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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 BAYLOR BEARS (22-10, 11-7 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/3/15/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_22-23_33_UCSB.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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UCSB</span> </span></b><span style="color:black">(27-7, 15-5) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> No. 3 BAYLOR</span></strong> (22-10, 11-7)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 17, 2023 • 12:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Denver, Colo. • Ball Arena (21,000) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=bay" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> TNT<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Lisa
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Byington</span> <i>(pxp), Steve Smith (analyst), Avery Johnson (analyst) Andy Katz (Sideline)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Learfield</span>/<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and on the Varsity
Network App.<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> John Morris (PBP), Pat
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Nunley</span><br>
National Radio: Westwood One<br>
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Pasch</span> (pxp), Fran <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Fraschilla</span> (analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 14 UC SANTA BARBARA (27-7, 15-5 Big West)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Santa Barbara, Calif.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big West<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Joe
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Pasternack</span> (Indiana — 1999)<br>
<a href="https://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2022-23/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2022-23/teams/ucsantabarb" target="_blank">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/3/15/UCSB_MBB_Notes_3-17_Round_1.pdf">Game
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<p>• No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 14 seed UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on TNT at 11:30 a.m. MT. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last nine tournaments.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 21-15 in 14 NCAA Championship appearances and 18-9 under <b>Scott Drew.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Drew </b>is one of two active coaches to have won an NCAA Title and an NIT Title (John
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Calipari</span>). He is the only active coach to have won both at the same school.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is one of just four teams to be a three-seed or higher in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 8-5 all time when playing as a No. 3 seed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 11th-consecutive time (9 NCAA, 2 NIT).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 41-24 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 15 seasons. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU and <span class="scayt-misspell-word">UCSB</span> will be meeting for the third time, and Baylor is 1-1 in the series. The Bears won 78-75 in Santa Barbara on Dec. 11, 1965 and lost 95-68 in Santa Barbara on Dec. 5, 1970.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears played 18 of 32 (.563%) games this season against teams in the NCAA Tournament field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 8-10 against the 2023 NCAA Tournament field – No. 1 seed Kansas (1-1), No. 2 seed Marquette (0-1), No. 2 seed UCLA (1-0), No. 2 seed Texas (1-1), No. 3 seed Gonzaga (1-0), No. 3 seed Kansas Stats (0-2), No. 4 seed Virginia (0-1), No. 6 Seed Iowa
State (0-3), No. 6 seed TCU (1-1), No. 8 seed Arkansas (1-0), No. 9 seed West Virginia (2-0).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 7-4 (4-straight wins) in opening-round games in the modern-tournament era.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 1 of 10 teams to appear in eight of the last nine tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina, Purdue, Villanova and Virginia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 17 of its last 18 neutral-site games against non-conference opponents (only loss in that span was vs. Virginia 11/18/22).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• All nine of BU's losses have come against teams currently ranked in the top 30 of the latest NCAA Net rankings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 13-3 in the last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8, 9 and 8.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's <b>Adam Flagler </b>(First Team)<b>, <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Keyonte</span> George </b>(Second, All-Freshman and All-Newcomer Teams) and <b>LJ
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Cryer</span> </b>(Third Team) were named All-Big 12 selections by league's coaches. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Twelve of Baylor's 13 starting point guards during the <b>Drew </b>era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Flagler </b>is one of two Big 12 shooting guards on a five-man list of finalists for the Jerry West Award (nation's top shooting guard).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Additionally, <b>George </b>was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, BU's first since Quincy Miller in 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• With 490 points, <b>George </b>is just 19 points from Baylor's freshman record of 509 held by Aaron Bruce.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the Big 12 Tournament, <b>George </b>set Baylor's freshman record for made-threes in a season (76).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is the only Power-Six team to have a guard trio each averaging more than 14.5 points per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's 11 quad-one wins are the fourth-most in the nation. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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