Postgame Podcast & Takeaways: Baylor 58 Northwestern St 48

#12 Baylor (9-2) puts another solid defensive effort in beating Northwestern State (8-4) 58-48.  Jalen Bridges led the Bears with 13 points.  Dale Bonner chipped in 11 points, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Next up for the Bears is Nicholls State on 12/28.  

Positives

• Great to see Jalen Bridges break out of a 2-27 three point shooting slump.  He’s 2 for his last 2.  He played an amazing overall game, locking down defensively and 7 rebounds.  
• Dale Bonner continues to impress, what a luxury to have a player like him.  His defense is terrific.  He does a great job creating for others (7 assists).  He has 3 steals and finishes with 11 points.  
• Free throw shooting continues to be in a positive trend (8-11).  
• Team defense holds Northwestern State to 0.79 points per possession.  
• LJ Cryer’s defense also needs to be applauded.  I thought he and Langston Love were really good on that end of the court.  
• Caleb Lohner gave us great minutes- 149 offensive rating

Needs Work

• Tough night at the office for Langston Love and Keyonte George on the offensive end, but Love’s defense was good.  Keyonte had some key defensive lapses in the second half.  
• Three point shooting needs to be more consistent (8-25) and now below 36% on the season.  We should be a 40% three point shooting team.
• Defensive rebounding, we are 202 in that area.  It needs to improve for us to reach our goals.