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<b>BAYLOR BEARS (16-16, 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>BAYLOR</b> (16-16, 6-12 Big 12) vs.<b> MINNESOTA </b>(15-17, 8-10 Big Ten)<br>
<b>April 1, 2026 • 9:30 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Las Vegas, Nev. • MGM Grand Garden Arena </b>(16,800) <br>
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<b>WATCH:</b> FS1<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b><i> Tim Brando (pxp), Jim Jackson (analyst)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>Baylor Sports Media Network via<b> </b>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (Analyst)</i><br>
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<b>MINNESOTA GOPHERS (15-17, 8-10 Big Ten)</b><br>
<b>Location: </b>Minneapolis, Minn. <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation: </b>Big Ten<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Niko Medved (Minnesota, 1997)<br>
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<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>LAS VEGAS</b> – Baylor will compete in the second-annual College Basketball Crown, facing off against Minnesota for the first time in program history on Wednesday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena. </span><br>
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<span style="text-transform: none;">• This will be the 17th postseason bid for Baylor underneath head coach Scott Drew.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• BU holds a 31-14 (.688) postseason record underneath Drew.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Discounting the 2020 season due to Covid-19, Baylor has earned a postseason bid every season since 2012.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Baylor is one of five teams to appear in every postseason since 2012, joining Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, and Saint Mary's.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Baylor looks to become the first program to win an NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Crown championship.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• BU is 10-7 against Big Ten teams underneath Drew.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Drew 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. 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;">• 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, BU's overall strength of schedule ranks as 21st in the nation and 6th 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;">• The duo of Cameron Carr and Tounde Yessoufou have led the Bears through the season with a combined 1,184 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 LaceDarius Dunn (704) and Ekpe Udoh (500).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Carr's 613 points are the most by a Baylor player in their first year since Vinnie Johnson (1977-78) and rank in the top-10 of all-time scoring season-leaders.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• At UCF, Yessoufou broke the freshman program record with a current 571 points, passing Aaron Bruce (2004-05).</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• In the Big 12 end of year awards, Carr earned All-Big 12 Third Team and All-Newcomer Team. Yessoufou was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Isaac Williams IV owns 17 blocks on the season, the most by a Baylor player 6'4 or shorter since Willie Sublet (1993-94) who knocked down 38. Williams is currently tied for third in the nation in players 6'1 or shorter
in blocks on the season.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• Williams has been on a tear over the last five contests, averaging 12.0 points and 5.2 assists while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and an impressive 70 percent from three.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;">• BU looks to bounce back from its first round exit from Kansas City at the Big 12 Tournament, where Baylor fell to Arizona State, 79-83. The Bears ended their regular season winning three of their last five games.</span></div>
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