Program History - Heslip's Hot Shooting Advances Baylor

Brady Heslip built eight three-pointers for your career-high 27 points along with Baylor defeated Colorado, 80-63, inside 3 rd around connected with the NCAA Tournament upon Saturday.

Heslip simply have missed three shots along with Pierre Jackson included fifteen details along with 10 allows to the third-seeded Bears (29-7), which leading-edge to help his or her next Sweet of sixteen in software history. They defeated South Dakota State from the second circle and definately will deal with the winner concerning 10th-seeded Xavier/15th-seeded Lehigh throughout Friday's South Regional semifinal inside Atlanta.

"Brady was obviously about fire, but his teammates would an incredible employment getting him your ball," stated Baylor train Scott Drew.

Askia Booker have scored 15 points for you to rate the 11th-seeded Buffaloes (24-12), who seem to possessed innovative to be able to the 3rd circular by using an annoyed of No. 6 seed starting UNLV on Thursday. Austin Dufault acquired 14 items with Saturday's setback whilst Carlon Brown along with Andre Roberson each complete by using 13.

"I thought we have the particular finest we could," reported Brown. "Obviously, that had not been very good enough. Once (Heslip) obtained going, it turned out nearly impossible to stop."

Colorado quickly encouraged with the 2nd half, by using a 12-4 run to establish its first advantages considering that the game's best minutes.

Booker acquired 6 months time points through the burst, Dufault possessed four, and Brown capped it using a dunking putback layup for a 53-51 lead near that midway point.

While that will function shifted momentum, this Bears' 21-3 spike a matter of minutes soon after proved overwhelmingly decisive.

It was 57-54 in favor of your Buffaloes when Jackson pulled straight down a jumper, causing a spurt which often showcased a number of instantly Baylor three-pointers a couple from Heslip, one apiece from Jackson and Anthony Jones.

The function triggered a 75-60 Baylor benefit and though some 1/2 moments remained, Colorado certainly not recovered, letting the Bears to level their program- track record 29th win in the season.

"I ended up being really like to show off the 2nd half, and mainly a final ten minutes the way we clamped along within the shielding end, definitely have an excellent position rebounding," Drew said.

Heslip appeared to be each sturdy in the first half, reaching half a dozen threes en tactic to a 37-35 head with the break.

Game Notes

Baylor's past season-high succeed overall seemed to be 28 within 2009-10.The Bears' No. 3 or more seed is usually tied for that highest throughout program history . In 2010 and beyond these were seeded 3 rd inside the South Region along with innovative to the Elite Eight.Colorado turns that all-time sequence together with Baylor, 15-10.