Defense has ruled the day so far as Baylor holds a 13-10 lead over Oklahoma at half of the Big 12 Championship game.
The first quarter was all Oklahoma, as they scored 10 points and held the Bears to just 16 total yards.
Each team started out with a stop, but a 71-yard CeeDee Lamb reception set up the Sooners first touchdown of the day, a 6-yard Kennedy Brooks run. Lamb finished with four catches for 106 yards in the first half.
The Sooners outgained Baylor 146-16 in total yards in the first quarter.
On Baylor’s first drive of the second quarter, Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray had big back-to-back hits to stifle the Bear’s drive. The second of these would eventually send Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer to the locker room with around six minutes left in the half.
Gerry Bohanaon would enter for Baylor and earn them their second first down of the game, but would be stopped shortly after. The Bear’s star receiver Denzel Mims finished the first half without a reception.
On Oklahoma’s next drive, Jalen Hurts threw an interception right to Jordan Williams, his 7th of the year. The turnover would lead to a third-and-20 conversion by Bohanan, who threw a 33-yard pass to Tyquan Thornton to tie the game up at 10-10.
On their last drive of the half, Bohanan heaved a 29-yard pass into the air to Thornton, which set the Bears up for the 28-yard field goal that would put them ahead. The Bears outgained the Sooners 82-26 in the second half.
Baylor will receive the second half kickoff.