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<p class="MsoNormal">Box score attached.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NCAA Tournament Central: https://baylorbears.com/tournament-experience/mens-basketball/2023#home<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">No. 6 Creighton 85, No. 3 Baylor 76<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Denver Colo. (Ball Arena)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">March 19, 2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor finished 23-11 (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 falls to 2-4 all time against Creighton.<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 19-10 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 22-16 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 9-6 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 4-3 in the second 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">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LJ Cryer</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored a career-high 30 points.<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">Cryer’s</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 30 points set a new school record for points in an NCAA Tournament game.<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">Cryer’s </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">13 made field goals are<b>
</b>also set a new school record.<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">Sunday marked the first time in<b> Cryer’s
</b>career Baylor lost a game when he scored 20+ points.<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">Cryer</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> finished the season shooting .894 from the free-throw line, a new single-season program record.<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">passed Jared Butler for the most minutes played in an NCAA Tournament Game in program history.
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With 6 made field goals today, <b>
Flagler </b>now has 44 for his career in the NCAA Tournament, a new program record.<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">Jalen Bridges</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored in double-figures for a 19<sup>th</sup> time this season with 12 points.<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">Bridges </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">led the team with six rebounds, the 14<sup>th</sup> time he led the team in rebounds this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="color:#211D1E">Flo Thamba</span></b><span style="color:#211D1E"> started his 10<sup>th</sup>-career NCAA Tournament game passing Jared Butler for the most starts in the NCAA Tournament in program history</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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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