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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Foster Pavilion, Waco, TX · attendance 5,022 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Baylor rolled past Northwestern State 87-65

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

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Baylor rolled past Northwestern State 87-65 at Foster Pavilion.

Kayden Mingo led Baylor with 17 points. Kai Simpson had 17 points for Northwestern State. Huntsville, Alabama, native Jayden Nesbitt led all players with 8 rebounds for Northwestern State.

Baylor had 17 offensive rebounds to Northwestern State's 9. Northwestern State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 0.4 points.

Scoring · Baylor: Kayden Mingo 17, Brett Decker Jr. 17, Dylan Mingo 14, Elijah Williams 11, Isaac Williams IV 8, Caden Powell 7, Isaac Celiscar 6, Evan Chatman 3, Mayo Soyoye 2, Maikcol Perez 2. Northwestern State: Kai Simpson 17, Nathan Ojukwu 13, Isaiah Vick 12, Doyle Brown 8, Arne Osojnik 4, Jayden Nesbitt 4, Antoine Almuttar 3, Dionjahe Thomas 2, Cam Kelly 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NWST 64, BAY 86model score

-22.4model spread (home)

149.9model total

0.4points off the final margin

UnderdogNWST +31.59.1 Won Under 151.51.6 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-31.5	151.5	-100000	5000	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +22 (home) ATS NWST covered Total 152 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NWST	–	239	1	same
BAY	non-Southland team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	NWST	BAY
FG	22-59	31-65
FG%	37	48
3PT	5-23	9-29
3P%	22	31
FT	16-24	16-29
FT%	67	55
Rebounds	35	49
Offensive rebounds	9	17
Defensive rebounds	26	32
Assists	10	17
Steals	7	9
Blocks	4	5
Turnovers	16	16
Points off turnovers	18	19
Fast break points	8	10
Points in paint	30	38
Fouls	25	21
Largest lead	0	24
Possessions (est.)	77.4	77.8
Points per 100 possessions	84.0	111.9

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Northwestern State Demons

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

Baylor Bears

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Kayden Mingo G	28	17	6-14	2-7	3-5	2	7	2	2	0	0	2
Brett Decker Jr. G	24	17	6-11	5-9	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Dylan Mingo G	23	14	5-11	0-2	4-8	0	6	6	3	4	0	3
Elijah Williams F	20	11	3-4	1-1	4-6	1	5	2	1	0	1	0
Juslin Bodo Bodo C	15	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	2	0	2	2
Isaac Celiscar	23	6	3-6	0-3	0-0	4	6	1	2	2	0	2
Isaac Williams IV	23	8	3-12	0-4	2-3	1	2	4	2	1	0	4
Evan Chatman	16	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	2	2	1	2
Caden Powell	15	7	2-2	0-0	3-7	3	7	2	0	0	1	2
Mayo Soyoye	8	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	0	2
Drew Perry	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maikcol Perez	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Iguodala II	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Goodis	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tegra Makabu	DNP