Kansas St. KState 16-17,9-11 Big 12

Baylor Baylor 19-13,10-10 Big 12

Kansas St. KState

16-17,9-11 Big 12

Final

Mar. 12, 2025

Baylor Baylor

19-13,10-10 Big 12

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Kansas St. KState	24	32	56
Baylor Baylor	41	29	70

Box Score

Jayden Nunn in action at Big 12 Championships vs. Kansas State in 2025

Nunn First-Half Explosion Leads MBB Past K-State in Big 12 Second Round

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/12/2025 8:02:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jayden Nunn sank his first five shots to held Baylor men's basketball build an early double-digit lead, leading the No. 7 seed Bears to a 70-56 win over No. 10 seed Kansas State in the second round of the 2025 Big 12 Championships, on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo., at the T-Mobile Center.

Baylor (19-13) cruised past Kansas State (16-17) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships and is set to face No. 2 seed and No. 9/9 ranked Texas Tech on Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, and the Baylor Sports Media Network.

The teams traded the first six points and K-State took an early 8-6 lead with just over three minutes gone in the game. The Bears then used seven straight points from Nunn to regain an advantage and a Nunn 3-pointer push the lead to double-digits with 7:49 left in the first.

The Bears extended their lead in the closing minutes of the first half, using a 9-0 run to take a 41-24 advantage at halftime, featuring a pair of VJ Edgecombe baskets, including a furious slam on a baseline out-of-bounds play. A total of 26 of Baylor's 41 points in the first half came in the paint.

In the midst of the comfortable win, the Bears got a historic outing from Norchad Omier, who shattered the program record with his 20^th double-double of the year, and his school-record eighth straight. He finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes.

Omier passed Tim Duncan and Armando Bacott for second in NCAA history with his 88^th career double-double and sits shy of first-place Tom Golla's 96, which came for La Salle.

Nunn totaled 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers. Baylor also got 19 points and 10 rebounds from Edgecombe, his second career double-double.

GAME NOTES

Baylor is 189-13 on the season and Kansas State is 16-17.
Baylor will advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big 12 Championships and will face off with No. 9/9 ranked Texas Tech, the No. 2 seed, on Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, and the Baylor Sports Media Network.
Baylor is 19-26 all-time in the Big 12 Championships and 15-22 in Kansas City in the event. Under Coach Scott Drew, the Bears are 15-20 in the Big 12 Championships.
The Bears are 27-26 all-time against Kansas State and are 4-3 in neutral-site meetings.
Under Drew, the Bears are 20-19 against the Wildcats.
Facing another former assistant coach in Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang, Drew is now 3-5 against his former assistant coaches and 2-3 vs. Tang.
Drew is 483-268 in his 23^rd year and 463-257 in his 22^nd year at Baylor.
Since owning a full complement of scholarships, Baylor is 428-185 under Drew, dating back to 2007-08.
The Bears are 147-48 over the last six seasons.
Baylor is 110-5 since 2019 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.
The Bears used the starting lineup of Robert Wright, VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier for the eighth time. That combination is now 4-4 this season.
Baylor held a 41-24 lead at halftime, owning a 16-4 record on the year when leading or tied at halftime and a 375-61 record under Drew.
The 41 points in the first half marked the most for the Bears since going for 45 in the first half vs. UCF on Feb. 8.
Omier had 12 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes.
Omier now has 88 career double-doubles passing Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) and Armando Baccott (North Carolina) for second in NCAA history. He is eight shy of the NCAA record, owned by La Salle's Tom Gola (96).
Omier broke the program record for double-doubles in a season (20), passing Jerome Lambert (1993-94).
Omier is the first player in program history to have a double-double in eight straight games. The previous standard was five straight.
Omier has scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games in 2024-25, with the Bears going 19-8 in those outings.
With 14 rebounds, Omier is 12^th in NCAA history with 1,660 career boards and is behind Kenneth Farried for 11^th (1,673).
Edgecombe had 19 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes, adding three assists.
Edgecombe has scored in double figures in 24 games on the year, with the Bears going 16-7 in those outings.
It marked Edgecombe's second career double-double and his first since going for 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Sam Houston.
Wright has 142 assists in 2024-25, the Baylor freshman record.
Jayden Nunn charted an 18-point game on 7-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
Nunn has scored in double figures in 14 games on the year, with the Bears going 11-3 in those games. He has 31 career double-figure games at Baylor.