Complete Baylor Game Notes
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BAYLOR AT A GLANCE
2009-10 Record: 28-7
Big 12 €ˆRecord (Finish): 11-5 (t-2nd)
Last Game: W, 72-49 over Saint Mary's
Head Coach: Scott Drew
Career Record: 129-113 (8th season)
Record at BU: 109-102 (7th season)
NCAA €ˆTournament Record: 5-7 (.417)
Postseason (NCAA/NIT) Record: 9-11 (.450)
NATIONAL RANKINGS
AP/ESPN Rankings: 19/21
Highest AP €ˆRanking: 19 (March 15)
Highest ESPN €ˆRanking: 20 (March 8)
RPI: 9 (realtimerpi.com)
Sagarin Rating: 7
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points: LaceDarius Dunn (19.5)
Rebounds: Ekpe Udoh (9.7)
Assists: Tweety Carter €ˆ(5.9)
Blocks: Ekpe Udoh (3.7)
GAME RESET
Date: Sun., March 28, 2010
Tip-Off: 4:05 p.m. CDT
Location: Houston, Texas
Arena: Reliant Stadium (70,676)
Television: CBS (KWTX-TV)
Talent: Jim Nantz (pxp), Clark Kellogg (analyst)
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
National Radio: Westwood One (Sirius 126/XM 243)
Talent: Kevin Kugler (pxp), Pete €ˆGillen (analyst)
Series vs. Duke: never met
Drew Record vs. Duke: 0-0
MULTIMEDIA
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: mmod.ncaa.com
In-Game Blog: www.BaylorBears.com
NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL FINAL STORY LINES
• The No. 3 seed Baylor Bears looks to capture its third NCAA Final Four appearance in program history and first in the modern tournament era when they face the top-seeded Duke in the South Regional final Sunday at Reliant Stadium.
• Baylor is 11-3 in its last 14 postseason games, dating back to the 2009 Big 12 Championship.
• Baylor is now 6-7 all-time in six NCAA tournament appearances.
• Sunday marks Baylor's fourth NCAA tournament quarterfinals appearance (1946, 1948, 1950, 2010) and first Elite Eight of the modern tournament era.
• Baylor is 20-8 (.714) in its last 28 games away from the Ferrell Center - 6-4 in true road games and 14-4 in neutral-site games.
• Duke will be the 14th first-time opponent Baylor has faced over the last two seasons. BU is 12-1 in the last 13 instances and has won nine straight.
BAYLOR/DUKE SERIES
Never met
BAYLOR VS. THE ACC
Baylor is 6-9 all-time vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference.
BAYLOR NCAA NOTES
• Baylor (28-7) is making its fourth trip to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals - and first Elite Eight appearance in the modern era - in school history.
• A win by Baylor Sunday would put the Bears in their third Final Four and first since 1950. Baylor advanced to the NCAA €ˆFinal Four in both 1948 (runner-up) and 1950.
• Baylor is 6-7 all-time in six NCAA €ˆtournament appearances.
• Baylor is 7-2 (3-1 NCAA, 4-1 NIT) in the postseason under head coach Scott €ˆDrew.
• Baylor's three tournament wins this year match the program's previous NCAA tournament win total.
• Baylor is 10-18 all-time against the rest of the Elite Eight field, while Drew is 3-11.
• Baylor, which was picked 10th in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll, is one of only two Big 12 teams in the Elite Eight (Kansas State).