Defending champ Baylor opens with 85-49 win over Norfolk St

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Published March 17, 2022 2:26 PM

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored a career-high 22 points and defending national champion Baylor opened the NCAA Tournament with an 85-49 victory over Norfolk State. Freshman standout Jeremy Sochan added 15 points and seven rebounds. The top-seeded Bears are 27-6. Baylor traveled less than 100 miles from its campus in Waco, Texas, to open the East Regional in Fort Worth. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference player of the year Joe Bryant had 15 points for Norfolk State.

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