The Baylor Bears and the Creighton Blue Jays get set for the round of 32. Baylor beat UC Santa Barbara on Friday 74-56. Adam Flagler led the Bears in the win with 18 points and 5 assists. Caleb Lohner contributed 13 points and 5 rebounds. Baylor has four players who are averaging double digit points per game.
Keyonte George leads the Baylor Bears this season with 15.8 points per game. George has not scored more than 11 points in each of three games played in March. The Baylor Bears are averaging 9.7 made three pointers per game. Baylor has covered the spread in six of their last ten games.
The Creighton Blue Jays took down N.C. State 72-63 in the round of 64. Ryan Kalkbrenner led the Blue Jays in the win with 31 points and 7 rebounds. Arthur Kaluma, Ryan Nembhard, and Baylor Scheierman each scored 10 points in the win for Creighton. Kalkbrenner leads Creighton on the season with 15.4 points per game.
The Creighton Blue Jays are averaging 8.9 made three pointers per game. Creighton has five players who are averaging double digit points per game. The Blue Jays have covered the spread in five of their last ten games. Creighton is averaging 34.8 rebounds per game.
