The New York Times-20080124-A Five-Overtime Victory for Baylor

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A Five-Overtime Victory for Baylor

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Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first victory as a ranked team.

Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime, to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 victory against No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Baylor (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) won its fifth game in a row and first since entering the rankings Monday. The loss broke a 15-game home winning streak for Texas A&M.

Three free throws by Jerrells gave Baylor a 106-103 lead in the fifth overtime. Dominique Kirk pulled A&M (15-4, 1-3) to a point behind with a layup on the next possession.

Jerrells pushed the lead to 3 with a steal and a layup with about a minute left. Aaron Bruce hit two free throws before a layup by Bryan Davis made the score 110-107 with less than 30 seconds left.