Freshman Tounde Yessoufou scores 28 to help Baylor thump D-II's Arlington Baptist 124-61
WACO, Texas (AP) Freshman Tounde Yessoufou scored a season-high 28 to lead six Bears in double figures and Baylor Bears breezed to a 124-61 victory over Division II’s Arlington Baptist Patriots on Monday.
Yessoufou made 12 of 15 shots and all four of his free throws for the Bears (10-2), now 8-0 at home. He added seven rebounds, five assists and six steals.
Isaac Williams IV scored 22 on 9-for-11 shooting, and Dan Skillings Jr. totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Baylor. Sophomore Cameron Carr had 17 points and a career-high 10 assists for his second double-double; Michael Rataj added 15 points and 12 rebounds for his third; and Caden Powell tallied 12 points and 15 rebounds for his second.
Baylor made nine of its first 10 shots in jumping out to a 24-5 lead in the first 5:33. Williams had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting as all six Bears who played in the first half scored at least 10 to help build a 69-33 advantage.
Baylor shot 79.4% from the floor before the break (27 for 34). Arlington Baptist shot 32% but had a 6-1 edge in 3-pointers.
Baylor shot 73.5% at the finish (50 for 68) and outscored Arlington Baptist 86-20 in the paint.
Zion Bourgeois scored 20 to lead the Patriots. Donte Jones scored 12 off the bench.
Baylor: At TCU on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference opener.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Bapt 0-3 | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Baylor 10-2 | 87.1 PPG | 43.4 RPG | 16.8 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Yessoufou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Rataj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Powell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Skillings Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Goodis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Carr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Kuykendall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Agbim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Williams IV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Perry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |