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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">CINCINNATI BEARCATS (20-13, 7-11 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Cincinnati, Ohio<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Wes Miller (North Carolina, 2007)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">14/13 BAYLOR </span></strong>(22-9, 11-7 Big 12)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">March 14, 2024 • 8:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Kansas City, Mo. • T-Mobile Center </span></strong>(17,763) <br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Jon Sciambi <i>(pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris</i> (PBP),
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">15/14 BAYLOR BEARS (22-9, 11-7 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2024/3/13/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_32_UC_23-24.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Story lines</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• No. 3 Seed Baylor opens the Big 12 Championship with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 11 seed Cincinnati in an 8:30 p.m. tilt on ESPN2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• The Bears are 13-19 at the Big 12 Championship under
<b>Scott Drew</b> with three appearances in the Championship finals (0-3).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• BU is opening in the quarterfinal round for the ninth-straight year, with a 15-27 mark all time (7-8 under
<b>Drew</b>) in this round.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• A win over Cincinnati would give BU a berth in the championship semifinals for the first time since 2021 and the seventh time in the
<b>Drew</b> era.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• The Bears are fifth in the nation in 3-point FG% (39.8), rank fifth in nation in offensive efficiency (123.7) and second in the Big 12 in points per game (81.5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• Baylor is the only Big 12 team to win 11+ conference games in each of the last five seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• BU is 1 of 4 programs ranked No. 1 nationally in four of the last eight seasons (Gonzaga, Duke and Kansas).</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• BU is 126-33 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among Power-6 teams in that span (.792%).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• The Bears are the only team in the nation with six active players averaging double-digit points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• Baylor has now been ranked in the top-10 for a fifth-straight year, one of just five programs (Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and Gonzaga) to accomplish that feat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• <span class="s2">
One of three teams to be a 3-seed or higher in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. (Kansas & Gonzaga)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• One of just four teams to win a game in four-straight NCAA Tournaments (Gonzaga, Kansas, Houston).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• Last time out, Baylor erased a 16-point second-half deficit against Texas Tech, before surrendering a 10-point loss against the Red Raiders in the regular-season finale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• Baylor had five players garner All-Big 12 honors this past week (tied for second-most in the league), headlined by Big 12 Freshman of the Year
<b>Ja’Kobe Walter.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">•
<b>Walter </b>gave BU The preseason and postseason Freshman of the Year for the second-straight season
<b>(Keyonte </b></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">George)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">, joining Oklahoma State as the only Big 12 school to accomplish that in back-to-back
seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">•
<b>RayJ Dennis</b> continued his strong season for the Bears with a All-Big 12 Second Team selection by the coaches and media, while also being a unanimous All-Newcomer team selection.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">•
<b>Dennis </b>is etching his name in the Baylor history books climbing to fifth on Baylor’s single-season assist chart. His 208 assists are 14 shy of the fourth-best season in program history (<b>Lester Medford</b> 222, 2015-16.)</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• Thirteen of Baylor’s 14 starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (17 of last 18 seasons).</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• <b>
Dennis’</b> 6.6 assists per game would rank as the fifth-best single-season average in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• <b>
Jalen Bridges </b>was voted to the All-Big 12 Third Team, his second All-Big 12 selection after he made the 2020-21 Big 12 All-Freshman Team while at West Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">• <b>
Yves Missi</b> was voted to the Big 12 All-Freshman and All-Defensive Teams, in addition to being an All-Big 12 Honorable mention, alongside with
<b>Langston Love.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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