Louisville Cardinals vs. Baylor Bears

FINAL

Feb 14, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
LOU	34	48	82
BAY	34	37	71

Game Recap

Another big game for freshman Mikel Brown Jr. as No. 24 Louisville beats Baylor 82-71. Mikel Brown Jr. had a part of every point during Louisville's go-ahead run early in the second half as the standout freshman followed up his historic game with 29 points and six assists in the No. 24 Cardinals' 82-71 win over Baylor on Saturday.

Player Stats

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	27	4-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	2	0	1	8
3Ryan Conwell	31	4-10	1-5	5-7	4	4	0	0	2	3	14
0Mikel Brown Jr.	35	8-14	4-5	9-9	3	6	5	0	6	3	29
10Isaac McKneely	19	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
1J'Vonne Hadley	31	7-10	2-2	4-4	5	3	1	0	0	3	20
9Khani Rooths	24	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	0	3	0
7Kasean Pryor	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
15Aly Khalifa	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	4	0
14Adrian Wooley	10	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
11Kobe Rodgers	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	28-5056.0%	8-1844.4%	18-2090.0%	27	18	6	4	14	20	82

BAYLOR	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Caden Powell	22	1-3	0-0	6-8	3	0	0	0	0	3	8
10Isaac Williams IV	29	8-12	0-3	4-5	2	3	1	1	1	4	20
5Obi Agbim	33	0-7	0-4	4-4	5	2	1	0	2	3	4
43Cameron Carr	35	1-11	1-7	2-2	3	3	0	2	5	1	5
24Tounde Yessoufou	36	5-16	1-7	5-6	4	1	4	0	1	2	16
46James Nnaji	18	2-2	0-0	3-3	4	0	0	2	0	1	7
12Michael Rataj	27	5-9	0-1	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	3	11



TOTAL	-	22-6036.7%	2-229.1%	25-3083.3%	25	10	7	5	9	17	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLOUBAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Baylor.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Louisville.
+2 (19:39) Isaac Williams IV makes driving layup.
02
(19:25) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (19:04) Caden Powell makes 3-foot dunk (Isaac Williams IV assists).
04
+2 (18:38) Sananda Fru makes 3-foot dunk (J'Vonne Hadley assists).
24
(18:01) Tounde Yessoufou misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Ryan Conwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Obi Agbim Defensive Rebound.
(17:26) Cameron Carr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) Baylor Offensive Rebound.
(17:21) Louisville Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Louisville charged with a timeout.
(17:15) Cameron Carr misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:11) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Mikel Brown Jr. misses driving layup.
(16:44) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:43) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists).
54
(16:22) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
+1 (16:22) Tounde Yessoufou makes free throw 1 of 2.
55
+1 (16:22) Tounde Yessoufou makes free throw 2 of 2.
56
+3 (16:00) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (J'Vonne Hadley assists).
86
(15:25) Isaac Williams IV misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Ryan Conwell misses driving layup.
(15:17) Isaac Williams IV Block.
(15:14) Obi Agbim Defensive Rebound.
(15:13) Cameron Carr bad pass turnover.
(15:13) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
+2 (15:07) Sananda Fru makes layup (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
106
(14:45) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+1 (14:44) Caden Powell makes free throw 1 of 2.
107
+1 (14:44) Caden Powell makes free throw 2 of 2.
108
+3 (14:28) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
138
(14:07) Obi Agbim misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Michael Rataj Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:01) Michael Rataj makes 8-foot hook shot.
1310
+2 (13:43) Adrian Wooley makes layup.
1510
+2 (13:17) Isaac Williams IV makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Tounde Yessoufou assists).
1512
(13:10) Foul on Isaac Williams IV.
(12:56) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 19-foot jumper.
(12:54) Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:54) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
+2 (12:37) Tounde Yessoufou makes 9-foot step back jumpshot (Michael Rataj assists).
1514
(12:21) Adrian Wooley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:15) Michael Rataj Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Tounde Yessoufou misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:08) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Isaac Williams IV.
(11:55) Isaac McKneely misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Obi Agbim Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(11:29) Obi Agbim misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:26) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) J'Vonne Hadley misses driving layup.
(11:17) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(11:07) Isaac McKneely bad pass turnover.
(11:07) Tounde Yessoufou Steal.
(10:50) Tounde Yessoufou misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:46) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Kobe Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:38) Cameron Carr Defensive Rebound.
(10:33) Obi Agbim misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Baylor Offensive Rebound.
(10:16) Cameron Carr bad pass turnover.
(10:16) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
+3 (10:11) J'Vonne Hadley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
1814
(9:36) Michael Rataj misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:32) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Technical Foul on Kasean Pryor.
(9:29) Kasean Pryor turnover.
+1 (9:29) Obi Agbim makes free throw 1 of 2.
1815
+1 (9:29) Obi Agbim makes free throw 2 of 2.
1816
+3 (9:18) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
2116
(8:52) Cameron Carr misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:48) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:42) Sananda Fru makes 3-foot dunk (Ryan Conwell assists).
2316
(8:21) Foul on Khani Rooths.
+1 (8:21) Caden Powell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2317
+1 (8:21) Caden Powell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2318
(8:04) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:02) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:43) Cameron Carr makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2321
(7:33) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:30) James Nnaji Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Michael Rataj makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2323
(6:40) Khani Rooths misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:40) Cameron Carr Block.
(6:36) Cameron Carr Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Michael Rataj misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:14) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
+1 (6:14) James Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2.
2324
+1 (6:14) James Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2.
2325
(6:13) James Nnaji Offensive Rebound.
(5:54) Isaac McKneely misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:50) Obi Agbim Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:31) James Nnaji makes driving layup (Obi Agbim assists).
2327
(5:31) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
+1 (5:31) James Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 1.
2328
+2 (5:11) Isaac McKneely makes layup (Aly Khalifa assists).
2528
(4:46) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (4:46) Obi Agbim makes free throw 1 of 2.
2529
+1 (4:46) Obi Agbim makes free throw 2 of 2.
2530
(4:30) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:21) Cameron Carr misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:17) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Aly Khalifa bad pass turnover.
(4:00) Michael Rataj Steal.
+2 (3:37) Michael Rataj makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2532
(3:20) Aly Khalifa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:18) Khani Rooths Offensive Rebound.
(3:18) Foul on Michael Rataj.
+2 (3:02) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup.
2732
(2:28) Michael Rataj misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:24) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(2:21) Foul on Obi Agbim.
(2:10) Foul on Michael Rataj.
+1 (2:10) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2832
+1 (2:10) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2932
(1:46) Cameron Carr misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Sananda Fru Block.
(1:40) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Cameron Carr Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+1 (1:29) Cameron Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
2933
+1 (1:29) Cameron Carr makes free throw 2 of 2.
2934
+2 (1:17) J'Vonne Hadley makes driving layup.
3134
(0:47) Cameron Carr misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) Obi Agbim Offensive Rebound.
(0:39) Tounde Yessoufou misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Caden Powell Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) Caden Powell misses layup.
(0:32) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:16) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Khani Rooths assists).
3434
(0:01) Obi Agbim misses 21-foot step back jumpshot.
(0:00) Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LOU

BAY

82Points71

28-50(56.0%)Field Goal(%)22-60(36.7%)

8-18(44.4%)3-Point(%)2-22(9.1%)

18-20(90.0%)Free Throw(%)25-30(83.3%)

29(6)Rebounds(Offensive)30(15)

18Assists10

6Steals7

4Blocks5

14Turnovers9

20(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Ferrell Center · Waco, TX

attendance: 3,314 (32.2%)

tv: ESPN

spread: LOU -7.5

over/under: 162.5