Baylor dominates in rebounding, convincingly beats Nebraska
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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BAYLOR |
NEBRASKA |
| Points |
65 |
49 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-43 (.535) |
17-54 (.315) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
7-17 (.412) |
5-24 (.208) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
12-19 (.632) |
10-10 (1.000) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
10 (1/0) |
20 (2/0) |
| Largest Lead |
21 |
2 |
| Next 5 Games |
| BAYLOR (ET) |
NEBRASKA (ET) |
| 03/12 @KU 12:30pm | | 03/13 @TEX 7:00pm | | 03/14 @MIZZ 6:00pm | | 03/18 GTWN 9:00pm | | 03/21 @VT 11:00am |
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| 03/17 @UNM 10:00pm | | 11/14 SCUS 8:00pm | | 11/18 @SLU 8:00pm | | 11/21 TCU 2:00pm | | 11/24 UMKC 8:00pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Baylor | Nebraska
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Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Curtis Jerrells scored 19 points and Kevin Rogers had 10 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Baylor dominated on the boards and beat Nebraska 65-49 Wednesday in the opening game of the Big 12 tournament.
LaceDarius Dunn added 18 points on 4-for-9 3-point shooting and eight rebounds for Baylor (18-13), which won a first-round Big 12 tournament game for only the fifth time ever, but for the second time in the past three seasons.
The ninth-seeded Bears, who had entered the tournament having lost 10 of their last 12 games, advanced to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday.
Ade Dagunduro scored 21 points for Nebraska (18-12), which now must hope for a berth in the National Invitation Tournament.