Here are three takeaways from No. 3 seed Baylor’s 72-64 loss to No. 6 seed Clemson in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening in the...
Baylor guard Ja'Kobe Walter dribbles the ball past Clemson forward RJ Godfrey during the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.Sure, we could’ve predicted that Clemson would hit over 50% of its 3-pointers in the first half while Baylor — who ranks top-10 nationally in 3-point shooting — connected on just 25% for the game. That’s just the way it turned out, as it was a nightmarish shooting day for the Bears.
Clemson didn’t win this game because it had more size than Baylor. Now, that was a viable thought going into the game, but the Bears didn’t get dominated in points in the paint or rebounding . The Tigers found a victory on the back of something as simple as — they just hit more shots.At the end of the day, basketball is about who puts the ball in the cup more, and Baylor’s first-half woes paired with its inability to connect from beyond the arc plagued them from the jump.
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