No. 9 Baylor too much for Stanford

LJ Cryer scored 21 points and Salesian-Richmond alum James Akinjo had 11 points and 11 assists to lead No. 9 Baylor to an 86-48 victory over visiting Stanford on Saturday. Freshman Kendall Brown scored 15 points in the first meeting between the schools in 34 years. It was the first victory for the Bears in the fourth matchup in the series.

“When you win big, it’s the opportunity as a point guard to showcase your court vision, showcase your playmaking ability,” Akinjo said. “I know we’ve got talented players on this team, so I know that every game I’m not going to be needing to score the ball.”

Jaiden Delaire and Spencer Jones scored 10 points apiece for Stanford (3-2), which shot 29% and was outscored 52-20 in the second half of the school’s first trip to Waco.

The Bears (4-0) forced 22 turnovers and outscored Stanford 28-6 in points off turnovers.

“The second half we were completely overwhelmed,” Stanford coach Jerod Haase said. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the turnovers, transition baskets because of that just changed the whole tone of the game.”

#8 Texas 79, San Jose State 45: Timmy Allen, a transfer from Utah, scored 17 points and the Longhorns (3-1) bolted to a 30-point halftime lead and were not headed in their win over the Spartans (1-3) in Austin.

Tibet Gorener scored 12 points to lead San Jose State, which has lost three in a row. #5 Villanova 71, #17 Tennessee 53: Jermaine Samuels scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Wildcats (3-1) beat the Volunteers (2-1) in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn.

#6 Purdue 93, #18 North Carolina 84: Sasha Stefanovic scored 23 points and Jaden Ivey had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Boilermakers (4-0) downed the Tar Heels (3-1) in another opening-round game in Uncasville.

#23 Connecticut 87, Binghamton 63: Tyrese Martin had 15 points and 11 rebounds as the host Huskies (4-0) downed the Bearcats (1-3).

Utah 68, Boston College 61:

Branden Carlson and David Jenkins Jr. scored 13 points apiece as the Utes (4-0) beat the Eagles (3-2) in the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Colorado 84, Duquesne 76:

Evan Battey scored 18 points to lead five Buffaloes in double figures as Colorado (4-1) topped the Dukes (1-4) in overtime in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.