In a closely contested game, Baylor overcame a poor shooting start to defeat Cincinnati 68-56. Baylor struggled early, with Cincinnati leading 12-3 at one point, but Baylor rallied to lead 35-31 at one point in the second half. Despite shooting just 26% in the first half, Baylor managed to secure the win with four players scoring in double figures.
FINAL: Baylor 68, Cincinnati 56. The third-seeded Bears (23-9) overcome a rough shooting start to advance to Friday's semis vs. second seed Iowa State. Four players scored in double figures for BU, led by RayJ Dennis with 13.
Baylor 52-45 at the under 8 stop. Season on the line segment right here. This team has fought tooth and nail through a lot of wars. Let's see what they have left in the tank. #Bearcats
#Bearcats rip off a 10-0 run to cut the Baylor lead to 47-43 with 9:08 remaining.
Getting ugly quick in KC. Baylor up 47-33 on the back of making 8 consecutive shots from the floor. #Bearcats
Baylor leads 35-31 at the first media stop of the half. #Bearcats
Baylor now up 33-29 with 16:26 to go. 9-3 Bears run to open the half. #Bearcats lacking some pop coming out of the break. Have to fight through some fatigue here to keep contact.
Halftime: Cincinnati 26, Baylor 24. Bears shoot 26%, commit 10 turnovers in an ugly first half, but are still right there in it. Jayden Nunn leads BU with 7 points, Dan Skillings tops all players with 9.
This is a very average Baylor defense. Move the ball and you will give them trouble. #Bearcats up 24-21 with 1:50 left in the half.
Baylor up 21-20 at the final media stop of the half. #Bearcats
Baylor is shooting 3-15 from the field … and the Bears are winning, 15-14, over Cincinnati. This game is ugly.
Baylor up 15-14 at the under 8 stop. Bears are already 8-10 from the FT line. 2-2 for Cincinnati. #Bearcats
If Baylor wants to beat Cincinnati tonight, it's probably going to have to make a shot along the way. Bears are 0-for-9 from the floor, Bearcats lead 12-3 at the 11:55 mark.
Two media timeouts and NO field goals made for Baylor. WOW. Down 12-3 to 11-seed Cincinnati.
Cincinnati leads Baylor 8-1 at the first media stop of the night. Skillings out of the gate fast with 5. #Bearcats