Handicapping Friday’s NCAA games

UCLA outpaced Kentucky, 97-92, in the teams’ meeting Dec. 3 in Lexington. The rematch comes Friday in Memphis. Joe Robbins/Getty Images

By The Boston Globe

March 24, 2017

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3. Baylor (27-7) vs. 7. South Carolina (24-10), 7:29 p.m., TBS:

South Carolina is coming off a stunning upset of Duke and the Gamecocks’ Sindarius Thornwell, a rare four-year player, might be the most dominant in the tournament so far with a 26.5 scoring average. Baylor needs to contain him and play its disrupting zone defense to win this game.

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