A dominating first half and some composure in the second led to a comfortable win for the Baylor boys’basketball team Saturday night at Duke Arena.
The Red Raiders got off to a hot start that included a 19-0 run and held off a Father Ryan charge in the third quarter to earn a 64-46 win in the first round of the Division II-AA boys’ state tourament. Leo Born led all scorers with 20 points and Tylan Martin added 14 for the Red Raiders.
“We made shots,” Baylor coach Austin Clark said. “The game of basketball’s making shots, and we did.”
The game was tied at 2 nearly four minutes in when Baylor (17-8) started its surge, which was aided by a flurry of Father Ryan (13-14) turnovers.
Born scored on a putback, Martin scored five quick points and Reggie Upshaw hit a short jump shot to make it 11-2. Born kept the run going with a 3-pointer from the right wing, which prompted a Father Ryan timeout with 2:24 left in the quarter.