[Husker] Baylor Shocks K-State; Texas, OU Win

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

The Baylor Bears beat Kansas State tonight in Waco for their first win of  
the year (no pre-conference games due to NCAA sanctions) in overtime by a score  
of 72-70.  The significance for the University of Nebraska is that Baylor’s  
win, for the moment, puts the Huskers in sole possession of fifth place in the 
 Big XII.  Baylor now travels to Lincoln for a Saturday night game against  
the Cornhuskers (8 p.m. tip-off, ESPN+ … KLKN-TV8 here in Lincoln).
 
In other conference games tonight, first-place Texas beat Missouri in  
Columbia, 66-53.  Oklahoma beat Texas A&M in Norman, 71-63.   Up-to-date standings 
after tonight’s action look like this:
 
Texas, 6-1, 18-3
Colorado, 5-2, 15-3
Oklahoma, 5-2, 14-4
Kansas,  5-2, 14-6
Nebraska, 4-3, 14-6
Kansas State, 3-4, 12-6
Iowa State,  3-4, 13-7
Texas Tech, 3-4, 11-10
Texas A&M, 3-5, 13-6
Missouri,  3-5, 10-9
Oklahoma State, 2-5, 12-9
Baylor, 1-6, 1-6
 
This weekend’s schedule looks like this:
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 (local times)
Missouri at Texas Tech, 12:30  p.m.
Texas A&M at Texas, 1 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Kansas State, 3  p.m.
Baylor at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Oklahoma at Kansas, noon
Colorado at Iowa State, 1  p.m.
 
The Baylor win tonight is a big surprise.  I’m sure many thought they  were a 
candidate to run-the-table and wear the collar this year.  Kansas  State has 
got to feel sick.  
 
Nebraska’s game this weekend against Baylor can’t be taken for  granted.  
Amazing how the outlook has changed for Husker basketball over  the past 11 
days.  Speculation abounds, but conclusions drawn before all of  the returns are 
in would not be recommended.  This could be fun to  watch.  Then again, things 
could change entirely over the NEXT 11  days!
 
Dave Norris