For the first time since joining the Big 12, BYU has a three-game conference win streak with a season-defining 93-89 overtime win against the Baylor Bears.
Tre Holloman scored all 12 of his points in the first half, Jaden Akins had 10 of his 12 after halftime and No. 7 Michigan
In two seasons in the Big 12, the BYU men’s basketball team had never won three league games in a row. More importantly, the Cougars were seeking their first Quad 1 win of the season. Mission accomplished on both fronts.
After a 15-point win against Utah on Saturday, the Bears find themselves clashing with a sharpshooting BYU offense in one of the most intimidating environments in the Big 12.
Scott Drew's Bears have been slogging away through the valley of injuries, winning the last two games entering Tuesday's contest at BYU.
Kansas State received something unexpected after Wednesday's loss to Baylor -- a motivational postgame speech from the opponent's head coach. Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12)
Drew shared a story with the Wildcats about the time one of his Baylor teams began conference play 1-6 and rallied to finish with a 9-9 league record. Not only that, the Bears reached the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament and then pulled off a pair of wins in March Madness.
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang spent 19 years as Scott Drew's assistant at Baylor. The emotional ties between the two go deep, and came out after Wednesday's Baylor comeback.
Plus, North Carolina’s path to the NCAA tournament narrows with the first of two rivalry games against Duke looming on Saturday.
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.
Caleb Shaw, the nephew of head coach Bryce Drew and son of assistant Casey Shaw, has given Grand Canyon's basketball's bench a boost.
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.