No. 2 Baylor rolls to win in delayed opener
WACO, TEXA » Adam Flagler scored 11 of his 14 points before halftime when No. 2 Baylor took control on the way to an 83-52 victory over Stephen F. Austin in the Bears’ home opener Wednesday, a night later than scheduled and against a different opponent than planned.
The Bears (4- 0) played for the first time since an 82- 69 victory over thenNo. 5 Illinois at the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis a week ago. They were also supposed to play No. 1 Gonzaga there Saturday, but that game was canceled about 90 minutes before tipoff after a Bulldogs player was among two positive COVID-19 tests in their traveling party.
NO. 13 WISCONSIN 73, RHODE
ISLAND 62 » Brad Davison scored 23 points and Wisconsin beat Rhode Island in a nonconference game added to the schedule two days ago.
Wisconsin (4-1) originally was slated to host No. 25 Louisville on Wednesday as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, but the Cardinals canceled their second consecutive game following a positive COVID-19 test within the program. Rhode Island was added as a replacement Monday.
NO. 13 TEXAS 74, TEXAS STATE 53 » Freshman Greg Brown scored 18 points and Texas eased past Texas State in the Longhorns’ final nonconference tuneup before the start of Big 12 play.
NO. 17 TEXAS TECH 51,
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 44 » Kyler Edwards scored 19 points and Texas Tech avoided a major upset in a defensive struggle with Abilene Christian.
NO. 19 RICHMOND 78, NORTHERN IOWA 68 » Tyler Burton had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Richmond used a 21- 6 run in the second half to pull away from Northern Iowa.
NO. 20 FLORIDA STATE 69, INDIANA 67, OT » Scottie Barnes banked in a runner with with two seconds left in overtime to lift Florida State past Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge for its 25th straight home victory.
The freshman had nine points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals for the Seminoles (2- 0).