Baylor Basketball advances to title game with blowout win over Houston
By Andrew Tineo
Connecting on shots early controlled the momentum
When it comes to hot starts, it’s the second consecutive game, where the Bears have secured the momentum.
Baylor had more three-pointers made in the first half than Houston had field goals made in total. It was Butler that drained four, and a big part of the success was the passing from Davion Mitchell. Mitchell finished with a school-high 11 assists in the first half.
Baylor leads Houston 45-20 at halftime 😳
— Overtime (@overtime) April 3, 2021
Houston is 7/26 from the field and have only two players with made field goals 🥴
Baylor is out rebounding Houston 20-11 and have 12 ASSISTS 🐻
(via @CBSSports) pic.twitter.com/61NNQTePwQ
Mitchell was excellent with his passing as his overall NBA draft stock has soared over the last month. So much to where, he is a consensus lottery pick, after not testing the waters last off-season.
The Butler did it 😏#SicEm 🐻 | #TimeIsNow 🏀
— Baylor Men’s Basketball (@BaylorMBB) April 3, 2021
pic.twitter.com/hFhfD0FHjN
17 bench points, led by Mayer’s nine points on 4-9 shooting in the first 20 minutes has been key all season. It was present once again.
A key in winning the national championship will be the bench. If they perform to the level they did in the first half, alongside the rest of the offense, Baylor is more than capable of hoisting their first national championship in program history.