Indiana leads 64-55 at the under-8 MTO (7:49 remaining). The William Tell Overture is missing flags (life is full of disappointments kids) but the IU faithful are still on their feet and clapping. It was 31-18 Baylor with 8 minutes left in the first half so IU has gone from -13 to +9...that's a +22 edge for the Hoosiers in the stretch of 20 minutes.
Great offensive set out of the timeout for IU to get a layup for Reed Bailey, Baylor's athleticism erases it with a nice block. Sam Alexis is called for a foul as he plows through a screen. Baylor will shoot two the rest of the way (double bonus).
Baylor picks up the defensive intensity and then knocks down a triple to cut the IU lead to 4 at 64-60 with six minutes remaining. DeVries takes a timeout to try and regain momentum.
Baylor cuts the lead to 4 64-60 with 5:59 left and IU takes a time out. This game doesn't count, but it's a fun one to watch.
Final Media Time out
Baylor cuts the lead to 4 64-60 with 5:59 left and IU takes a time out. This game doesn't count, but it's a fun one to watch.
doesn't count officially
but don't be mistaken, it counts to the players
I guess the teams have decided to allow more than five personal fouls? Wilkerson has five fouls but he's staying in.
Baylor storms back as IU's offense stalls. The Bears and Hoosiers are tied at 70 with under two minutes to play.
Lamar Wilkerson hits a pair of free throws to give IU the 72-70 lead.
Baylor hits a three, DeVries responds with a baseline jumper to make it 74-73 IU. Baylor misses a three but gets the rebound and Sam Alexis is called for a dubious foul on the baseline to give Baylor two free throws with 9.9 seconds left.
Tie game but Tayton Conerway takes his defender straight to the hoop, shot fakes, gets fouled and hits the shot. Conerway misses the FT. Baylor misses the three and the tip attempt as time expires and IU wins 76-74.
Basketball is fun again!!!
got hurt on the glass
Bailey has to be stronger
didn't shoot the 3 ball well (and took some really bad ones)
last few minutes were a bit shaky
but it's a great win. Baylor will be tough to beat
Resilient team. Didn't see that much in the past few years. Excellent free throw shooting. Hope we maintain that, it was always a staple of our past great teams. Rebounding differential stands out, probably due to Baylor's athleticism. Hope we can get everyone healthy soon.
How good was Baylor projected to be?