UT men’s basketball wins at No. 15/13 Baylor, improves to 4-1 against AP top 20

By Steve Lansdale

WACO, Texas — Senior forward Connor Lammert tied his career high with 15 points to help lead the University of Texas men’s basketball team to a 67-59 road upset of No. 15/13 Baylor Monday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. His performance marked the fourth game this season in which he has scored in double figures, and the 16^th in his career.

The victory was the Longhorns’ [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]sixth in their last seven games, with their lone loss during the stretch coming against third-ranked Kansas. Texas also improved its record to 4-1 this season (including 2-1 on the road) against teams that were ranked in the top 20 by the Associated Press at the time they faced UT.

With the win, Texas improved its season record to 15-7 overall, and 6-3 against Big 12 opponents.

Lammert nailed five of his seven attempted field goals, including three of four from three-point range, to lead the UT offense. Senior guard Isaiah Taylor also scored in double figures with 12 points, and added a season-high nine assists and tied his season high three steals. Taylor’s dozen points marked the 17^th time this season he has scored 10 or more points.

Senior center Prince Ibeh scored nine points, pulled down six rebounds and blocked five shots; Monday’s game was the fourth straight in which he has blocked at least five shots. His four blocked shots give him 193 in his career in Austin, moving him past Connor Atchley into fourth place on the program’s all-time list for blocked shots in a career.

The victory improved UT’s record in what has traditionally been a lopsided series against the Bears. Texas holds a 162-84 margin in the series. All 10 scholarship players scored at least two points before halftime.

The Longhorns return home to face Texas Tech at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Frank Erwin Center in a game that will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network.

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