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Freeman scores 21 as Baylor tops New Mexico State

TULSA, Okla. (AP) After two years of surprise early NCAA Tournament exits, Baylor finally broke through.

Al Freeman came off the bench to score 21 points, and the third-seeded Bears defeated No. 14 seed New Mexico State 91-73 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA's East Regional.

Reserve forward Terry Maston scored 19 points, Jo Lual-Acuil scored 16 and Johnathan Motley added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor (26-7), which suffered upset losses to Georgia State and Yale in the first round the previous two years. The Bears advanced to play Southern California on Sunday.

Leaders
Points:	I. Baker	16.7
Rebounds:	E. Chuha	8.9
Assists:	I. Baker	4.2
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	I. Baker	82.9%
3P%:	B. Huggins	42.0%
Steals:	I. Baker	1.3
Blocks:	J. Wilkins	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	32-4
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Kansas	31-5
4	Arizona	32-5
5	North Carolina	33-7
6	Kentucky	32-6
7	Duke	28-9
8	UCLA	31-5
9	Oregon	33-6
10	Louisville	25-9
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	North Carolina	33-7
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Oregon	33-6
4	Kansas	31-5
5	Kentucky	32-6
6	South Carolina	26-11
7	Arizona	32-5
8	Villanova	32-4
9	UCLA	31-5
10	Florida	27-9
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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bakersfield	12-2	25-10
New Mexico State	11-3	28-6
Grand Canyon	11-3	22-9
UMKC	8-6	18-17
Utah Valley	6-8	17-17
Seattle	5-9	13-17
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	2-12	10-22
Chicago State	1-13	6-26
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