Postgame Takeaways & Podcast: #1 Baylor 78, Oregon 70

Positives

• great poise... got punched in the mouth early.  The Bears trailed the Ducks by 10 in the first half but thanks to 7-8 three point shooting from Adam Flagler and Jeremy Sochan, the Bears closed the gap to 4 by halftime.  
• Closing time.  51-51 at the 10 minute mark.   The Bears went on a 12-0 run led by 9 points from Kendall Brown and a timely three from James Akinjo.  
• Three point shooting on the road was very good (12-23).  
• Only 11 turnovers on the road was solid.  
• The shot selection was good for the Bears.  
• Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua continues to eat glass with the best of them but his offensive efficiency was really good as well.  
• James Akinjo was terrific on both ends in the second half.  

Needs Work

• Free throw shooting (8-18) was not encouraging.  Need to get better in that area.  
• Energy in the first half was lacking.  Allowed the Ducks to score 39.  
• Lost the rebounding battle (30-28).  And gave up 1.13 points per possession.  
• LJ Cryer and Matt Mayer 2-8 from three point range but they did have 6 assists to only 1 turnover combined.