Cade Davis scored 24 points and Oklahoma hit nine 3-pointers en route to an 84-67 victory over short-handed Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday.

A few hours before tipoff, Baylor’s standout freshman, Perry Jones, was declared ineligible by the NCAA. The issue is whether he or his family received preferential treatment or improper benefits before he enrolled.

Baylor said it would appeal the decision.

The 6-foot-11 Jones, one of the nation’s top freshmen, averaged 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds and had been a forceful defensive presence.

The 10th-seeded Sooners (14-17) split with Baylor in the regular season but have dominated over the years.

They took charge with an 18-2 run in the first half, fueled by 3-pointers from Davis and Steven Pledger, and seized a 27-15 lead.

“When we built that lead, we wanted to make sure we kept pushing it and kept trying to knock them back even more,” Davis said. “We didn’t want them to get back in the game at all and have any hope of any momentum.”

Oklahoma has beaten seventh-seeded Baylor (18-13) in 32 of their last 35 meetings.

Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn, the Big 12’s all-time leading scorer, spent much of the first half on the bench with three fouls and had only two points when he canned a 3-pointer with 11:10 to go in the second half and Oklahoma leading 56-34.

Dunn, who led the Big 12 this year with 19.8 points per game, finished with 11 points on 3-for-14 shooting.

Carl Blair had 14 points and 11 assists, and Clark Cameron had 10 points for Oklahoma, which faces No. 10 Texas on Thursday in the second round.

Oklahoma lost twice to Texas in the regular season.