No. 13 and No. 22 's played a thriller at the Bahamas Championship on Thursday night, going to double overtime.
The Bears got the win in spectacular fashion with nailing a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded for . BEARS WIN IT AT THE BUZZER IN DOUBLE OVERTIME! | — Baylor Men’s Basketball (@BaylorMBB) set up Roach's heroics by missing two free throws that would have extended the St. John's lead to four points.
rebounded the second miss for Baylor and got the ball upcourt to Roach, who took two dribbles to the 3-point arc and launched his game-winning shot. St. John's held a 39-21 lead with 5:29 remaining in the first half and had a 14-point margin at halftime.
But Baylor rallied to outscore the Red Storm 47–33 in the second half, tie the score at 77–77 and force overtime. Roach finished with 20 points for Baylor, shooting 3-for-5 on 3-pointers with four assists. Omier led the Bears with 24 points, three steals and 10 rebounds, none more important than the last one which led to Roach's game-winning shot.
Baylor has won four consecutive games. AARON. SCOTT.
— St. John's Men’s Basketball (@StJohnsBBall) Ejiofor led St. John's with 22 points, but it's the two he didn't get at the end which will be unfortunately memorable.
The junior forward also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots. added 20 points off the bench, followed by 's 16 for the Red Storm, who took their first loss of the season. Baylor will face the winner of Thursday night's , the start of which was delay.