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.

The Bears are shooting poorly, but good shooting can be bad? More on how Scott Drew's team can find ways to win without counting on great shooting. Plus quotes from the Baylor vs. Oklahoma State postgame presser.

The Baylor Men’s Basketball head coach along with Jeremy Roach and Robert Wright fielded questions on Saturday after the Bears’ matchup with Oklahoma State in Waco.

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 gave up 1.17 points per possession while shooting an abysmal 36% from the field at the other end of the court, dooming the Green and Gold to their worst loss of the year resumé-wise.

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.

The Bears started both halves well but could not finish. Norchad Omier led the Bears with 16 points and 12 rebounds while Robert Wright chipped in 15 points.

A late game-tying three from Jayden Nunn — who came off of the bench for eight points tonight — was not enough with Brendan Wenzel returning the favor to seal the game for TCU.

Not only was Baylor in the desert, but they were also in a scoring drought during the first half. The Bears shot 26% from the field and were 1-for-9 from long distance finishing the first 20 minutes down 42-19.

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

“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.”

Jeremy Roach and Robert Wright joined their head coach to field questions about the Bears' Tuesday matchup with the Cincinnati Bearcats in Waco.

The pair fielded questions after the Bears' first Big 12 loss of the year.

The Cyclones fought to hold a lead of eight-to-ten points through the first half before blowing things open to as large as a 25-point lead in the second frame.

For the final time, let’s bullet!