Chery lifts No. 19 Baylor in rout of No. 20 Texas 83-60

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kenny Chery scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half and Royce O'Neale added 20 points to help 19th-ranked Baylor beat No. 20 Texas 83-60 Saturday.

Rico Gathers grabbed 15 rebounds for Baylor (16-5, 4-4 Big 12).

Texas (14-7, 3-5) converted just 5 of 26 3-point attempts, many of them wide open as the Bears invited them to shoot. Baylor hit 12 of its 22 3-pointers. Chery made 5 of 7.

Forward Jonathan Holmes led Texas with 17 points. Point guard Isaiah Taylor had 16 points and a career-best 10 assists. Cam Ridley 12 points and 11 rebounds for Texas.

Baylor led 28-24 before closing the half with an 11-3 run. The Bears were incredibly streaky in the half, converting their first eight shots before missing 17 of their next 19.

Freshman forward Johnathan Motley scored 12 points in the half, four fewer than his total in Baylor's four previous games.

Nobody scored more than six points in the half for Texas. The Longhorns began the game by missing 12 straight shots, falling behind 12-0 before guard Javan Felix made a 3-pointer at the 15:45 mark.

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