Missouri Rescues a Bubble Team to Be Named Later

Baylor made quite a run in Oklahoma City this week, but in the end they came up a game short. After beating Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas to reach the Big 12 title game, the Bears saw their tournament hopes end on Saturday with a loss to Missouri.

Because of their disappointing 5-11 regular season conference record, Baylor is extremely unlikely to hear their name called on Sunday evening. That means there's one more at-large spot than there would've been if they had won, which is very good news for the Creightons and Marylands of the world.

No. 14 Missouri 73, Baylor 60: Recap | Box Score | RPI | Scores

It was closer than the final score indicated, but Mizzou enjoyed a comfortable to close out the game after a beginning the second half with a 9-2 run. As usual, forward DeMarre Carroll led the way for the Tigers with 20 points (7-of-13 shooting from the field) and nine rebounds. As a team, the Tigers were also very efficient from three, converting 8 of 17 (47 percent).

The main reason for the end of Baylor's run was cold shooting from deep. The Bears were just 6 of 24 from beyond the arc, and LaceDarius Dunn missed seven of his nine attemps. Dunn struggled from two also, as after an impressive three-game run he was just 3 of 17 from the floor.

Mizzou's title caps an impressive Big 12 year for them, finishing 15-4 in conference games. At 27-6 overall, they'll likely be a No. 3 seed next week.