MBB Box Score: No. 1 (1/1) Duke 89, No. 9 Baylor 66

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 1 (1/1) Duke 89, No. 9 BAYLOR 66
Lenovo, Center (Raleigh, N.C.)
March 23, 2025

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  *   Baylor finishes the season at 20-15, while Duke improves to 33-3
  *   BU is 0-4 all-time against Duke
  *   The Bears are 5-5 all-time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
  *   Baylor is 24-18 in 16 NCAA Championship appearances and 21-12 under Scott Drew
  *   BU is 2-2 all-time at a No. 9 seed
  *   The Bears are 4-6 all-time when playing as the lower/same seed
  *   Baylor’s .747 free-throw percentage is it’s best since the 2004-05 season
  *   BU set an NCAAT program record with 18 offensive rebounds, beating the Blue Devils 18-3 on the offensive glass
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Robert Wright, VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier for the 10th time. That combination went 5-5 this season
  *   With 16 points, Edgecombe led the team in scoring for the ninth time this season. It was his 27thh double-figure scoring output
  *   With 495 points this season, Edgecombe finished fourth on the BU freshman scoring list, and tied Keyonte George for the fourth-best scoring average by a frosh (15.0 PPG)
  *   With 68 steals, Edgecombe established a new freshman record, and tied with AJ Walton for the sixth-most in a season by a Baylor player
  *   Omier scored in double figures for a team-high 30th time this season with 15 points
  *   Omier led the team in rounds for a 30th time this season with nin
  *   Omier’s 379 rebounds put him in second place on Baylor’s single-season rebounding list
  *   Omier finished ninth in NCAA history with 1,794 career rebounds
  *   Wright scored in double-figures for a second-straight NCAAT game with 11 points
  *   Love chipped in 11 as well for his second-straight NCAAT game in double figures and his 10th game this season eclipsing double-digits
  *   Jeremy Roach finished with seven points, his fifth time leading the Bears in Bench points this season


Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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