No. 13 Baylor dug out of an 18-point deficit in regulation and delivered a double-overtime dagger vs. No. 22 St. John’s courtesy of Bears guard Jeremy Roach, who drained a buzzer-beater from 3-point range to lift Baylor to a dramatic 99-98 win.
Roach gathered a pass in transition at midcourt after a missed St. John’s free throw and dribbled twice to his left before pulling up from the top of the key for the winner. It was his first field goal attempt of the second overtime period and first shot attempt after hoisting an air-ball on a would-be game-winner as time expired in the first overtime.
“Jeremy Roach is a big-time player,” Baylor coach Scott Drew told CBS Sports after the game. “He’s a winner, and he makes big time plays.”
Roach finished with 20 points and teammate Norchad Omier stuffed the stat sheet with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds in the come-from-behind effort. The Bears managed just 30 points in the first half of action before exploding for 47 in the second half to force overtime.
Drew was both excited and exhausted after the dramatic double overtime game in part because his Bears have a quick turnaround in the Bahamas. Baylor will have less than 24 hours to turn around for its next game where it will play the winner of Tennessee and Virginia at 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday.
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