Despite a huge second-half rally, the Bears fall 93-86 to the Tar Heels in OT in the...
Adam Flagler and Baylor rallied from a 25-point deficit to force overtime but couldn’t complete what would have been a record-setting NCAA Tournament comeback Saturday.FORT WORTH — Baylor coach Scott Drew, already in a reflective mood Saturday following one of the wildest final 10 minutes of a game in the 82 editions of the NCAA Tournament, referenced former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich’s “never underestimate the heart of a champion.
“Being in March Madness, everyone is going to bring their best punch,” said guard Adam Flagler, who led the Bears with 27 points. “And has great size. The Big 12 Conference prepared us for these moments, we just came up short.” Baylor in OT didn’t quite have the same defensive urgency as it did in climbing out of the 25-point hole — and the relieved Tar Heels took advantage.
Instead, Baylor bows out of the tournament in the second round after defeating Gonzaga in the national title game last year in Indianapolis for the program’s first championship in men’s basketball. North Carolina under first-year coach Hubert Davis advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time in three years.
The Tar Heels whipped ninth-seeded Marquette 95-63 on Thursday while the Bears cruised past Norfolk State 85-49 the same day to set up the first meeting between Baylor and North Carolina in basketball. “Pretty much when overtime started, we were just trying to get our guys to realize that it was zero-zero — that it was a new game — and we’ve just got to relax and step up,” Tar Heels forward Leaky Black said.
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