Baylor coach Nicki Collen said there’s reason enough for the Bears to go full-throttle vs. Texas in Sunday’s Big 12 championship game (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN App): A tournament title is on the line. While it would the 12th for Baylor, it would be the first for Collen, in her inaugural season with the Bears.
“[Sunday] is about cutting down another net,” Collen said Saturday after Baylor’s 91-76 semifinal victory over Oklahoma at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. “I don’t know if I believe any of it, but we could potentially be playing for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, too.”
According to ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme, that’s exactly what Baylor will…