Baylor is going home early once again.
Baylor was able to whittle the Creighton lead down to five thanks to a strong effort from LJ Cryer, but that was as close as the Bears would get. Creighton’s lead grew as large as 18 points when Nembhard drilled his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 5:54 to play.
From there, Baylor would make one more run with Cryer carrying much of the load. Cryer had a career-high 30 points on 13-of-22 shooting, but he didn’t get enough of his teammates. Adam Flagler and Keyonte George, BU’s two leading scorers, combined for 22 points on 7-of-24 from the field and 0-of-7 from 3.
In all, Baylor connected on just five of its 22 3-point shots but the defensive effort was more of the issue in the loss.Creighton, meanwhile, is hitting its stride at the optimal time. The Bluejays were a preseason top 10 team after nearly upsetting Kansas in the second round last year. However, they endured an ugly 6-6 start to the season and did not look like a team capable of living up to the offseason hype. However, things flipped during Big East play.
And after the Round 1 win over NC State, the Bluejays played one of their best offensive games of the season on Sunday vs. Baylor. Next, Creighton will face No. 15 seed Princeton in the Sweet 16. The Tigers, the champions of the Ivy League, have been one of the biggest stories of the tournament. They shocked No. 2 seed Arizona in the first round before beating No. 7 Missouri by 15 points in the Round of 32.Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.
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