Conference: Big 12. Bid: At-Large. Region: South. Seed: No. 1. Tournament History: 14-12, 2 Final Fours in 12 appearances. Last appearance: 2019, lost to Gonzaga in the Second Round. Season Stats Top Scorers: Jared Butler 17.1; MaCio Teague 16.2; Davion Mitchell 14.1. Rebounds: Mark Vital 6.8; Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua 5.3; Avg team margin (plus-4.4). Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.37): Mitchell (5.4/2.6), 130 assists. Last 10 Games: 8-2. Worst Loss: 74-83 vs. Oklahoma St. on Mar. 12. The Skinny: Second-ranked Baylor won its first regular-season league championship since 1950, but the Bears have never won a conference tournament title. Theyll remain 0-3 in the Big 12 title game after losing in the semifinals to Oklahoma State and star freshman Cade Cunningham. Baylor has been through a tough late-season stretch after its COVID-19 pause as it tried to squeeze in as many makeup games as possible. The Cowboys were their sixth ranked opponent in the last six games.
Notae helps #8 Arkansas beat Missouri in SEC Quarterfinals By Mike Cawood - Arkansas Athletics | March 12, 2021 at 10:46 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 10:46 PM
JD Notae has his best game as a Razorback, scoring 27 points, but none was bigger than his desperation bank shot in the lane with 1:19 left to lead #8 Arkansas to a 70-64 victory over Missouri in the SEC quarterfinal Friday night at Bridgestone Arena.
Arkansas, the SEC second seed, wins its 12th straight versus an SEC opponent and improves to 22-5. The Razorbacks also improve to 15-2 all-time when playing in the SEC quarterfinal. Mizzou, the seventh seed, falls to 16-9.
LSU was 4-of-4 from the free throw line inside the final 11 seconds to defeat #8 Arkansas, 78-71, in the SEC semifinals Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena.
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