The No. 6 Baylor Bears made a nice run toward the end of the season to push their way into the Big Dance, and have a date with No. 11 Nebraska today on truTV that can be live streamed online for free by clicking this link. Baylor fans can tune in to the radio broadcast on 1660 ESPN Radio, while Cornhuskers fans can do likewise by turning their dials to 1110 KFAB.
Both teams had to go on surges to make it to this point; Baylor's run has been more publicized, but Nebraska was in a deep hole as well earlier this season. "When we were 1-5 in the league, I wouldn't have bet you any amount of money we were going to make it," Nebraska coach Tim Miles said.
"It's really big. I don't think a lot of people thought we were going to be in this position this fast," Nebraska forward Shavon Shields said. "So for us, I just kind of think we're learning as we go on."
They ripped off 10 wins in their final 13 games and have reached the Tourney for the first time since 1998. The Bears were equally impressive, shaking off a stretch in which they lost eight of 10 games to reach the Big 12 conference tournament title game before falling to Iowa State. The run was enough, however. "Very pleased to have that NCAA banner behind us," Baylor coach Scott Drew said.
Now that both are in, Baylor is favored by 3.5 points. To justify that, they'll need to figure out how to get in Terran Petteway's path to the hoop. Petteway is the Huskers' lead dog, averaging 18.1 points per game on 43 percent shooting. He hits 34 percent of his 3-pointers, and posted an 82 percent mark from the free throw line, making him a danger to contribute from anywhere on the court.
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