No. 9 Baylor survives and advances to Round of 32
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — The entire city of Waco held their breath collectively as a resilient Bears team survived a late Mississippi State charge to escape the Round of 64 with a 75-72 win over No. 8 Mississippi State.
The Bears took a 37-32 lead into the halftime break, shooting 39 percent from the field on 13-33 from the field.
Baylor widened that lead in the second half, extending the Bears advantage to double digits but the Bulldogs would not go away, cutting the deficit to just one point with 1:19 remaining.
Two clutch free throws by Robert Wright III extended Baylor's advantage to three with 42.3 seconds left before the Bulldogs cut it to one. Two more clutch free throws from V.J. Edgecombe put the Bears up three, giving the Bulldogs a chance to tie with under 10 seconds remaining.
Mississippi State had a look but Claudell Harris Jr.'s three pointer fell short off the rim but a missed free throw from Norchad Omier gave the Bulldogs .2 seconds to get a shot off which proved to be not enough time, sealing a narrow Baylor win.
This is the sixth-consecutive Round of 32 appearance for Baylor Men's Basketball as the Bears advance to play the winner of No. 1 Duke/No. 16 Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.
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