Feb 22, 2003

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WACO, Texas (AP) - Lawrence Roberts had 22 points and 14 rebounds and R.T. Guinn added 15 points and 11 boards as Baylor beat Nebraska 78-64 Saturday.

John Lucas added 16 for Baylor (13-10, 4-8 Big 12), which has won three straight Big 12 games for the first time since 1998. Nebraska (9-16, 1-11) has lost nine straight games.

Brian Conklin led Nebraska with 15 points, all scored on 3-pointers. He was 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

The score was tied 40-40 at halftime and stayed close until late.

Nebraska went on a 7-0 run to cut the Baylor lead to 53-52, but then the Bears began to pull away. They took a 58-52 lead with 14 minutes left on Lucas' 3-pointer.

Nebraska closed to within 70-61, but Baylor held the Huskers to three points in the final six minutes.

The Huskers started hot, taking a 19-12 lead about nine minutes into the game by going 8-of-10 from the field. Baylor was just 4-of-14 in that span.

The Bears took their first lead at 25-24 about three minutes later after Kenny Taylor hit two 3-pointers. His jumper with two seconds left in the half tied the score at 40.