By Nathan Keil | Sports Writer
The top seed in the Oklahoma City region showed zero signs of rust from their 12-day layoff in easily beating the No. 16 seed Texas Southern Tigers 119-30.
The effort from Baylor’s end was historic as the 89-point margin is the largest margin of victory in NCAA Tournament history. The Lady Bears now own the records for margin of victory in the regular season and in the tournament, as they recorded a 108-point win against Winthrop on Dec. 15.
The start of the tournament was different this season as Baylor entered in the field of 68 on a losing streak for the first time in eight years after being upset by West Virginia 77-66 in the Big 12 conference tournament final.