MBB Box: No. 6 Creighton 85, No. 3 Baylor 76

[Roberts, Matt]

Box score attached.

NCAA Tournament Central: https://baylorbears.com/tournament-experience/mens-basketball/2023#home


No. 6 Creighton 85, No. 3 Baylor 76

Denver Colo. (Ball Arena)

March 19, 2023



  *   Baylor finished 23-11 (11-7) on the season.
  *   BU falls to 2-4 all time against Creighton.
  *   Scott Drew is 19-10 all time in NCAA Tournament games.
  *   Baylor is 22-16 all time in the NCAA Tournament.
  *   BU is 9-6 all time as a No. 3 seed.
  *   Baylor is 4-3 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  *   LJ Cryer scored a career-high 30 points.
  *   Cryer’s 30 points set a new school record for points in an NCAA Tournament game.
  *   Cryer’s 13 made field goals are also set a new school record.
  *   Sunday marked the first time in Cryer’s career Baylor lost a game when he scored 20+ points.
  *   Cryer finished the season shooting .894 from the free-throw line, a new single-season program record.
  *   Adam Flagler passed Jared Butler for the most minutes played in an NCAA Tournament Game in program history.
  *   With 6 made field goals today, Flagler now has 44 for his career in the NCAA Tournament, a new program record.
  *   Jalen Bridges scored in double-figures for a 19th time this season with 12 points.
  *   Bridges led the team with six rebounds, the 14th time he led the team in rebounds this season.
  *   Flo Thamba started his 10th-career NCAA Tournament game passing Jared Butler for the most starts in the NCAA Tournament in program history


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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