Thursday, February 2, 2012

Pierre Jackson Saves the Day

Baylor’s Pierre Jackson put on his Superman cape Wednesday night and went to work.

Jackson hit a three-point basket with about 17 seconds remaining in the game to help the Bears escape with a 63-60 win at Texas A&M. Baylor was down two points when the 5-10 guard launched the critical shot.

Jackson, a junior college All-American last season, seems to shine in late-game situations. Overall, he has tightened up Baylor’s point guard position this year and has also been a consistent scorer.

If Jackson would not have come through during the waning seconds Wednesday, Baylor was headed for an ugly loss.

The Bears had an 11-point halftime lead but let the Aggies back in the game in the second half. Baylor struggled with finding consistent offense. It was shocking to see the Aggies take leads in the second half. A&M was playing without two starters but benefited from a loud crowd.

The Aggies looked like they were going to steal the game. Superman had other ideas.

The guy might be small in stature but the ‘ole sports term “ice water in the veins” may be one way to describe Pierre Jackson.

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