WACO, Texas (AP) – Johnathan Motley scored 16 points, and Al Freeman and Lester Medford added 10 each to lead Baylor past New Mexico State 66-55 on Wednesday night.
Rico Gathers had 12 rebounds for Baylor (9-1).
Remi Barry scored 14 and Pascal Siakam had 12 points to lead New Mexico State (4-7).
New Mexico State opened the second half strong, hitting back-to-back 3s from Barry and DK Eldridge, and a dunk by Johnathon Wilkins to pull the Aggies within 34-32 with 17:25 remaining.
Freeman answered with two 3-point baskets, Rico Gathers had five points, Royce O’Neale forced a steal and scored, and Medford had a layup to cap a 15-3 run to give Baylor a 49-35 lead with 10:33 left.
Eldridge made two free throws to pull the Aggies within 50-42 with 6:17 left, but would not get closer.
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