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Recap - Baylor Defeats St. John's 99-98
Norchad Omier scored 24 points and chipped in with 10 rebounds for Baylor on Thursday, leading them to a 99-98 victory over St. John's at Baha Mar Convention Center.
Baylor won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -2.5-point spread.
Jeremy Roach had 20 points for Baylor and Robert O. Wright III chipped in with 17 points. Jeremy Roach had 4 assists for them, while Norchad Omier was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
St. John's got 22 points from Zuby Ejiofor in a losing cause and another 20 points from Aaron Scott. Kadary Richmond contributed 7 assists for them, while Zuby Ejiofor had 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed St. John's were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
St. John's had a 36-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Baylor takes its act home to face New Orleans looking for another win. For St. John's, they head home to face Georgia.