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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">NCAA Tournament Central: https://baylorbea.rs/426aulG<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">No. 3 Baylor 74, No. 14 UCSB 56<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Denver Colo. (Ball Arena)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">March 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 23-10 (11-7) on the season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is 2-1 all time against UCSB.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Scott Drew is 19-9 all time in NCAA Tournament games.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 22-15 all time in the NCAA Tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is 9-5 all time as a No. 3 seed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 8-4 (five-straight wins) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears shot 54.9% from the field, the fourth-best shooting percentage in an NCAA Tournament game in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nine made three-point field goals tied for the ninth-most in an NCAA Tournament game in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is now 20-0 this season when holding opponents to 72 points or less.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adam Flagler</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored a game-high 18 points, the 20<sup>th</sup> time in his BU career that he led the team in points.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Flagler’s </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">five assists were also a game-high, the 22<sup>nd</sup> time this season he led the team in assists.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Caleb Lohner</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored a season-high 13 points, which also set a new NCAA Tournament career high.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lohner</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> shot 100% (5-for-5) from the field, setting a new program record for field-goal percentage in an NCAA Tournament game (min. 5 attempts).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LJ Cryer </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">set a NCAA Tournament career high with<b>
</b>15 points,<b> </b>his 16<sup>th</sup> game of 20-points or more this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua’s </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nine rebounds<b> </b>led the team and were his second-most in an NCAA tournament game in his career.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Flo Thamba</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> appeared in his 11<sup>th</sup> career tournament game passing Matt Mayer for the most in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With his ninth NCAA Tournament start,<b> Thamba
</b>tied Jared Butler for the most in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Keyonte George, Langston Love, Josh Ojianwuna</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> made their NCAA Tournament debut’s on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Austin Sacks </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">made his season debut<b>
</b>against UCSB.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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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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