NCAA Basketball

Baylor Bears (23-11)


Mon. 2/27 Sat. 3/4 Thu. 3/9 Fri. 3/17 Sun. 3/19
@ OkSt 
W 74-68
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vs. IaSt 
L 58-73
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vs. IaSt 
L 72-78
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vs. UC-SB 
W 74-56
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vs. Cre 
L 76-85
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Nembhard helps Creighton beat Baylor 85-76, on to Sweet 16

DENVER (AP) Ryan Nembhard had a career-high 30 points and No. 6 seed Creighton found its shooting touch to beat third-seeded Baylor 85-76 on Sunday night and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons.

With Baylor heavily focused on containing big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, Nembhard and the Bluejays went to work from outside. They shot 45.8% from 3-point range after a 3-for-20 showing in a first-round win over North Carolina State. They also went 22 of 22 from the free throw line, including 10 for 10 from Nembhard.

The Bluejays (23-12) will meet 15th-seeded Princeton in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. Princeton reached the South Region semifinals with wins over Arizona and Missouri.

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Leaders
Points: A. Flagler15.6
Rebounds: J. Bridges5.6
Assists: A. Flagler4.6
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: K. George79.3%
3P%: L. Cryer41.5%
Steals: D. Bonner1.4
Blocks: J. Bridges1.0
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big 12 Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Kansas 13-5 28-8
Texas 12-6 29-9
Kansas State 11-7 26-10
Baylor 11-7 23-11
TCU 9-9 22-13
Iowa State 9-9 19-14
Oklahoma State 8-10 20-16
West Virginia 7-11 19-15
Texas Tech 5-13 16-16
Oklahoma 5-13 15-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 77.0 (55)
Rebounds: 11.5 (60)
Assists: 14.2 (96)
FG%: 45.0% (157)
FT%: 74.4% (71)
3P%: 36.8% (44)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 70.3 (184)
Rebounds: 22.5 (332)
Assists: 15.2 (337)
FG%: 45.4% (284)
FT%: 71.8% (199)
3P%: 32.5% (100)
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