Baylor's Perry Jones III Makes The Cut On The Naismith Award's Midseason 30 Watch List

Baylor Bears forward Perry Jones III has been named to the Naismith Midseason 30 Watch List for Player of the Year on Wednesday.

Baylor Vs. Oklahoma Final: Pierre Jackson Leads The Way, Bears Win 70-60

The Baylor Bears have some legitimate all-world talents on their roster, but when Scott Drew needs a big play the one person he's consistently been able to call on has been his junior college point guard Pierre Jackson. Jackson exploded for a huge second half, finishing with 18 points including hitting big threes down the stretch to give the Bears a 70-60 win over the Oklahoma Sooners.

Jackson shot 4-of-6 from three-point range, and along with Brady Heislip's 16 points the Bears were able to overcome a 3-point deficit at halftime to win by 10 over Oklahoma. The Sooners received a big effort from Steven Pledger as the junior guard went for 21 points on the Bears defense. Romero Osby and Cameron Clark also chipped in with 12 points each.

Perry Jones III struggled again on Saturday, finishing with just 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. In the last 6 games Jones has averaged just 8.3 points/game.

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Oklahoma Vs. Baylor Halftime Update: Sooners Hunting For An Upset, Lead Bears 34-31

The Oklahoma Sooners have traveled down I-35 and taken their talents to Waco, Texas with the intentions of pulling off the upset special in Big 12 conference play. So far, Lon Kruger's basketball team has been up to the task as tough defense and strong first half performances from Steve Pledger and Cameron Clark has the Sooners up 34-31 over the Baylor Bears after 30 minutes of play.

Pledger and Clark have combined for 21 of the Sooners' 34 points thus far, and the Sooners have out-rebounded the Bears 20-17. Baylor has received another poor performance from their star player Perry Jones III in the first half, as his 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting along with 2 fouls have made him a complete non-factor. Quincy Miller has stepped up again for Baylor, with 10 points in the first half. Miller has averaged 16 points/game in the last three games.

Baylor is just 6-5 in their last 11 games and a win is desperately needed to prevent them from free-falling in the rankings.

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Baylor Vs. Oklahoma: Game Preview, TV Info And More

The Bears will try to hold serve against the bottom of the Big 12 as they get ready for March.