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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Up next for Auburn men: Baylor

Auburn found out its next NIT opponent after Baylor ripped Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., this morning. Six players scored in double figures for the Bears, who improved to 22-14.

Auburn and Baylor will play at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday at 7 p.m. EDT.

Quick scouting report on Baylor, which won its first postseason game in 59 years last week (For a quick reference for how long ago that was, Harry S Truman was president back then).

The Bears are coached by Scott Drew, the son of Valparaiso coach Homer Drew, who brought us this great NCAA tournament memory. Baylor nearly sneaked into the NCAA tournament with a Big 12 tournament run, winning three games before falling short against Missouri 73-60 in the championship.

Baylor is led by guard Curtis Jerrells (16.1 ppg), the third all-time leading scorer in Bears history. LaceDarius Dunn (15.5 ppg), Kevin Rogers (12.4 ppg) and Tweety Carter (10.6) all average in double figures.

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