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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">NOTE: I’ll send details on the Final Four game ASAP. The tip time is to-be determined (either 4 pm CT or 7:30 pm CT), with both Final Four games televised on CBS. The game will be on Saturday, April 3 at
Lucas Oil Stadium. I’ll send additional information on media availabilities ASAP.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">No. 1 Baylor 81 (26-2, 13-1 Big 12), No. 3 Arkansas 72 (25-7, 13-4 SEC)
<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium – Unity)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">March 29, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor punched its ticket to the Final Four for the first time in the modern era. Both of Baylor’s previous national semifinal trips were with an 8-team bracket
in 1948 and 1950.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 9-2 against AP Top 25 teams this season and 15-3 against ranked teams the last 2 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor improved to 5-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 18-14 all-time in 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 15-8 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 13-2 against 2021 NCAA Tournament teams.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor improved to 13-5 against SEC teams over the last 9 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 58 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has built double-digit leads in 25 of 28 games this season (all 17 before 21-day layoff, 8 of 11 since).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 52-6 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:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teague’s
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">22 points tied the 6<sup>th</sup>-most by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament game.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adam Flagler
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had a career-high 4 steals, while <b>Matthew Mayer</b> added 3 steals, giving the Bears 7 of their 9 steals from the bench.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mitchell
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">was named South Regional MVP, while <b>
Jared Butler</b> and <b>Teague </b>joined him on the All-Region Team.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DK</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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