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<a name="_nmona3mh2g5p" data-outlook-id="9648c218-bc46-41f7-98ea-add20bc0e391"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 20, 2026</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.933334px;"><b>Fourth-Quarter Surge Pushes No. 21 Baylor WBB Past Nebraska in NCAA First Round</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Bears advance to face the hosting Duke Blue Devils on Sunday</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue; line-height: 13.8px;"><u>colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>DURHAM, N.C. –</b> Baylor used a late fourth-quarter surge to defeat Nebraska, 67-62, on Friday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
for the 22<sup>nd</sup> straight year. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor (25-8) closed the game on a 13-9 stint after regaining the lead with 3:48 remaining, when Taliah Scott converted two free throws following a flagrant foul called against
Nebraska. Up to that point, BU had itself in position in the fourth quarter after outscoring the Huskers 12-3 to open the frame. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears controlled the early tempo, claiming the game’s first seven points and building an 11-point lead in the first quarter behind a 10-0 run fueled by two 3-pointers
from Yuting Deng. Baylor led 19-11 after one, holding Nebraska without a two-point field goal in the period.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nebraska (19-13) did not record its first two-point basket until after 12 consecutive misses spanning more than 15 minutes of game time.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Huskers responded late in the second quarter, using a 15-6 spurt and perimeter shooting to take its first lead with 1:17 left before halftime. Nebraska’s surge carried
into the third quarter, where they pushed the advantage to as many as seven.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor answered throughout the second half, including a key 3-pointer from Jana Van Gytenbeek in the third quarter that helped keep the deficit within reach at six entering
the fourth.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears took control in the final period, outscoring Nebraska 26-15 after the deficit was extended to nine.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scott led Baylor with 15 points, going 9-for-12 at the free-throw line and adding two steals. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs recorded her 14<sup>th</sup> double-double with 13
points and a game-high 11 rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Van Gytenbeek added 12 points and a team-high four assists, knocking down two 3-pointers, while Bella Fontleroy contributed 10 points and seven rebounds. Deng chipped in six
points on those two first-quarter 3-pointers during Baylor’s early run.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nebraska was led by Britt Prince with 27 points. Logan Nissley added 11 points and eight rebounds, and Amiah Hargrove pulled down 11 rebounds.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor shot 21-for-57 from the field and 21-for-29 at the free-throw line while holding a 43-33 advantage on the glass. The Bears also totaled 17 offensive rebounds and 10
steals.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nebraska finished 20-for-59 from the floor, including 9-for-21 from 3-point range, and committed 15 turnovers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears advance to the second round to play Duke for the second time in the 2025-26 season. The game will tip off from Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday, at a time and network
that we be determined later tonight. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while
simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB. </span></p>
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