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The Baylor Bears are going to the national championship for the second time in program history after beating Houston 78-59 in the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament on Saturday in Indianapolis.
The Bears rolled off a 39-12 run to take a 45-20 halftime lead. That span included 10-0 and 11-0 runs. Houston played far better in the second half and cut Baylor s lead down to 16, but the Bears 25-point halftime edge was too much to overcome.
Junior guard Jared Butler led the Bears with 17 points (all in the first half) on 6-of-9 shooting. Fellow junior guard Davion Mitchell added 12 points and 11 assists for the Bears.