NCAAB

Colgate Raiders at Baylor Bears

· Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
25-10, 10-5 Away
Final
67 - 92
24-10, 15-2 Home

No. 3 seed Baylor breezes past Colgate 92-67, wins 6th straight March Madness opener

Jayden Nunn added 15 points, going 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and RayJ Davis finished with 10 points and nine assists for coach Scott Drew’s Bears (24-10), who have won their past six first-round games in March Madness.

Baylor, which shot 38.8% from 3-point range during the season, finished at 53.3% (16 of 30) on Friday while setting a program record for scoring in an NCAA Tournament game. The Bears advance in the West Region to play No. 6 seed Clemson on Sunday.

“Hopefully, we saved a couple of made 3s for the next game because 16 for 30 is pretty efficient,” Drew said.

Keegan Records led Colgate with 14 points. Sam Thomson had 11 and Braeden Smith scored 10.

Colgate (25-10), which dominated the Patriot League in the regular season and won the conference tournament, fell to 0-7 in the NCAA Tournament. The Raiders had lost only once in their previous 18 games.

“Clearly, we had no chance of stopping them, the way they shot the ball,” Colgate coach Matt Langel said. “They put us in a number of dilemmas. Tip your cap to Baylor for their effort, getting the lead they did and managing the game the rest of the way.”

Both teams shot well early, but Colgate only found success closer to the basket. The Bears switched to a zone defense that left the Raiders struggling from outside the arc. Colgate finished 5 of 18 on 3-pointers.

“We have a lot of guys who are good shooters on our team,” Records said. “We just couldn’t get them to fall.”

Baylor’s 3-point shooting helped the Bears build an early 22-point lead. Colgate made one of its first nine shots from deep.

Walter, the Big 12 freshman of the year, already had 15 points at the break as the Bears led 54-34.

“I really wanted to come out aggressive, set the tone early,” Walter said. “My teammates, they were finding me. They were encouraging me. When we got things going, it was pretty hard to stop us.”

Colgate made a slight dent in the deficit to open the second half, but it was not enough to threaten Baylor, which shot 57.9% overall.

“I feel like we let up a little bit defensively,” Bridges said of Colgate's second-half start. “And that’s something that we cannot do going forward, or we’re going to be heading on a flight home.”

BIG PICTURE

Colgate: As good as they were in their league, the Raiders were overmatched against a perennial Big 12 power. Colgate shot 57.1% in the first half, but nearly all the scoring came inside.

Baylor: Drew's team played a typically rugged schedule but came into the tournament in reasonably good form, winning four of six. If the Bears can make 3s like they did Friday, they could make a long run.

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Matchup Prediction

Baylor: 90.2%
Colgate: 9.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 92
2nd 0:01 Colgate Offensive Rebound. 67 - 92
2nd 0:01 Cooper Wright missed Jumper. 67 - 92
2nd 0:24 Austin Sacks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miro Little. 67 - 92
2nd 0:38 Sam Thomson made Free Throw. 67 - 89

Statistics

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26-57 FG 33-57
45.6 Field Goal % 57.9
5-18 3PT 16-30
27.8 Three Point % 53.3
10-14 FT 10-14
71.4 Free Throw % 71.4
24 Rebounds 33
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
15 Defensive Rebounds 22
11 Assists 17
10 Steals 6
3 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 9
7 Fast Break Points 10
38 Points in Paint 34
12 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

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2023-24 Patriot League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Colgate 16-2 - 25-10
American University 10-8 6 16-16
Boston University 10-8 6 16-17
Bucknell 10-8 6 14-19
Lafayette 10-8 6 11-21
Lehigh 9-9 7 14-18
Navy 8-10 8 13-18
Army 6-12 10 10-22
Holy Cross 6-12 10 10-23
Loyola Maryland 5-13 11 7-25

2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 15-3 - 32-5
Iowa State 13-5 2 29-8
Baylor 11-7 4 24-11
Texas Tech 11-7 4 23-11
BYU 10-8 5 23-11
Kansas 10-8 5 23-11
Texas 9-9 5 21-13
TCU 9-9 6 21-13
Oklahoma 8-10 6 20-12
Kansas State 8-10 7 19-15
Cincinnati 7-11 8 22-15
UCF 7-11 8 17-16
Oklahoma State 4-14 11 12-20
West Virginia 4-14 11 9-23
Full Standings