MBB Box: No. 1 Baylor 78, No. 2 Houston 59 (NCAA Tournament Final Four - Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis)

[Kaye, David]

Game book attached.

No. 1 Baylor 78 (27-2, 13-1 Big 12), No. 2 Houston 59 (28-4, 14-3 AAC)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium – Unity)
April 3, 2021


  *   Baylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament title game for the second time in program history (1948 loss vs. Kentucky).
  *   Baylor is now 10-2 against AP Top 25 teams this season and 16-3 against ranked teams the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor is now 6-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season.
  *   Baylor is now 19-14 all-time in 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 16-8 in the Scott Drew era.
  *   Baylor’s win over No. 2 seed Houston is the highest-seed for a Baylor NCAA Tournament win in program history – the previous high was a No. 3 seed Creighton in 2014 Second Round).
  *   Baylor is now 14-2 against 2021 NCAA Tournament teams.
  *   Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 59 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.
  *   Baylor has built double-digit leads in 26 of 29 games this season (all 17 before 21-day layoff, 9 of 12 since).
  *   Baylor is now 53-6 since MaCio Teague and Davion Mitchell joined the starting lineup at the start of the 2019-20 season.
  *   Mitchell’s 11 assists set a Baylor record for most in an NCAA Tournament game, passing Pierre Jackson’s 10 assists twice in 2012.
  *   Mitchell (12 points) had the 3rd points-assists double-double by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament game (Pierre Jackson twice in 2012).
  *   Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 6th time this season and first time since Dec. 29.
  *   MaCio Teague had a season-high 6 assists, the most in his Baylor career.

From ESPN Stats & Info:

  *   Mitchell is the first player since 1987 with double-digit assists and no turnovers in a Final Four game. His 11 assists are the most in a Final Four since 2003.
  *   Mitchell’s 11 assists made him the 5th player to have more assists than the opposing team (Houston had 10) in a Final Four game.
  *   Baylor’s 73-year span between National Championship game appearances is the second-longest in Division I history (Wisconsin 74 years).
  *   Baylor’s 23 assists were the most by a team in a Final Four game since UNLV’s 24 in the 1990 Championship game vs. Duke.
  *   Baylor’s 45-20 halftime lead was the 4th-largest in Final Four semifinal history and largest since 2003.


 Thanks,

DK

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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