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<b>BAYLOR BEARS (16-15, 6-12 Big 12)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
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<b>(13) BAYLOR</b> (16-15, 6-12 Big 12) vs.<b> (12) ARIZONA STATE </b>(16-15, 7-11 Big 12)<br>
<b>March 10, 2026 11:30 a.m. CT</b><br>
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<b><i>Talent:</i></b><i> Mike Monaco (pxp), Miles Simon (analyst)</i><br>
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<b>ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (16-15, 7-11 Big 12)</b><br>
<b>Location: </b>Tempe, Ariz.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation: </b>Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Bobby Hurley (Duke, 1993)<br>
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<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>KANSAS CITY, Mo.</b> Seeded at No. 13, Baylor men's basketball faces off against No. 12 Arizona State in the first game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday morning on ESPN+ at the T-Mobile Center. </span><br>
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<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>GAME NOTES</b></span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> BU looks to make a run in Kansas City after winning three of its last five games of the regular season. The Bears are working to make its first Championship appearance since 2014.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> This will be the first time that BU will meet Arizona State in the Big 12 Tournament, but the fifth time the two have met in a neutral site setting with the Bears holding a 3-1 record.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> BU has a 15-23 record in Kansas City at the Big 12 tournament, with an 11-17 record in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> The Bears are 11-16 when playing in the T-Mobile Center at the Big 12 Tournament.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Head coach <b>Scott Drew</b> became one of 25 active DI head coaches with 500 career wins after a dominant 101-75 win over Utah to end the 2025-26 regular season.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> At age 55, Drew is the third youngest among the 25 coaches, the only younger coaches being Bart Lundy (54) and Mick Cronin (54).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> This is March. Baylor is 64-58 in the month of March in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Kenpom has the Bears holding the No. 2 toughest opponent defensive strength of schedule in the country.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Additionally, BUs overall strength of schedule ranks as 13th in the nation and 4th in the Big 12.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Baylor ended the regular season shooting 51.4-percent from the field and averaging 81.0 points in its last five games versus 40.1-percent from the field and an average of 66.8 points in its first five games of the conference
season.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> <b>Tounde Yessoufou</b> earned Big 12 Co-Player of the Week for the final week of the regular season competition after two 20-point performances at Houston and versus Utah.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Yessoufou posted his first double-double of his career at Houston with 20 points and a career-best 12 rebounds.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Yessoufou tied his career-high with six steals vs. Utah and led the conference with eight steals on the week.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> The duo of <b>Cameron Carr</b> and <b>Tounde Yessoufou</b> have led the Bears through the season with a combined 1,145 points.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> The two are the first pair of 500+ scorers in a season for BU since 2009-10 with
<b>LaceDarius Dunn</b> (704) and <b>EkpeUdoh</b> (500).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Carrs 588 points are the most by a Baylor player in their first year since
<b>Vinnie Johnson </b>(1977-78).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> At UCF, Yessoufou broke the freshman program record with 511 points, passing
<b>Aaron Bruce</b> (2004-05).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> <b>Isaac Williams IV</b> owns 16 blocks on the season, the most by a Baylor player 64 or shorter since
<b>Willie Sublet </b>(1993-94) who knocked down 38. Williams is first in the nation in players 61 or shorter in blocks.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Williams is averaging 11.8 ppg and 5.4 assists with a 4.5 assist/turnover ratio in the last five contents.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"> Against Utah, Baylor put up 101 points, the first time since 1/27/24 against TCU the Bears have posted triple digits against a Big 12 team. The Bears also only committed three turnovers, the lowest in a Big 12 game since
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