Paul Quinn dunked 95-54 at No. 6 Baylor
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Paul Quinn College was undersized and undermanned.
The Tigers had no chance to counter a dunkfest by No. 6 Baylor.
"They're just big, and they work hard together," Paul Quinn coach Charles Keeley said. "They stick to their strengths. They're a big team. They get the ball inside, they go up strong. That's what they're supposed to do."
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The Bears are also supposed to dominate teams like Paul Quinn, which they did with 17 dunks in a 95-54 victory Monday night.
Quincy Acy and Baylor (10-0) got their high-flying act going in a hurry.
Acy had a dunk in the opening minute before 6-foot-11 sophomore standout Perry Jones III followed with a putback slam of Brady Heslip's missed 3-pointer for a quick 6-0 lead.
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While Baylor coach Scott Drew enjoyed watching the dunks, he was more pleased with how his team responded to a session earlier in the day when the emphasis was on rebounding. Though the Bears passed a big road test with an 86-83 win Saturday, they were outrebounded 44-31 at BYU, which also had 19 offensive rebounds.
Baylor had a 51-20 rebounding edge against Paul Quinn, an NAIA school from Dallas that counted the game as an exhibition and not against its 2-7 record.
The mismatch wasn't a surprise considering that only two of the nine players the Tigers had on the trip were taller than 6-2, with the tallest being 6-6 forward Tori Green. The Bears have eight players who are 6-6 or taller.
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There were six players listed on the Paul Quinn roster who weren't even on the bench.
"Academic things. Everybody comes back in the spring. We'll be a little stronger," Keeley said. "Win or lose, as long as you play hard and play strong, I'm fine with that."
Darrell Augustine had 15 points to lead the Tigers.
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The Bears jumped to a 14-4 lead in just over 3 minutes, when they had already three dunks and two 3-pointers.
The closest Paul Quinn got was 14-10 when Augustine made his second consecutive 3-pointer. But as he backpedaled on the court after making the long shot, he fell down.
Before a 58-point win over Paul Quinn in the 2008-09 season opener, Baylor hadn't played an NAIA team since 1984.
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Baylor has won its first 10 games for only the second time, the best start in team history being 12-0 in 2000-01. The Bears have won 50 of their last 53 non-conference home games over the past six seasons.
Baylor was up 20-10 when Jefferson rebounded his own miss and followed with a strong two-handed slam. After the ensuing timeout, Acy was impressive even in his only missed dunk attempt.
When Acy tried to slam a shot, the ball hit with so much force off the rim that it ricocheted into the lap of a Paul Quinn player sitting on the bench.
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But Acy recovered quickly with a one-handed flush for a 24-12 lead. Then he reached back with full force for a two-handed slam that made it 32-16 before 5-10 Pierre Jackson had a one-handed slam.
Acy was 10 of 12 from the field and finished one point short of his career-high. The seven dunks weren't even his most in a game — he had 10 in the 2009-10 regular season finale against Texas.
Gary Franklin, a transfer from California, played his first home game for the Bears. He made two 3-pointers, including a long one from the right side for a 60-37 lead with just over 13 minutes left.
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"Gary thinks the further out, the better the shot," Drew said. "If he's making them, we're OK with it."
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