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No. 1 Seed Baylor Blows Out No. 16 Seed Norfolk State in March Madness 1st Round

No. 1 Baylor easily advanced to the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament with an 85-49 win over No. 16 Norfolk State.

Matthew Mayer led the way for the Bears with 22 points in Thursday's first-round game at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The top seed in the East region scored the first five points and never trailed in the wire-to-wire win.

Norfolk State played the first half without second-leading scorer Jalen Hawkins, who was suspended for a team violation (h/t Jami Frankenberry of the Virginia Pilot). Joe Bryant Jr.