March Madness 2025
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Baylor’s path to the NCAA tournament became exponentially more difficult after falling 71-60 to Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.
Baylor’s NCAA tournament hopes are hanging by a thread. It’s just a thread, but after Saturday, the Bears are still alive.
Baylor’s NCAA tournament hopes are hanging by a thread. It’s just a thread, but after Saturday, the Bears are still alive.
After dropping a 77-59 decision at Missouri on Wednesday, Baylor men’s basketball battles Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Bears look for their first season sweep of the Aggies since 2000.
Saturday could not have gone any better for the Lady Bears, as three players finished in double figures and everybody got playing time in a 70-39 win over Oklahoma State.
The Huskies’ NCAA-record 90-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a loss to Stanford. Their nearly three-year hold on the top ranking ended Monday when they were overtaken by Baylor and dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press poll. Connecticut had been the top team for a record 51 straight weeks, beginning Feb. 18, 2008.
One down, two to go for the No. 2 Lady Bears as they look to emerge from a dangerous three-game stretch of non-conference matchups that will bring Minnesota to Waco this Sunday at 1 p.m. and No. 9 Tennessee to the Ferrell Center Dec. 14.
Having sophomore Brittney Griner and redshirt sophomore Brooklyn Pope dominate in the paint has helped the Lady Bears’ to their 8-1 record. However, the backcourt has also played a big role in Baylor’s success.
In the two teams’ first-ever meeting, the Lady Bears defeated No. 16 ranked Notre Dame, 76-65, on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center.