March Madness 2025

Not everyone’s spring break was spent laying out on the beach, as Baylor Athletics kept its spring slate moving through the time off from class. Here’s everything you may have missed over the annual hiatus.
After freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter knocked down the game’s first shot, No. 11 Baylor men’s basketball only held that lead for 16 seconds, as Texas Tech rattled off a 16-0 run.
On Senior Night, No. 11 Baylor men’s basketball forward Jalen Bridges left a lasting mark with a career-high 32 points en route to a 93-85 comeback victory in the final regular season matchup against Texas on Monday night in the Foster Pavilion.
As No. 15 Baylor men’s basketball put together a 13-2 run in the second half, head coach Scott Drew witnessed his bevy of newcomers stand up in the moment. With time draining off the clock, the Foster Pavilion bellowed the echo of the fourth straight home win over an in-conference powerhouse as the Bears downed No. 7 Kansas 82-74 on Saturday afternoon.
While the Foster Pavilion has been a needed and welcomed new fan experience for Baylor men’s and women’s basketball, finding a seat has been a chore for students. From a lack of abundance to a hard-to-navigate process to get in the door, students feel the process is more than they bargained for.
The Bears never found a groove at home during conference play and now look to take their road and neutral site success into the NCAA Tournament.
Lots of Bears competed over the spring break holiday. Here is everything you may have missed.
Sixth-seeded Baylor women’s basketball failed to score in the final four minutes of the game and lost to third-seeded Iowa State University, 74-63, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship Friday night in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Bears couldn’t salvage the Senior Day for Baylor basketball as a whole on Saturday, as both the men and the women fell in their respective contests.
The Bears split the season series with the Longhorns following a 63-54 victory Monday night in the Moody Center in Austin.
#9 Baylor Men's Basketball defeats #8 Mississipi State 75 to 72.
#4 Baylor Women's Basketball defeats #13 Grand Canyon University 73 to 60.
#9 Baylor Men's Basketball takes on #1 seed Duke at 1:40 PM
#4 Baylor Women's Basketball takes on #5 Ole Miss at 3:00 PM