No. 1 Baylor, last unbeaten crew in Division I men’s basketball, falls to Texas Tech

And then there ended up none.

Both equally No. 1 Baylor and No. 5 USC, the remaining undefeated Division I men’s basketball groups, endured losses Tuesday evening.

Baylor’s 21-video game successful streak, which started previous period, was snapped in a 65-62 loss to No. 19 Texas Tech in Waco, Texas. That outcome arrived soon after USC fell at Stanford, 75-69.

The Crimson Raiders have been battling with injuries and COVID-19 problems in new weeks. But Kevin McCullar, who experienced skipped his team’s former two games thanks to an ankle personal injury, returned towards the Bears to score 12 details off the bench and was one particular of 5 double-digit scorers for Texas Tech. Adonis Arms stepped up and led the squad with 14 points.

“My ankle … I failed to know if I was going to engage in until the beginning,” McCullar said immediately after the game. “Coach stated just be ready.”

Texas Tech all over again performed without having main scorer Terrence Shannon Jr. (14.3 position for every video game), who skipped his sixth consecutive activity due to a again personal injury.

“Just a ton of resolve and grit and character,” mentor Mark Adams reported. “Pretty very pleased of them and blessed to be their mentor.”

Baylor experienced been the initially defending winner considering the fact that Duke in 2001-02 to be the previous remaining unbeaten staff in college or university basketball, according to ESPN Stats & Details research.

The Bears quickly scored the game’s 1st 9 points and had a 15-point guide late in the first 50 % right before items begun to turn for Texas Tech, which slice its deficit to 5 at the crack.

“You’ve got received to give Texas Tech a good deal of credit. I feel the initially 15 minutes we did a great position, and then the very last five minutes of the first half they concluded on a fantastic run and had momentum,” Baylor mentor Scott Drew reported. “And then the next half they carried that momentum.”

Baylor entered Tuesday night’s video game as the No. 1 in general seed in ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi’s projections. Lunardi tweeted afterward that the Bears would remain No. 1 all round.

Stanford’s 75-69 get over USC was held in a virtually empty arena owing to COVID-19 protocols. The Cardinal had been paused for just about 3 months but returned…