Found January 18, 2012 on Basketball Predictions:
#7 Kansas 92, #3 Baylor 74This was a fun game, but I'm not sure we learned a whole lot. Despite the dumb human poll rankings, most people who follow college basketball closely know that Kansas is the better team, and the Jayhawks were at home. On top of that, Baylor's offense relies on offensive rebounds and put-backs, and few teams are as good at preventing those as Kansas, so this was a bad match-up for the Bears. Throw in 6-for-11 shooting behind the arc for Kansas and you end up with an 18 point margin of victory. One concern for Baylor is that Brady Heslip wasn't getting enough of the ball. He took only three shots (and had two assists) in 26 minutes. Heslip is a tremendous shooter, and Baylor desperately needs players that can stretch the floor on offense. I've talked before about how good shooting nights from Heslip always seem to correlate with good wins for them.This loss drops Baylor from the ranks of the unbeaten. They are now 17-1, with two undefeated tea...
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