The ninth-seeded Baylor Bears (19-14; 10-10 Big 12) will open the NCAA Tournament against the No. 8-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-12; 8-10 SEC) at 11:15 a.m. CT on Friday, March 21. The game will be televised on CBS.

Jayden Nunn and VJ Edgecombe joined their head coach to take questions after the Bears 70-56 win over the Wildcats in the second round of the Big 12 Championships.

When a third scorer steps up alongside Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe and Norchad Omier, the Bears are tough to beat. Nunn was that third man tonight with and electric 12 first-half points on his way to 18 points for the game.

Jeremy Roach scored a season-high 21 points to lead all scorers while Norchad Omier — stop me if this sounds familiar — registered another double-double, this time scoring 10 and rebounding 13 missed shots.

The Baylor Men’s Basketball head coach along with Jeremy Roach and Jayden Nunn fielded questions on Friday ahead of the Bears’ matchup with Oklahoma State in Waco. Saturday’s game will serve as Senior night despite the Bears having another home game after this weekend.

The Bears fell down by as much as 14 points in the second half before cutting the deficit to just three points multiple times in a doomed comeback attempt.

Omier, Edgecombe, Love, Nunn and Celestine all scored in double-figures. There was a sour note to the victory with Joshua Ojianwuna going down with a knee injury in the first half.

Before diving into the challenges that UCF presents for Baylor, something of even greater importance needs to be sorted out: the health of the team.

The Baylor Men’s Basketball head coach along with Jeremy Roach and Jayden Nunn fielded questions on Friday before the Bears’ matchup with the UCF Knight in Waco.

“They're a couple of seconds away from being undefeated in first place in the league,” noted Coach Drew, “So Grant's done an amazing job. He really has them playing at a high level."

On a night where Baylor’s freshmen carried the load, the Bears were let down by veteran forward Norchad Omier.

Edgecombe scored a career-high 30 points on 8-for-13 shooting and 11 key free throws. He was helped out primarily by Jalen Celestine who knocked down four triples and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds.

How are Scott Drew and the Bears studying the Arizona State film to improve before the Arizona matchup?

The Baylor Men’s Basketball head coach was joined by Jason Asemota and Jayden Nunn to answer questions about their two upcoming opponents.

“The highs are so high and the lows are so low because you put so much into each and every game,” said Scott Drew, “I know, with us coming off a loss and we have a home game, we know the importance of protecting the Foster.”

For the final time, let’s bullet!

Langston Love and Jayden Nunn joined their coach to take questions ahead of the Bears' Wednesday matchup with the reigning back-to-back national champions.

Jayden Nunn dropped a season-high 23 points to lead the Bears and he tied a career-high in three-point makes shooting 7-for-10 from beyond the arch.