Central Arkansas Bears vs Baylor Bears Box Score on Nov 17, 2021

LJ Cryer scored 20 points and James Akinjo contributed 18 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and four steals as No. 9 Baylor dominated Central Arkansas 92-47 on Wednesday in Waco, Texas.

In an all-Bears matchup, the defending NCAA Tournament champions overmatched their foes from the Atlantic Sun Conference in every possible way. They placed four players in double-figure scoring with Kendall Brown (19 points) and Matthew Mayer (12) joining Cryer and Akinjo.

Baylor (3-0) forced 29 turnovers, recorded 21 steals and limited Central Arkansas to 31 percent shooting. The visitors missed 12 of their 14 3-point attempts, although Baylor wasn't much better at 5-of-21 from long distance.

Eddy Kayouloud scored 14 points and Darious Hall notched 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Central Arkansas (0-3), which has lost its first three games by a combined 112 points.

Baylor erupted out of the gate by scoring 32 of the first 41 points, capped by Cryer's jumper that created a 23-point lead with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. On the ensuing possession, Central Arkansas finally reached double figures in points on Vincent Reeves' layup.

Baylor went into halftime holding a 43-20 advantage. Central Arkansas shot only 28 percent in the first half and committed 17 turnovers. Baylor wasn't exactly at its best either, shooting 41.5 percent and missing eight of its nine 3-pointers, but it recorded 14 steals as part of its stellar defensive performance.

Brown had 11 points in the first half, while Cryer had 10.

As part of the second-half onslaught, Cryer knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and converted a fast-break bucket to push the lead to 55-24. Jeremy Sochan's jumper with 10:14 remaining lifted the advantage to 40 for the first time, 74-34.

The lead got as large as 46 on Akinjo's 3-pointer with 3:10 to play.

--Field Level Media