9:36		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
9:29		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
9:27		Darrius Clark defensive rebound
9:06		Darrius Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
9:00	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	5-31
8:42		Arecko Gipson misses two point jump shot
8:40		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
8:33	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	5-34
8:30		Delta Devils 30 second timeout
8:30		TV timeout
8:03		Reginald Reynolds misses two point layup
8:01		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
7:55	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	5-37
7:24		RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
7:24	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-37
7:24	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-37
7:05		Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot
7:03		Bears offensive rebound
6:49		Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
6:47		Delta Devils defensive rebound
6:47		Jump ball. (Delta Devils gains possession)
6:38		Arecko Gipson turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals)
6:31	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point dunk	7-39
6:09		Danny Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
6:03		RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot
6:01		Donovan Sanders defensive rebound
5:52		Danny Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
5:44	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	7-41
5:11		Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot
5:09		Delta Devils offensive rebound
5:09		Delta Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
4:45		Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (Chidi Umeh steals)
4:28		Ernest Minton misses three point jump shot
4:26		Chidi Umeh offensive rebound
4:21	+2	Chidi Umeh makes two point layup	9-41
4:13	+2	Langston Love makes two point layup	9-43
3:51	+2	Reginald Reynolds makes two point layup (Ernest Minton assists)	11-43
3:34		Miro Little misses two point jump shot
3:32		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua offensive rebound
3:31		Chidi Umeh personal foul (Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:29	+2	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	11-45
3:05	+3	Reginald Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Brown assists)	14-45
2:46		Langston Love misses two point dunk
2:44		Dantwan Grimes offensive rebound
2:30	+3	Dantwan Grimes makes three point jump shot	14-48
2:12		Chidi Umeh misses two point jump shot
2:10		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
2:03		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses three point jump shot
2:01		Rayquan Brown defensive rebound
1:34		Miro Little shooting foul (Reginald Reynolds draws the foul)
1:34		Reginald Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:34	+1	Reginald Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-48
1:19	+2	Caleb Lohner makes two point dunk (Langston Love assists)	15-50
0:57	+3	Reginald Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Darrius Clark assists)	18-50
0:41		Dantwan Grimes misses two point jump shot
0:39		Darrius Clark defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point layup (Reginald Reynolds assists)	20-50
0:03		Dantwan Grimes turnover (lost ball) (Darrius Clark steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MVSU
Delta Devils
28
BAYL
Bears
57

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot
19:46		Rayquan Brown defensive rebound
19:41		Rayquan Brown misses two point driving layup
19:39		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
19:25	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point driving layup	20-52
19:17		Darrius Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals)
19:12		Darrius Clark personal foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
19:07	+3	Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	20-55
18:40		Arecko Gipson misses two point layup
18:38		Rayquan Brown offensive rebound
18:21		Chidi Umeh misses two point jump shot
18:19		Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
18:11		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
18:09		Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound
18:04	+3	RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	20-58
17:28	+2	Arecko Gipson makes two point layup	22-58
17:14	+3	Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	22-61
16:54		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
16:43	+2	Arecko Gipson makes two point layup (Rayquan Brown assists)	24-61
16:33		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Sanders steals)
16:25		Donovan Sanders misses two point layup
16:24		Darrius Clark offensive rebound
16:24		Jump ball. Darrius Clark vs. Josh Ojianwuna (Delta Devils gains possession)
16:24		Arecko Gipson turnover (5-second violation)
16:00		Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot
15:58		Delta Devils defensive rebound
15:58		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:50	+2	Darrius Clark makes two point jump shot (Donovan Sanders assists)	26-61
15:27	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	26-63
15:27		Arecko Gipson shooting foul (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul)
15:27	+1	Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-64
15:24		Jalen Bridges personal foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
15:07		Jalen Bridges personal foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
14:53	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point layup	28-64
14:42	+3	Dantwan Grimes makes three point jump shot	28-67
14:21	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point jump shot	30-67
13:58	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point jump shot	30-69
13:30	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point driving layup	32-69
13:08	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point driving layup	32-71
13:08		Darrius Clark shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul)
13:08	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-72
12:44	+3	Reginald Reynolds makes three point stepback jump shot	35-72
12:28	+2	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	35-74
11:58		Reginald Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Langston Love steals)
11:46	+2	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point layup (Jalen Bridges assists)	35-76
11:46		Reginald Reynolds shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Ja'Kobe Walter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:46		Rayquan Brown defensive rebound
11:23		Chidi Umeh misses three point jump shot
11:21		Walter Hamilton offensive rebound
11:17	+2	Walter Hamilton makes two point layup	37-76
11:00	+3	Langston Love makes three point jump shot	37-79
10:39		Langston Love personal foul (Walter Hamilton draws the foul)
10:36	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot	39-79
10:18	+2	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point layup (Langston Love assists)	39-81
10:01		Walter Hamilton misses two point jump shot
9:59		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Caleb Lohner makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	39-83
9:21		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
9:19		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
9:06	+2	Langston Love makes two point driving layup	39-85
8:46		Jayden Nunn blocks Rayquan Brown's two point layup
8:44		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Langston Love makes two point layup	39-87
8:15		Danny Washington misses two point jump shot
8:13		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
8:08	+3	Miro Little makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	39-90
8:01		Delta Devils 30 second timeout
8:01		TV timeout
7:34	+3	Danny Washington makes three point jump shot (Kameron Mayhan assists)	42-90
7:09		Rayquan Brown shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
7:09	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-91
7:09		Jayden Nunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:09		Kameron Mayhan defensive rebound
6:49		Jordan Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:47		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
6:31		RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Brown steals)
5:59	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot	44-91
5:32		Kameron Mayhan shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-92
5:32	+1	Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-93
5:07		Jordan Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals)
4:57		Josh Ojianwuna misses two point layup
4:55		Danny Washington defensive rebound
4:53		Danny Washington turnover (lost ball)
4:43		RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot
4:41		RayJ Dennis offensive rebound
4:36	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (RayJ Dennis assists)	44-95
4:19		Rayquan Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
4:14	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point dunk (Jalen Bridges assists)	44-97
3:39		Kameron Mayhan turnover (traveling)
3:39		TV timeout
3:16		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses two point jump shot
3:14		Kameron Mayhan defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point layup	46-97
2:34	+2	Caleb Lohner makes two point layup	46-99
2:19		Donovan Sanders misses three point jump shot
2:17		Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua makes two point hook shot (Dantwan Grimes assists)	46-101
1:45		Kameron Mayhan turnover (bad pass)
1:24	+3	Miro Little makes three point jump shot	46-104
0:56	+2	Reginald Reynolds makes two point jump shot	48-104
0:47	+3	Miro Little makes three point jump shot	48-107
0:29		Rayquan Brown misses two point layup
0:27		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
0:25		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
0:23		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
0:23		Miro Little shooting foul (Kameron Mayhan draws the foul)
0:23		Kameron Mayhan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23		Kameron Mayhan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Miro Little defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Miro Little defensive rebound