Arrr! No. 9 Baylor barely bests No. 8 Mississippi State in a swashbucklin' showdown, endin' with a last-second cannon blast!
2025-03-21
Arrr, matey! In the latter half, No. 9 Baylor be sailin' smooth with a hearty lead, yet the scallywags from No. 8 Mississippi State clung tight like barnacles! In a nail-biter of a showdown, Baylor barely snatched victory from Davy Jones' locker, a true treasure of a match!
Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn 'bout the grand spectacle that transpired on the second day of March Madness, a raucous affair fit for a crew o' scallywags! The ninth-seeded Baylor Bears, like a fine rum, barely eeked out a victory against the eighth-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, with a score that left the landlubbers quakin' in their boots: 75-72!For the better part of the game, the Bears sailed smoothly across the court, leading by as much as 11 points. But lo and behold, the Bulldogs rallied like a mythical kraken, chippin' away at Baylor's lead with a fierce determination. With but 29 seconds left on the clock, the tension was thicker than a sailor's beard after a storm!
In a twist o' fate, V.J. Edgecombe, the young swashbuckler, sank his free throws, givin' Baylor a glimmer of hope. But alas! Claudell Harris Jr. missed a three-pointer that would’ve tied the game, leavin' the Bulldogs with naught but a prayer as they launched a desperate Hail Mary from half court! And what became o' that? A mere whisper of a shot, missed by a mile, securing Baylor's narrow escape into the next round!
So raise yer tankards high for the Bears, led by the valiant Robert O. Wright III, whilst we bid a hearty farewell to the Bulldogs, who fought valiantly but fell short of the treasure!