VJ Edgecombe leads No. 7 seed Baylor to 70-56 victory over No. 10 seed K-State in Big 12 Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — VJ Edgecombe had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Norchad Omier added 12 points and 14 boards, and seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 victory over No. 10 seed Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.

Jayden Dunn also scored 18 points for the Bears (19-13), who built a 20-point lead early in the second half and then cruised into a quarterfinal matchup with ninth-ranked and No. 2 seed Texas Tech on Thursday night.

David N'Guessan had 20 points and Dug McDaniel finished with 14 for the Wildcats (16-17), who edged Arizona State in the first round but were unable to keep the momentum going against the same team that rallied from 12 down to beat them in January.

The Bears ended the first half Wednesday night on a 9-0 run to take a 41-24 lead into the locker room. Kansas State was just 1 for 12 from beyond the 3-point arc at that point, and veteran forward Coleman Hawkins — who scored 26 points against the Sun Devils — was 0 for 4 from the field and quickly growing frustrated.

Kansas State closed within 58-46 with 8 minutes to go, but Hawkins was whistled for a flagrant foul contesting Edgecombe's dunk, and Jeremy Roach added a basket after his foul shots to help Baylor pull away again.

Kansas State finished 3 of 25 from beyond the arc. Hawkins and McDaniel were each 1 for 6.

Baylor improved to 15-2 when holding an opponent to 70 points or less this season.

Baylor was leading 32-24 with 2:40 left in the first half when it scored the next nine points to take control.

Baylor got 27 points from its bench. Kansas State only got four.

The Bears will play the Red Raiders on Thursday night. Texas Tech beat them 73-59 last month.

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Baylor's Jeremy Roach (3) looks to the basket as Kansas State's David N'Guessan, left, defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Players reach for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Baylor and Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

DENVER (AP) — Ten people were taken to hospitals and dozens were displaced after an explosion and transformer fire at a Denver assisted living facility, officials said.

Firefighters responded at the Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus and controlled the blaze Wednesday, according to a Denver Fire Department statement. Ten people were taken to hospitals.

Department spokesperson Capt. Luis Cedillo said in an email that the conditions of those taken to the hospital wasn't known. Another 87 people were displaced, he said.

The preliminary investigation indicates a power line was accidentally struck during construction work, causing the explosion, the department said.

Resident Barbara Hinchey told KUSA-TV she was sitting in her chair when the blast shook the room.

“I felt the boom,” Hinchey said. “It rocked my chair, so I knew when the fire alarm came on that it was real.”

Hinchey walked through dense smoke to get out, but said there was no chaos or screaming.

The American Red Cross of Colorado said in a social media post that its disaster action team responded and volunteers were working to find safe temporary housing for displaced residents. KMGH-TV reported the Red Cross said that as of Wednesday evening, all residents had been picked up by family members or moved into temporary housing.

This photo provided by the Denver Fire Dept., residents are evacuated from an assistant living facility on Wednesday, March 13, 2025 in Denver. (Denver Fire Dept. via AP)

This photo provided by the Denver Fire Dept., residents are evacuated from an assistant living facility on Wednesday, March 13, 2025 in Denver. (Denver Fire Dept. via AP)