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March S[imulation]adness Round 1 results: Baylor, Indiana roll

By Howard Megdal

TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 07: Head coach Kim Mulkey of the Baylor Lady Bears reacts after Lauren Cox (not pictured) #15 is taken off in a wheelchair after sustaining a leg injury against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the third quarter in the championship game of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 07, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 07: Head coach Kim Mulkey of the Baylor Lady Bears reacts after Lauren Cox (not pictured) #15 is taken off in a wheelchair after sustaining a leg injury against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the third quarter in the championship game of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 07, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Big games for Ali Patberg, Abi Scheid

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Lauren Cox scored 19 points, added 11 rebounds and four blocks as top seed in the Dallas bracket Baylor routed 16 seed Alabama A&M, 91-34 in the first round of the 2020 March S[imulation]adness NCAA Tournament.

The Lady Bears weren’t challenged en route to defending their home floor in Waco. In the other half of that pod, James Madison sprung the mild upset, winning as a nine seed over eight-seeded Marquette, 59-50, behind 22 points from Kamiah Smalls.

The Dukes, as a reward for the win… get to face Baylor at Baylor. It’s a battle of top-15 defenses in the country.

Down in Tucson, four seed Arizona responded well to hosting, knocking off 13 seed Marist, 77-64. Aari McDonald led the way with 24 points and five steals.

The Wildcats will face five seed Indiana, which comfortably defeated 12 seed Kent State, 70-57, thanks to six threes and 28 total points from Ali Patberg.

“Ali has really picked up her play as the season has progressed,” Indiana coach Teri Moren said of Patberg following the round one win. “We stressed to her how important it is for her to play aggressively. When she plays aggressively, our whole teams plays with a higher level of confidence. Her attitude and energy set the tone for our team. She has helped lead us to a high level of performance here as of late.”

In a battle of mid-majors, Alexa Willard showed out, with 20 points for the six seed, Missouri State, in an 80-64 win over 11 seed Drexel. They’ll stick around in that Northwestern pod and take on the hosts, a three seed, who beat UTEP, 80-58. Abi Scheid led the Wildcats with 24 points, including 6-for-8 shooting from three, her specialty.

Out in Palo Alto, seven seed LSU got 19 points and eight assists from Khayla Pointer in a 69-55 win over ten seed Iowa State. The Tigers will face two seed and host Stanford, after the Cardinal beat 15 seed Idaho, 67-58, a close call, with Kiana Williams making the difference, thanks to 22 points and seven assists from the Stanford guard.

FIRST ROUND RESULTS

1 Baylor 91, Alabama A&M 34
9 James Madison 59, 8 Marquette 50
5 Indiana 70, 12 Kent State 57
4 Arizona 77, 13 Marist 64
6 Missouri State 80, 11 Drexel 64
3 Northwestern 80, UTEP 58
7 LSU 69, 10 Iowa State 55
2 Stanford 67, 15 Idaho 58

SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE

1 Baylor vs. 9 James Madison

4 Arizona vs. 5 Indiana

3 Northwestern vs. 6 Missouri State

2 Stanford vs. 7 LSU

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