HIGH/low

HIGH – Baylor guard Curtis Jerrells’ 31 points and 10 assists in an overtime win over Oklahoma State. Sure, he needed 20 shots and 42 minutes to accomplish the feat, but it’s hard to ignore a guy who finishes two assists shy of the entire Cowboy roster.

LOW – Worst state line of the week: seven turnovers, three fouls, two rebounds, one assist and zero points in 33 minutes. That embarrassment to basketball belongs to Colorado guard Nate Tomlinson in Saturday’s 73-56 loss to Kansas.

HIGH – The hype around Oklahoma senior guard Austin Johnson. Following an impressive two-game stretch (34 points, 11 assists and six rebounds) in wins against Texas and Texas A&M, Johnson was named the Big 12 Player of the Week.

LOW – The chance Johnson continues to perform well. In the five games before his recent outburst, Johnson accumulated 18 points and 17 rebounds. Total. Like a turtle, Johnson peeks his head out only briefly then goes back into hiding.

HIGH – Missouri’s margin of victory. In their last three victories the Tigers won by an average of 36.3 points per game. Now if only coach Mike Anderson’s squad could play the likes of Coppin State, Colorado and Iowa State for the entire season.

LOW – Productivity on Saturday. Here’s the notable Big 12 lineup on Jan. 24: Texas Tech at Missouri, Oklahoma St. at Nebraska, Baylor at Oklahoma and Texas A&M at Texas. Oh yeah, Kansas is playing at Iowa State. With a basketball buffet like that, good luck getting anything else done that day.

Best Game of the Week:

Searching for a signature road victory, Oklahoma State had Baylor down seven at the half in Waco. The Cowboys didn’t play terribly in the second half, but they did forget to check Bear guard Curtis Jerrells. Jerrells carried his team with 21 second-half points, then tossed in five more in overtime.

FINAL: BAYLOR 98, OKLAHOMA STATE 92

Power Rankings

(Rankings are averaged between the votes of sports editor Andrew Wiebe and basketball writers Case Keefer and Taylor Bern. For the full version, check “Blog” Allen on Kansan.com.)

1. Oklahoma - There are only two things we know for certain about the Big 12 right now: Oklahoma is amazing and Colorado stinks. Since conference play began, Blake Griffin is averaging 21.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Oklahoma has a tough one in Norman against Baylor on Saturday, but never bet against the Sooners at home.

2. Texas – The Longhorns barely edged out the Jays for the second spot. My reasoning was an impressive 71-49 victory at Texas Tech last Saturday. If Kansas wins at Iowa State this weekend then Bill’s boys will likely pass the ’Horns.

3. Kansas – Top field goal percentage in conference play:

Player FG-FGA Pct.

1. Cole Aldrich 19-25 .760

2. Tyshawn Taylor 15-20 .750

3. C. Elonu 21-35 .600

Not surprisingly, Kansas also leads team field goal percentage. Hitting 57 percent, the Jayhawks are the only team shooting above .500 in conference play.

LOOKING AHEAD

Game to Watch: Texas at Baylor

When: Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.

Why: The Longhorns were embarrassed in Norman. They took one step toward recovery with a win at Texas Tech, but a victory in Waco would solidify Texas as the No. 2 team in the Big 12 South.

Possible Storylines

1. Trailing Kansas by 15 at home, Iowa State coach Greg McDermott calls a play with a foot stomp, but does it so hard that he requires surgery.

2. In losing 79-69, Texas Tech becomes the first team to lose by less than 31 points at Missouri since Murray State’s 11-point defeat on Dec. 13.

3. Oklahoma’s Austin Johnson scores fewer than 15 total points in his team’s next three games.

4. Kansas State misses its flight to Colorado and the game is called off. No one seems to notice.