2023 March Madness 1st round bracket breakdown: South Region
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara听
The Baylor Bears are all about the offense this season and the team鈥檚 star player, Keyonte Georgem will likely be a lottery pick in the NBA draft this summer. George is averaging 15.8 points with Adam Flagler and LJ Cryer right behind. However, the Bears are bad on defense and have given up 70.3 points per game this season, making them vulnerable against teams that can keep up on offense with them.听
UCSB is led by Ajay Mitchell (averaging 16.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists) who was just named the Big West Player of the Year. The team just set a program record with 27 wins this season. The Gauchos like to play a more half-court style of offense and will probably try to slow it down against Baylor. If they can, then the game could get interesting but slowing Baylor down is a lot to ask of the Big West champions.
