March Madness 2025
Junior guard Manu Lecomte was just three for ten from the field, but he hit the one that mattered most, as his jumper with 8 seconds left proved to be the difference, as Baylor edged Iowa State 65-63.
The Baylor defense proved too much to handle for the Sooners, as the Bears knocked off Oklahoma 76-50 on Friday night.
Baylor used a big second half to propel the Bears to a 12-0 record heading into the start of Big 12 play.
Baylor continued rolling through its non-conference slate as it blasted NAIA foe John Brown 107-53 on Sunday afternoon.
The Baylor men’s basketball team picked up right where they left off ten days ago by routing Southern 89-59 at the Ferrell Center.
The No. 5 Lady Bears (two-seed) clinched Baylor’s seventh-straight Sweet 16 berth after a 73-44 rout over 10-seed Arkansas at the Ferrell Center on Sunday.
The No. 5 Lady Bears easily handled 15-seed Northwestern State Friday afternoon at the Ferrell Center by a score of 77-36. Baylor switched on the cruise control after jumping out to an early double-digit lead over the Lady Demons.
Waco will play host to just a fraction of the madness to ensue in college basketball across the country. For the second-straight year, the Ferrell Center will be a venue for games of the first and second round of the NCAA tournament.
The No. 5 ranked Lady Bears’ surprising success in the 2014-15 season earned Baylor a two-seed in the NCAA tournament and the job of hosting games of the first and second round of the tournament. Baylor earned itself an opening-round matchup against Northwestern State.
The No. 6 Lady Bears earned themselves the No. 1 seed for the Big 12 tournament in Dallas at the American Airlines Center this weekend after a stunning season in conference play. Baylor lost just two out of 18 games.
