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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 4, 2026</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor MBB Concludes Season in CBB Crown Semifinals, 82-69 </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="547a44d1-e336-4010-978e-bc0e2af47b07" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>LAS VEGAS –</b> Baylor men’s basketball fell to Oklahoma 82-69 at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday morning in the College Basketball Crown Semifinals. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Despite the Bears' efforts, including 38 total rebounds and 30 points in the paint, the Sooners secured the victory by shooting 50% from the field and generating 21 points off
turnovers. Baylor (17-17, 6-12 Big 12) managed to lead five times throughout the game, but Oklahoma's (21-15, 7-11 SEC) consistent scoring maintained its advantage.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cameron Carr finished with his fourth double-double with 14 points and tying a career-high of 12 rebounds. Carr ended the season as the program-leading sophomore in points on
the season with 642 total points. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tounde Yessoufou and Isaac Williams IV led BU in scoring with 15 points each. Yessoufou holds the freshman program title in points with 605 season points. Dan Skillings Jr.
earned 12 points, his 18<sup>th</sup> double-figure performance of the season. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The semifinals of the College Basketball Crown began with an offensive lull on both ends of the floor, with both teams shooting just 20-percent in the first four minutes of
action. The Sooners took the early lead, 5-3. Out of the media timeout, Agbim nailed a three, but the momentum quickly swung to OU with the Sooners going a 9-0 run to go up 14-6. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">But the Bears didn’t give up easily, responding with a 7-0 run of their own with Dan Skillings Jr. snagging five quick points and Caden Powell slam dunking to get BU back in
the game, 16-15. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor and Oklahoma went on an offensive battle with the game staying in a one possession game for the next six minutes. Every Bear in rotation got on the board and BU found
themselves in a battle 27-25 just barely trailing at the under-eight timeout. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Offensive movement proved to be crucial with the Sooners taking a two-possession gain of 39-32 with three minutes left to play of the half. From there, Oklahoma found some stride
and went into the locker room with its largest lead of the half 45-35. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Out of the half, BU went on an electric 11-1 run with back-to-back threes by Cameron Carr. The Baylor defense held OU to zero field goals for over four minutes to tie the game
up 48-48. At the under-16 timeout, the Bears were outscoring the Sooners 13-3 in the second half. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After finding the basket in five consecutive possessions, Baylor found itself with its first lead of the day, 52-51, after a layup under the basket by Yessoufou.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Carr found himself with his fourth double-double of the season and the Bears held four players in double-figures. Oklahoma defense caused some issues for Baylor and OU narrowly
took back the lead, but Baylor remained determined in the one possession game, 59-57. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Sooners maintained a 9-0 run to extend their lead 72-61 with four minutes left remaining. OU held BU to no field goals for four minutes while driving the lead. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oklahoma continued to hold strong and earned the win 82-69 to advance to the finals. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Josie Hutton</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN) </span></p>
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