National Basketball Association
Baylor 68, South Dakota St. 60
When: 7:25 PM ET, Thursday, March 15, 2012
Where: University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Officials:
# Dwayne Gladden, # Leslie Jones, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
N/A
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Baylor 68, South Dakota State 60: Pierre Jackson had a team-high 18 points as Baylor advanced to the NCAA tournament’s round of 32 with a victory over the Jackrabbits in Albuquerque.
Brady Heslip finished with 17 points and Anthony Jones added 10 for the third-seeded Bears (28-7), who fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first half before taking a 36-28 lead into halftime.
Baylor will face either No. 6 UNLV or No. 11 Colorado on Saturday.
After Baylor took a 10-point lead early in the second half, South Dakota State (27-8) used an 8-1 run to pull within 47-44 with 12:44 remaining. But the Bears responded with an 8-0 run to increase its lead back to double digits and maintained at least a four-point advantage the rest of the way.
Quincy Miller had 10 points and Perry Jones III grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for Baylor, which has advanced past the opening round in two straight NCAA tournament appearances.
Nate Wolters had a game-high 19 points and Chad White added 15 for South Dakota State, which finished second in the Summit League regular-season standings and appeared in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.
The Jackrabbits were outrebounded 31-17, including 12-4 on the offensive glass.
GAME NOTEBOOK: South Dakota State made nine of its first 11 attempts from the field to jump out to an early 19-7 lead. … The Jackrabbits lost for just the second time in 13 games. … Baylor improved to 7-8 all-time in the NCAA tournament. … South Dakota State finished 1-4 against major conference teams. … Heslip accounted for five of the Bears’ eight 3-pointers. … Baylor improved to 14-0 against non-conference opponents.
Top Game Performances
South Dakota St. |
|
Baylor |
Nate Wolters 19 |
Scoring |
Pierre Jackson 18 |
Brayden Carlson 5 |
Assists |
A.J. Walton 3 |
Tony Fiegen 5 |
Rebounds |
Perry Jones III 11 |
Nate Wolters 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Deuce Bello 4 |
Nate Wolters 3 |
Steals |
Deuce Bello 2 |
Griffan Callahan 1 |
Blocks |
Quincy Acy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
South Dakota St.
|
60 |
42.0 |
10-30 |
8-14 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
Baylor
|
68 |
44.2 |
8-20 |
14-20 |
9 |
31 |
2 |
6 |
12 |