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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 117, Mississippi Valley State 53
When: 12:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2022
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Jabir Walker, # Craig Murley, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance: 10284

Adam Flagler scored 21 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 5 Baylor walloped visiting Mississippi Valley State 117-53 in Waco, Texas, on Monday on college basketball's opening day of the season.

Baylor (1-0) led by 40 points after a dominating first half and strolled through the second half, forcing Mississippi Valley State into 25 turnovers that led to 35 points. The Bears shot 51.4 percent and enjoyed a 53-29 edge in rebounding, including a 22-9 advantage on the offensive glass.

LJ Cryer added 16 points for Baylor, with Dale Bonner posting a career-high 14, and Keyonte George, Jalen Bridges and Langston Love scoring 13 points each. Flo Thamba had five points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bears.

Alvin Stredic Jr. led the Delta Devils (0-1) with 14 points while Terry Collins added 10.

The Bears never trailed, scoring 13 of the game's first 15 points and then using a 24-0 run over a five-minute stretch of the first half to put the contest to bed before halftime. Baylor led 40-10 at the 5:44 mark after a 3-pointer by Bonner, eventually taking a 61-21 lead to the break when Flagler hit a final-second layup.

Ten players saw the court for the Bears in the first 20 minutes of play and all scored, led by Flagler's 12 points, 11 by Bridges and 10 from Bonner. Baylor made 19 field goals to just four for Mississippi Valley State in the half and was 7-of-16 shooting from beyond the arc despite missing its first seven attempts.

Collins paced the Delta Devils with eight points in the first half, when Mississippi Valley State shot just 19.0 percent and had 14 turnovers.

The Bears were a little ragged to start the second half, missing six of their first eight shots in a span of four minutes, 30 seconds but were still able to expand their lead to 41 points. A 16-0 spurt through the middle of the half, in which George scored eight points, pushed the Baylor lead to 98-37, after which it was just a matter of how many points the Bears wanted to win by.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi Valley State   Baylor
Alvin Stredic 14 Scoring Adam Flagler 21
Terry Collins 4 Assists Adam Flagler 8
Terry Collins 6 Rebounds Flo Thamba 10
Terry Collins 5 Free Throws Made Adam Flagler 5
Terry Collins 3 Steals Dale Bonner 3
Terry Collins 1 Blocks Jalen Bridges 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi Valley State 53 32.7 3-13 18-29 13 25 1 7 25
Baylor 117 51.4 14-34 29-43 27 47 7 12 9