Baylor gets by Sam Houston State
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03/18/2010 -
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ekpe Udoh put up 20 points, 13 rebounds
and five assists, and Baylor used a late run to pull away from Sam Houston
State for a 68-59 victory in first-round action of the South Region.
LaceDarius Dunn scored six of his 13 points during a game-sealing 8-0 run with
under three minutes left, as the third-seeded Bears (26-7) advanced to
Saturday's second round of the NCAA Tournament against Old Dominion, a 51-50
winner over Notre Dame in Thursday's opener at New Orleans Arena.
"At the end of the game, we did a better job just executing, and [I was]
getting to the right places, being there at the right time and just making the
shots," said Dunn, whose late spark led the program to its first tourney win
since 1950, the year it went to the Final Four.
Anthony Jones and Quincy Acy each chipped in 10 points for the Bears, whose
only loss in the past seven games came against Kansas State in the Big 12
Tournament semifinals.
Gilberto Clavell had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead the Bearkats (25-8),
who set a school record for wins this season en route to the Southland
Conference title.
Sam Houston State, making its second-ever tourney appearance, gave the Bears
all they could handle from the opening tip through to the final three minutes
of the contest.
With 2 1/2 minutes left, Acy threw down a dunk following a Preston Brown miss.
Udoh was then fouled corralling Ashton Mitchell's errant three and bricked the
front end of a 1-and-1 at the other end.
However, Acy quickly stole Brown's outlet pass and dished to a streaking Dunn
for a slam.
Another turnover from Brown preceded a pair of free throws from Dunn, who
finished the eight-point rally with two more from the line for a 63-55 lead
with 1:04 to play, putting the game out of reach.
"We didn't knock down shots," Clavell said of the stretch run. "We had good
looks every time...But this time the ball didn't [go] in."
Baylor recovered from a slow start with seven points in a little over a
minute, as A.J. Walton's three-pointer tied the game at 10 six minutes in.
The largest lead for either team the rest of the first half was three, held by
SHSU at 31-28 after Josten Crow nailed a late three. Two Udoh free throws
pulled the Bears within 31-30 at the intermission.
Baylor didn't start slow in the second half, as Udoh hit a jumper, Josh Lomers
converted a three-point play and Tweety Carter put in a layup for a 37-31 lead
2 1/2 minutes in.
Mitchell and Corey Allmond answered with makes from behind the arc, and it
went back-and-forth until the final minutes.
Game Notes
Sam Houston State's only other appearance in the NCAA's came in 2003 and that
also resulted in a first-round exit...Baylor improved to 4-7 all-time in the
tourney...This is the highest seed Baylor has ever received in the
tourney...Mitchell went 2-for-14 from the floor for the Bearkats, who received
13 points from Brown and 10 from Allmond...The Bears won the battle on the
glass, 47-37...SHSU shot 33.8 percent from the floor and 6-of-31 from three-
point land...Baylor made 44.1 percent of its shots.
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Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
 Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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