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Texas' Jordan Hamilton (3) dunks in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Baylor's A.J. Walton, bottom, reaches for the ball with Texas' Gary Johnson in the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte, Associated Press
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Texas' Tristan Thompson (13) shoots over Baylor's J'mison Morgan (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball gam Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Baylor coach Scott Drew shouts at an official in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Texas' Tristan Thompson, left, has his shot blocked by Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn (24) as Texas' Cory Joseph and Baylor's Quincy Acy and Perry Jones, from left, look on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Texas' Tristan Thompson (13) shoots over Baylor's J'mison Morgan, bottom, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn (24) looks for position against Texas' Cory Joseph (5) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Texas' Tristan Thompson, center left, and Cory Joseph, bottom, and Baylor's Quincy Acy (4) and Baylor 's Perry Jones (5) compete for a rebound in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn shoots a free throw, which made him the career Big 12 leading scorer, during the first half against Texas in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte, Associated Press
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Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn (24) makes a free throw as Texas' J'Covan Brown (14) looks on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. With the shot, Dunn became the career scoring leader in Big 12 history Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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Texas' Tristan Thompson (13) goes up for a shot as Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn (24) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
By Associated Press

WACO, Texas — Texas freshman Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 13 rebounds with some spectacular putback dunks, and the seventh-ranked Longhorns pulled out a 60-54 victory Saturday night at Baylor, whose NCAA tournament hopes took another big hit.

The Longhorns (25-6, 13-3 Big 12), coming off consecutive losses for the first time this season, overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half. They go into next week's Big 12 tournament as the No. 2 seed.

LaceDarius Dunn had 22 points for Baylor (18-12, 7-9) to become the Big 12's career scoring leader. Dunn scored 12 points in a 22-6 run over a 7-minute stretch that spanned the closing 3½ minutes of the first half and the start of the second half, putting the Bears up 34-25.

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Thompson then had one of his putback dunks and an inside basket to start the Longhorns' comeback.

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