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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">No. 9 BAYLOR BEARS (20-14, 10-10 Big 12)</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No. 9 BAYLOR </span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(20-14, 10-10 Big 12) vs.<b> No. 1 DUKE</b> (32-3, 19-1 Big 12)<b> </b><br>
<b>March 23, 2025 • 1:40 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Raleigh, N.C. • Lenovo Center </b>(20,000) <br>
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<b><i>Talent:</i></b> John Morris<i> (PBP), Pat Nunley (Analyst)</i><br>
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<i>Talent: Jason Benetti (PBP), Sarah Kustok (Analyst)</i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">No. 1 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (32-3, 19-1 ACC)</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Location: </b>Durham, N.C.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation: </b>ACC<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>John Scheyer (Duke, 2010)<br>
<a href="https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster"><span style="color:blue">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25"><span style="color:blue">Stats</span></a> | Game Notes (PDF)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8"><b><span style="color:#0432FF">Media Materials Folder</span></b></a></span></u><span style="color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b><a href="https://baylorbears.com/tournament-experience/mens-basketball/2025"><span style="color:blue">BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Story lines</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• No. 9 seed Baylor will looks to advance to its sixth Sweet 16 in school history when it faces off against No. 1 seed Duke at 1:40 p.m. CT on CBS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• This is the third meeting between the Bears and the Blue Devils, with the last meeting coming at Madison Square Garden in Dec. of 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• In that meeting, Duke won 78-70 behind 21 points from Duke's Jared McCain and 18 from current Baylor guard
<b>Jeremy Roach</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• This game is a rematch of the 2010 South Regional Final in Houston, a 78-71 Duke win <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Holding a two-point lead with under five minutes to play, the Blue Devils closed on a 15-3 run, to beat BU en route to the 2010 national championship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• This matchup features the only two schools with a top-20 NBA draft pick in the last four NBA drafts, while the Bears are the only team with a
top-19 pick in each of those four drafts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is seeking it's second-ever win over a No. 1 team, its last coming in the 2021 National Title game against No. 1 Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor's 35 wins against ranked opponents over the last six seasons are the second-most in the nation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• With a win over Mississippi State on Friday, Baylor won its sixth-straight opening-round game in the NCAAT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears are one of just three teams to win at least one NCAA Tournament game in each of the last six years it's been held (Gonzaga & Houston)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• In a win over Mississippi State on Friday, freshman
<b>Rob Wright</b> poured in 19 points, becoming the first freshman in the modern tournament era to lead the Bears in scoring in an NCAAT game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">•<b> VJ Edgecombe</b> contributed 14 points, combining with
<b>Wright</b> to become Baylor's highest-scoring freshman duo in an NCAAT game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">•
<b>Edgecombe</b> continues to leave his mark in the Baylor history books, scoring the fourth-most points by a BU freshman (479) and enters Sunday tied with Keyonte George for the fourth most points per game by a Baylor rookie (15.0), while also setting the
Baylor freshman record with 67 steals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">•<b> Norchad Omier</b> scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his team-record 10th-straight double-double and his 22nd this season, which
is alsoa team record <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">•<b> Omier's
</b>double-double is Baylor's first in an NCAAT game since <b>Jeremy Sochan</b> had 15 points and 11 rebounds against North Carolina in the second-round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• With 10 more boards on Friday,
<b>Omier </b>moved into 10th place in NCAA history in career rebounds (1,685)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• The win against the Bulldogs got BU to the 20-win plateau for the seventh-straight season and the 13th time in the last 14 seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• BU is 2-1 all-time as a No. 9 seed, holding a 4-5 in NCAA Tournament games as the lower/same seed, though four of those five losses were to top-2
seeds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• BU is 5-4 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament under
<b>Scott</b> <b>Drew</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears are 24-17 in 16 NCAA Championship appearances and 21-11 under
<b>Drew</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• BU is 1 of 8 teams to appear in nine of the last 10 tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Purdue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is on a school-record streak of 13-consecutive postseason appearances, the nations fifth-longest active streak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is 46-29 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 17 seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Including a 6-1 mark this season, the Big 12 is a combined 28-7 in the First Round over the past five seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• Six Conference teams have advanced to the Round of 32 for the third time in five years and fourth time overall (2009, 2021, 2022, 2025), matching
the Big 12 record<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears have lost 38 games and counting due to injuries this season:
<b>Langston Love </b>(15), <b>Jeremy Roach</b> (6), <b>Jalen Celestine</b> (4) <b>
VJ Edgecombe</b> (2) and <b>Josh Ojianwuna</b> (11)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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