Anyone still questioning Baylor’s national championship pedigree must have gone to bed early. That’s a shame because nobody needs to operate on any sleep to recognize the Bears are like the Godfather: somehow the sequel is better than the previous installment.
This victory is wild because the Bears didn’t play that well in the first half. Baylor managed just .89 points per possession in the first half—a paltry sum that ranked well below their average of 1.15. Their top five opponent banked a three and another long jumper. which usually portends that the lucky bounces that decide heavyweight bouts are going to doom you; their two best returning scorers went 0-of-6 from deep.