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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">NOTE: I’ll send along details on the Sweet 16 game ASAP. The opponent (No. 5 Villanova or No. 13 North Texas), arena, date, tip time and TV network are all to-be-determined. All Sweet 16 games will be played
at either Hinkle Fieldhouse or Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday and Sunday. We will hold a pregame Zoom media availability at a TBD time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">No. 1 Baylor 76 (24-2, 13-1 Big 12), No. 9 Wisconsin 63 (18-13, 10-10 Big Ten)
<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">March 21, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the 5<sup>th</sup> time in the last 11 tournaments (2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor did not commit a live-ball turnover – its four turnovers included three charges and one carry.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s 4 turnovers were its 2<sup>nd</sup>-fewest this season (3 at Kansas on Feb. 27).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor took a 7-point lead with 10:30 left in the 1<sup>st</sup> half and led by at least 7 points the rest of the game (final 30:30).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has won 4-straight games against Big Ten opponents and is 7-3 against the Big Ten in the last 10 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor improved to 16-14 all-time in 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 13-8 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU is now 5-1 in NCAA Tournament Second Round games in the Drew era.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears will face the winner of No. 5 Villanova vs. No. 13 North Texas either Saturday or Sunday at a to-be-determined time and site. The game will be at either
Bankers Life Fieldhouse or Hinkle Fieldhouse.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 11-2 against 2021 NCAA Tournament teams.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 56 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has built double-digit leads in 23 of 26 games this season (all 17 before 21-day layoff, 6 of 9 since).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 50-6 since
<b>MaCio Teague</b> and <b>Davion Mitchell</b> joined the starting lineup at the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mark Vital</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> started his 101<sup>st</sup> career game, tying Kevin Rogers for 5<sup>th</sup>-most in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vital</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> earned his 87<sup>th</sup> career win, tying LaceDarius Dunn for 7<sup>th</sup> on Baylor’s all-time wins list.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matthew Mayer</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (17 points) had his 4<sup>th</sup> game this season with 15+ points off the bench (3 of last 7 games).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor did not commit a live-ball turnover – its four turnovers included three charges and one carry.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mitchell</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (8 assists) tied the 4<sup>th</sup>-most assists by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament game.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DK</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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