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02/14 17:32 CST Another big game for freshman Mikel Brown Jr. as No. 24
Louisville beats Baylor 82-71
Another big game for freshman Mikel Brown Jr. as No. 24 Louisville beats Baylor
82-71
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) --- Mikel Brown Jr. had a part of every point during
Louisville's go-ahead run early in the second half as the standout freshman
followed up his historic game with 29 points and six assists in the No. 24
Cardinals' 82-71 win over Baylor on Saturday.
The Cardinals (19-6) went ahead to stay with an 11-3 run that started when
Brown had the assist on J'Vonne Hadley's basket with 18:20 left to snap a
39-all tie. Brown made three free throws less than a minute later after being
fouled on a long shot, then had back-to-back steals and immediately followed
with assists both times --- on Sananda Fru's dunk, then another jumper by
Hadley. That run ended with Brown's layup with 15:06 left that made it 50-42.
Hadley finished with 20 points and Ryan Conwell had 14 for the Cardinals, who
shot 56% (28 of 50) from the field.
Brown was coming off 45 points in Louisville's 118-77 win over North Carolina
State on Monday night, when he matched the single-game school record and broke
Cooper Flagg's ACC freshman mark for a single game.
Isaac Williams had 20 points for the Bears (13-12), while freshman Tounde
Yessoufou had 16. Yessoufou had 37 points in a 99-94 home loss to No. 22 BYU on
Tuesday night.
The non-conference game at Dickies Arena near downtown Fort Worth was tied
34-all at halftime after Brown's long straight-up 3, his fourth and final make
from beyond the arc in the game. That wrapped up a 9-2 run over the final 3
minutes for the Cardinals.
Up next
Louisville: Stays in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to play Tuesday night at SMU.
Baylor: Goes to Kansas State on Tuesday night.
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