Langston Love (17 points), Baylor outlast West Virginia in OT

Langston Love made all four of his free-throw attempts in overtime to cap his 12-of-12 effort from the line as Baylor edged West Virginia 74-71 on Saturday in Waco, Texas.Love finished with 17 points to share the team lead with Norchad Omier, who also grabbed 10 rebounds before fouling out in the final seconds of overtime. Robert Wright III scored 16 points and Jalen Celestine added 10 points for Baylor (16-9, 8-6 Big 12) which has split its last six games.Javon Small had a game-high 22 points and six assists, while Toby Okani added 19 points and seven rebounds for WVU (15-10, 6-8) in its second straight loss.Love scored first in overtime on a pair of free throws to give Baylor a 67-65 lead. Wright made two more to push the Bears ahead by four with 1:36 left in the extra period.After Amani Hansberry’s jumper gave the Mountaineers their first points of overtime with 1:15 remaining, Love hit two more free throws with 52.7 seconds to go to push Baylor’s lead to 71-67.Small answered with a driving layup and WVU was down 71-69. His free throws pulled the Mountaineers within 73-71 with 14 seconds left.WVU was down three when Celestine missed his second free throw in the final seconds, but Omier’s offensive rebound helped the Bears secure the win.

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