Postgame Takeaways: OU 72, Baylor 67

Positives

• Get plenty of rest after losing in the first round of the Big12 Tournament
• 11 assists and 6 turnovers is a good ratio
• 12 steals, 6 from Dale Bonner
• 14-16 from the foul line, really good outside of the two that were missed were front end of one and ones
• Flo Thamba continues his steallar play- 10 points; 7 rebounds and 2 blocks
• Dale Bonner had a great game- 9 points; 6 steals.  Good to see him make a 3 pointer after missing 16 in a row before that.  

Needs Work

• Got out-toughed on the glass by an OU team that is not the toughest team in the land.  OU ends up outrebounding the Bears 35-34.  
• Lost too many OU shooters leading to open looks from 3 (11-21).  The Bears meanwhile go a poor 3-22 from 3.  
• Adam Flagler- 37 minutes; 2 points; 40 offensive rating.  Rest up Adam, we need heroic performances the rest of the way.  
• I thought Kendall Brown took a step back tonight.  He did some good things, driving floaters, 3 pointer, but only 2 rebounds.  Baylor needs him to play at a much higher level to survive and advance the rest of the way.  
• Baylor’s performances in the Big12 Tournament.  3-7 the last 7 years.  Yeesh... that’s a lot of expense for fans to travel to KC for a low payoff.  It's getting stale.  It is in KC until 2026 but I'll be watching from home going forward.  The tourney needs to be rotated to Dallas.