Saturday, April 4
Las Vegas, Nev.
12:30 p.m.
Baylor
vs
Oklahoma
MBB Faces Once-Familiar Foe of Oklahoma in CBB Crown Semifinals
4/3/2026 8:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BU goes up against the Sooners at 12:30 pm CT on FOX
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BAYLOR BEARS (17-16, 6-12 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
BAYLOR (17-16, 6-12 Big 12) vs. OKLAHOMA (20-15, 7-11 SEC) April 4, 2026 • 12:30 p.m. CT Las Vegas, Nev. • T-Mobile Arena (20,000) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: FOX Talent: Gus Johnson (pxp), Jim Jackson (analyst) LISTEN: Baylor Sports Media Network via ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (Analyst) Baylor Social Media:    |
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OKLAHOMA SOONERS (20-15, 7-11 SEC) Location: Norman, Okla. Conference/Affiliation: SEC Head Coach: Porter Moser (Creighton, 1990) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
GAME NOTES
• Baylor will meet up against former Big 12 foe Oklahoma in the CBB Crown Semifinals on Saturday on FOX.
• Oklahoma leads the series 46-25 against BU, but Baylor has won 10 of the last 11 matchups.
• This will be the 17th postseason bid for Baylor underneath head coach Scott Drew.
• BU holds a 32-14 (.688) postseason record underneath Drew.
• Discounting the 2020 season due to Covid-19, Baylor has earned a postseason bid every season since 2012.
• Baylor looks to become the first program to win an NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Crown championship.
• BU is 5-1 in the month of April underneath Drew.
• Drew became one of 25 active DI head coaches with 500 career wins after a dominant 101-75 win over Utah to end the 2025-26 regular season. At age 55, Drew is the third youngest among the 25 coaches, the only younger coaches being Bart Lundy (54) and Mick Cronin (54).
• Kenpom has the Bears holding the No. 2 toughest opponent defensive strength of schedule in the country.
• Additionally, BU's overall strength of schedule ranks as 24th in the nation and 6th in the Big 12.
• Baylor ended the regular season shooting 51.4-percent from the field and averaging 81.0 points in its last five games versus 40.1-percent from the field and an average of 66.8 points in its first five games of the conference season.
• The duo of Cameron Carr and Tounde Yessoufou have led the Bears through the season with a combined 1,218 points.
• The two are the first pair of 500+ scorers in a season for BU since 2009-10 with LaceDarius Dunn (704) and Ekpe Udoh (500).
• Carr's 628 points are the most by a Baylor player in their first year since Vinnie Johnson (1977-78) and rank in the top-10 of all-time scoring season-leaders.
• At UCF, Yessoufou broke the freshman program record with a current 590 points, passing Aaron Bruce (2004-05).
• In the Big 12 end of year awards, Carr earned All-Big 12 Third Team and All-Newcomer Team. Yessoufou was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
• Isaac Williams IV owns 17 blocks on the season, the most by a Baylor player 6'4 or shorter since Willie Sublet (1993-94) who knocked down 38. Williams is currently tied for third in the nation in players 6'1 or shorter in blocks on the season.
• Williams has been on a tear over the last five contests, averaging 12.0 points and 5.2 assists while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and an impressive 70 percent from three.
• BU looks to bounce back from its first round exit from Kansas City at the Big 12 Tournament, where Baylor fell to Arizona State, 79-83. The Bears ended their regular season winning three of their last five games.
• Baylor's 110 conference wins over the last 10 seasons are second only to Kansas' 130.
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