College of Charleston 63, No. 21 Baylor 59: Willis Hall scored 12 points and was clutch down the stretch to lead the Cougars to the upset over the host Bears.
Hall scored six straight points - including his only two field goals - to give the Cougars (3-2) a 61-55 lead with 1:10 left. He sealed the win with a defensive rebound and a single foul shot in the final seconds.
Pierre Jackson led the Bears (4-2) with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Isaiah Austin added 12 points.
The Cougars led 31-26 at halftime and the game was close through the second half. Baylor led by as many as four in the latter session and Jackson's 3-pointer tied it at 55 with 3:53 left.
Hall hit a pair of free throws to break the tie and then added a layup and fadeaway jumper - both off Andrew Lawrence assists - to build College of Charleston's lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It was the Cougars' second road win against a Top 25 team and first since 1993. ... The loss ends the Bears' non-conference home win streak at 29. ... The Cougars played without 6-8 junior forward Trent Wiedeman (ankle) for the second straight game.
Charleston | Baylor | |
Willis Hall 12 | Scoring | Pierre Jackson 21 |
Andrew Lawrence 7 | Assists | Pierre Jackson 5 |
Adjehi Baru 15 | Rebounds | Cory Jefferson 6 |
Willis Hall 8 | Free Throws Made | Pierre Jackson 3 |
Willis Hall 1 | Steals | A.J. Walton 3 |
Nori Johnson 1 | Blocks | N/A |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Charleston | 63 | 48.8 | 9-18 | 12-20 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Baylor | 59 | 39.3 | 4-17 | 7-15 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 |