Baylor didn't score in the second half. It committed two turnovers. The execution was questionable. And a game that wasn't expected to be close turned out to be the case.

Thanks to Charlie Brewer throwing for 303 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 58 yards and a score., the Bears had enough to hold off pesky Rice, 21-13, Saturday night at Rice Stadium.

In what likely is the final meeting of the two Southwest Conference foes for the foreseeable future, Baylor (3-0) raced out to a 21-3 halftime lead.

Baylor's defense early in the fourth quarter at its 5-yard line early in the fourth quarter but still had to make one more stop late in the period to force a punt and get the ball back to the offense.

When Brewer found Denzel Mims on a 13-yard play, it allowed the Bears to keep the ball and run out the clock.

The Bears open Big 12 play next Saturday against Iowa State.