Baylor Bears vs Wisconsin Badgers Box Score on Nov 20, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 21, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- No. 25 Baylor raced out to a big lead and then survived a Wisconsin second-half rally, defeating the Badgers 70-65 in the second semifinal game of the 2017 CBE Hall of Fame Classic Monday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Baylor (4-0) will face the Creighton Blue Jays, who defeated No. 23 UCLA 100-89 in Monday night's first semifinal game.

Baylor was led by Manu Lecomte with 24 points. Jo Lual-Acuil added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Terry Mastin had nine points for the Bears.

Wisconsin (2-2) was led by Ethan Happ with 23 points. Brad Davison added 13 and Aleem Ford chipped in 10.

Baylor led by 12 at halftime, then gradually pulled away in the second half. The Bears led by as many as 19 points at 53-34 with 11:14 left.

Wisconsin then went on a 21-4 run over the next 9:04 to cut the lead to 57-55 on a give-and-go to Happ.

Lecomte hit three free throws and the Badgers never were able to grab the lead. Baylor hit 13 its last 14 free throws to ice the game.

Baylor raced out to a 13-point lead before Wisconsin cut it to just seven points late in the half. But the Bears closed out the half with a 5-0 run to take a 38-26 lead into the locker room.

Baylor was led by Lual-Acuil, who dominated with 16 points and eight rebounds. Lecomte and Maston had nine points each. Wisconsin was led by Happ with 10 points, but he only grabbed two rebounds. The Badgers were outrebounded 16-11 in the first half.

NOTES: Baylor is now 4-0 for the 10th time in the last 12 seasons. ... Baylor G Manu Lecomte has scored at least 17 points in all four games this season. ... This was the second meeting between the two schools. Wisconsin defeated Baylor in the 2014 Sweet 16. They would have faced off in last year's Elite 8 had they both won their Sweet 16 matches, but neither team did. ... Six different Badgers have scored at least 12 points in a game this season.