Oklahoma basketball: Sooners hold on to beat Baylor on the road

By STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP Basketball Writer | Published: January 30, 2013 Comment on this article

WACO, Texas — Amath M'Baye and Steven Pledger both scored 20 points, and Oklahoma held on for a 74-71 victory at Baylor on Wednesday night to tie the Bears for second place in the Big 12.

photo - Baylor 's Deuce Bello, bottom left, and Rico Gathers, bottom right, watch as A.J. Walton, center right, struggles with Oklahoma 's Amath M'Baye (22) for control of a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Waco, Texas. Oklahoma won 74-71. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ORG XMIT: TXTG107

Baylor 's Deuce Bello, bottom left, and Rico Gathers, bottom right, watch as A.J. Walton, center right, struggles with Oklahoma 's Amath M'Baye (22) for control of a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Waco, Texas. Oklahoma won 74-71. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ORG XMIT: TXTG107

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Baylor (14-6, 5-2 Big 12) trailed by 16 in the second half before twice cutting the deficit to one. Sooners freshman guard Buddy Hield spun and drove for a bank shot with 1:06 left, and Pledger made two free throws with 8.6 seconds left.

Romero Osby added 11 points for Oklahoma (14-5, 5-2).

Big 12 scoring leader Pierre Jackson had 22 points for Baylor, but missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left. Brady Heslip grabbed the rebound and stepped back, but his shot rattled off the rim as time ran out, though his foot might have been on the line anyway.

Isaiah Austin, Baylor's 7-foot-1 freshman, had 17 points and 21 rebounds.