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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 BAYLOR BEARS (23-10, 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/2023/3/18/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_22-23_34_Creighton.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">No. 6 CREIGHTON </span></b><span style="color:black">(22-12, 14-6) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> No. 3 BAYLOR</span></strong> (23-10, 11-7)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 19, 2023 • 6:10 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> TBS<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
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<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>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SIRIUS XM:</span></strong> Sirius 203, XM 203, Internet 966<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 6 CREIGHTON (22-12, 14-6 Big East)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Omaha, Neb.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big East<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Doug McDermott (UNI — 1988)<br>
<a href="https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://static.gocreighton.com/custompages/m-basketball/2223/teamstat.htm" target="_blank">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/3/18/35-NCAA-Tourney-Round-2-notes.pdf">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tournament Central:<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/426aulG"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://baylorbea.rs/426aulG</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Press Conference Zoom Link: <u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fncaa-org.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84052194536%3Fpwd%3DRDRJbDA0MDV1OS9TS2l0RXkrWktBdz09&data=05%7C01%7CWM_Roberts%40baylor.edu%7Cd115d5d917be43d03a2c08db27ca9e56%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638147523434172442%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7iKtjJ%2BmVdD0VjdCrYe8ZxVJEnIg0watbofqjyU29Jk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://ncaa-org.zoom.us/j/84052194536?pwd=RDRJbDA0MDV1OS9TS2l0RXkrWktBdz09</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">STORY LINES</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 6 seed Creighton on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on TBS at 5:10 p.m. MT.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last nine tournaments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• The Bears are 22-15 in 14 NCAA Championship appearances and 19-9 under
<b>Scott Drew.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <b>
Drew </b>is one of two active coaches to have won an NCAA Title and an NIT Title (John Calipari). He is the only active coach to have won both at the same school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU is 9-5 all time when playing as a No. 3 seed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• The Bears are appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 11th-consecutive time (9 NCAA, 2 NIT).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Baylor is 42-24 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 15 seasons.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU and Creighton will be meeting for the sixth time, and a second time in the NCAA Tournament.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Baylor has won the last two meetings against the Jays including an 85-55 win over the Jays in the Second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• The Bears played 19 of 33 (.575%) games this season against teams in the NCAA Tournament field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Baylor is 9-10 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) and No. 14 seed UC Santa Barbara (1-0).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU is 4-2 all time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Last time out BU shot a season-high .549 to down UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <b>
Adam Flagler </b>had a game-high 18 points becoming BU’s all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Baylor won its fifth-straight first-round game and improved to 8-4 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU has won 18 of its last 19 neutral-site games against non-conference opponents (only loss in that span was vs. Virginia 11/18/22).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• With 499 points,
<b>George </b>is just 10 points from Baylor’s freshman record of 509 held by Aaron Bruce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• In the Big 12 Tournament,
<b>George </b>set Baylor’s freshman record for made-threes in a season (77).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <b>
George </b>was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, BU’s first since Quincy Miller in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• BU’s 11 quad-one wins are the fourth-most in the nation.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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