Northwestern State Demons vs. Baylor Bears

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NWST	32	33	65
BAY	50	37	87

Game Recap

Northwestern State Demons vs Baylor Bears game highlights

Brett Decker and Kayden Mingo each score 17, lead Baylor over Northwestern State 87-65. Brett Decker Jr. and Kayden Mingo each scored 17 points to lead Baylor to an 87-65 victory over Northwestern State on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Isaiah Vick	27	3-11	0-3	6-6	7	1	0	0	1	2	12
23Kordrick Turner	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0
13Nathan Ojukwu	24	4-8	1-4	4-7	3	2	1	0	2	3	13
5Antoine Almuttar	28	1-1	1-1	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	3
4Kai Simpson	29	6-13	1-4	4-7	1	3	1	0	5	3	17
15Jayden Nesbitt	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	1	1	2	4
2Cam Kelly	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
3Arne Osojnik	22	2-7	0-4	0-0	6	2	2	2	1	3	4
8Dionjahe Thomas	12	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	2	5	2
22Armon Almuttar	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Boogii Remo	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Doyle Brown	19	3-9	2-6	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	8


TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	5-2321.7%	16-2466.7%	33	10	7	4	16	25	65

BAYLOR	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Elijah Williams	20	3-4	1-1	4-6	5	2	0	1	1	0	11
21Juslin Bodo Bodo	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	2	2	0
2Brett Decker Jr.	24	6-11	5-9	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	17
5Dylan Mingo	23	5-11	0-2	4-8	6	6	4	0	3	3	14
4Kayden Mingo	28	6-14	2-7	3-5	7	2	0	0	2	2	17
15Evan Chatman	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	2	1	2	2	3
20Maikcol Perez	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
8Isaac Celiscar	23	3-6	0-3	0-0	6	1	2	0	2	2	6
46Mayo Soyoye	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
44Caden Powell	15	2-2	0-0	3-7	7	2	0	1	0	2	7
3Drew Perry	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Isaac Williams IV	23	3-12	0-4	2-3	2	4	1	0	2	4	8
7Andre Iguodala II	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13James Goodis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	9-2931.0%	16-2955.2%	42	17	9	5	16	21	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNWSTBAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Baylor.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern State.
(19:50) Kayden Mingo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:45) Nathan Ojukwu Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Antoine Almuttar bad pass turnover.
(19:32) Dylan Mingo Steal.
+2 (19:28) Kayden Mingo makes layup (Dylan Mingo assists).
02
(19:05) Kordrick Turner misses 2-foot jumper.
(19:01) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:58) Elijah Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dylan Mingo assists).
05
(18:31) Kai Simpson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Dylan Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:17) Dylan Mingo makes 11-foot jumper.
07
+2 (17:56) Kai Simpson makes 7-foot jumper.
27
(17:56) Foul on Dylan Mingo.
(17:56) Kai Simpson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:55) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on Kordrick Turner.
+1 (17:43) Dylan Mingo makes free throw 1 of 2.
28
+1 (17:43) Dylan Mingo makes free throw 2 of 2.
29
(17:27) Isaiah Vick bad pass turnover.
(17:27) Dylan Mingo Steal.
+2 (17:23) Dylan Mingo makes layup.
211
(17:06) Foul on Juslin Bodo Bodo.
+2 (17:06) Nathan Ojukwu makes layup.
411
(16:39) Isaac Williams IV bad pass turnover.
(16:21) Isaiah Vick misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:18) Elijah Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:07) Brett Decker Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Williams IV assists).
414
(15:53) Foul on Dionjahe Thomas.
(15:53) Dionjahe Thomas turnover.
(15:44) Foul on Antoine Almuttar.
+2 (15:38) Caden Powell makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Isaac Williams IV assists).
416
(15:24) Isaiah Vick misses 2-foot jumper.
(15:24) Caden Powell Block.
(15:24) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Foul on Isaiah Vick.
+3 (15:07) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper.
419
(14:51) Kai Simpson misses 19-foot jumper.
(14:48) Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:32) Brett Decker Jr. makes 10-foot jumper.
421
(14:23) Isaiah Vick misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:20) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Isaac Celiscar bad pass turnover.
(14:16) Arne Osojnik Steal.
(14:11) Foul on Evan Chatman.
(14:08) Arne Osojnik misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:04) Caden Powell Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Isaac Williams IV misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:55) Armon Almuttar Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Foul on Evan Chatman.
+1 (13:52) Kai Simpson makes free throw 1 of 2.
521
+1 (13:52) Kai Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
621
(13:45) Foul on Nathan Ojukwu.
(13:31) Foul on Nathan Ojukwu.
(13:31) Dylan Mingo misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:31) Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:31) Dylan Mingo misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:31) Mayo Soyoye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:30) Mayo Soyoye makes 1-foot dunk.
623
(13:17) Arne Osojnik misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Dylan Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Isaac Williams IV makes 9-foot jumper (Dylan Mingo assists).
625
(13:09) Foul on Kordrick Turner.
(13:09) Isaac Williams IV misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:08) Jayden Nesbitt Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Foul on Isaac Celiscar.
(12:52) Kai Simpson misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:50) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Isaac Williams IV misses 7-foot jumper.
(12:46) Arne Osojnik Block.
(12:45) Northwestern State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:34) Kai Simpson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
925
+2 (12:23) Kayden Mingo makes 8-foot jumper.
927
(12:23) Foul on Jayden Nesbitt.
+1 (12:23) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 1 of 1.
928
(12:16) Kai Simpson bad pass turnover.
(12:16) Dylan Mingo Steal.
+2 (12:13) Dylan Mingo makes layup.
930
(11:54) Kai Simpson misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:54) Elijah Williams Block.
(11:49) Dylan Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Kayden Mingo misses 10-foot jumper.
(11:40) Arne Osojnik Block.
(11:37) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:35) Kai Simpson makes layup (Arne Osojnik assists).
1130
(11:17) Foul on Mayo Soyoye.
(11:17) Mayo Soyoye turnover.
+3 (11:04) Doyle Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kai Simpson assists).
1430
(10:45) Elijah Williams bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:40) Doyle Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kai Simpson assists).
1730
+2 (10:21) Isaac Celiscar makes 8-foot jumper (Elijah Williams assists).
1732
(9:57) Dionjahe Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) Elijah Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:39) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Mingo assists).
1735
(9:12) Kai Simpson misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:10) Dylan Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Isaac Celiscar bad pass turnover.
(9:02) Antoine Almuttar Steal.
(8:48) Cam Kelly bad pass turnover.
(8:48) Dylan Mingo Steal.
(8:26) Foul on Isaiah Vick.
(8:26) Elijah Williams misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:26) Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:26) Elijah Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1736
(8:24) Doyle Brown bad pass turnover.
(8:24) Isaac Celiscar Steal.
+3 (8:13) Kayden Mingo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Williams assists).
1739
(7:43) Isaiah Vick misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:39) Juslin Bodo Bodo Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Kayden Mingo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:26) Isaac Celiscar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) Isaac Celiscar makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1741
(7:02) Doyle Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Isaac Celiscar misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Antoine Almuttar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Isaiah Vick makes 3-foot jumper (Nathan Ojukwu assists).
1941
(6:14) Foul on Arne Osojnik.
+1 (6:14) Elijah Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1942
+1 (6:14) Elijah Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1943
(5:49) Arne Osojnik misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:46) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) Evan Chatman bad pass turnover.
(5:44) Arne Osojnik Steal.
+2 (5:40) Arne Osojnik makes layup.
2143
(5:14) Dylan Mingo misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:10) Dionjahe Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Kai Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Kayden Mingo makes 4-foot jumper.
2145
+3 (4:33) Antoine Almuttar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kai Simpson assists).
2445
(4:19) Foul on Arne Osojnik.
+1 (4:19) Dylan Mingo makes free throw 1 of 2.
2446
(4:19) Dylan Mingo misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:18) Evan Chatman Offensive Rebound.
(4:05) Evan Chatman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Kai Simpson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:44) Nathan Ojukwu makes 4-foot jumper.
2646
(3:24) Dylan Mingo misses 15-foot jumper.
(3:24) Dionjahe Thomas Block.
(3:20) Nathan Ojukwu Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Doyle Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Foul on Dionjahe Thomas.
+1 (3:15) Caden Powell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2647
+1 (3:15) Caden Powell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2648
(2:59) Foul on Dionjahe Thomas.
(2:59) Dionjahe Thomas turnover.
(2:59) Evan Chatman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) Isaiah Vick Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Foul on Mayo Soyoye.
+1 (2:34) Isaiah Vick makes free throw 1 of 2.
2748
+1 (2:34) Isaiah Vick makes free throw 2 of 2.
2848
(2:07) Dylan Mingo misses 5-foot jumper.
(2:05) Baylor Offensive Rebound.
(1:54) Mayo Soyoye 3 second turnover.
+2 (1:34) Isaiah Vick makes 4-foot jumper (Nathan Ojukwu assists).
3048
(1:15) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(1:14) Nathan Ojukwu bad pass turnover.
(1:14) Isaac Williams IV Steal.
+2 (1:10) Isaac Williams IV makes layup.
3050
(0:55) Nathan Ojukwu misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:53) Isaiah Vick Offensive Rebound.
(0:53) Foul on Isaac Celiscar.
+1 (0:53) Isaiah Vick makes free throw 1 of 2.
3150
+1 (0:53) Isaiah Vick makes free throw 2 of 2.
3250
(0:34) Dylan Mingo bad pass turnover.
(0:34) Jayden Nesbitt Steal.
(0:16) Kai Simpson bad pass turnover.
(0:16) Isaac Celiscar Steal.
(0:02) Kayden Mingo misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:00) Isaiah Vick Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NWST

BAY

65Points87

22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)16-29(55.2%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)49(17)

10Assists17

7Steals9

4Blocks5

16Turnovers16

25(0)Fouls(Technical)21(1)

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Ferrell Center · Waco, TX

attendance: 5,022 (48.8%)

spread: BAY -31.5

over/under: 151.5