National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 56, Baylor 55
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Doug Sirmons, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 7088

No. 13 Kansas 56, No. 22 Baylor 55: Wayne Selden Jr. scored seven straight points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with just over two minutes to play, as the visiting Jayhawks won their 24th straight Big 12 Conference opener.

Jamari Traylor scored 13 points and Brannen Greene added 12 for Kansas (12-2, 1-0 Big 12), which never led by more than three points in handing the Bears (11-3, 0-2) their first home defeat. Frank Mason III added 11 points and five assists for the Jayhawks.

Kenny Chery scored a season-high 25 points for Baylor, which suffered its first home loss since a 69-52 drubbing by Kansas on Feb. 4. Rico Gathers just missed a double-double with nine points and 13 boards for the Bears, who missed two go-ahead attempts at the rim and failed to get off a final shot in the final seconds.

A 3-point play by Taurean Prince gave Baylor the biggest lead of the second half at 41-36, but Greene and Mason combined for nine points as the Jayhawks pulled into a 47-47 tie with five minutes remaining. Selden gave Kansas its biggest lead at 52-49 with 2:12 remaining and the Bears twice cut the deficit to one, but Royce O'Neale missed a layup and Gathers couldn't follow up with 10.1 seconds to play.

Kelly Oubre Jr. then forced a turnover on an inbounds play and Greene buried a pair of free throws for a three-point edge with 6.3 seconds left before Chery hit two of his own. Neither team shot better than 28 percent in a first half that saw Baylor build a six-point lead on two occasions en route to a 22-18 edge at the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Chery, who averaged 6.5 points in his last five games since returning from a five-game absence due to plantar fasciitis, reached 20 points for the first time since the second game of the season. ... Traylor's 13 points tied his season high before he fouled out for Kansas, which didn't attempt a free throw in its lowest-scoring first half of the season. ... Gathers, who celebrated his 21st birthday, pulled down at least 10 boards for the sixth straight game and 12th time this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Kansas   Baylor
Jamari Traylor 13 Scoring Kenny Chery 25
Frank Mason 5 Assists Kenny Chery 3
Kelly Oubre 5 Rebounds Rico Gathers 14
Brannen Greene 2 Free Throws Made Kenny Chery 5
Kelly Oubre 4 Steals Kenny Chery 2
Perry Ellis 3 Blocks Johnathan Motley 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas 56 47.1 5-17 3-6 19 24 7 6 8
Baylor 55 34.0 8-15 11-14 10 34 5 4 9