This isn’t how it normally goes for Baylor. Usually, the Bears win with excellent offenses and struggle to defend. This season, Baylor has the fifth best defense in the country, but the 32nd ranked offense (all stats are from KenPom, hoop-math, or Synergy). Fixing their offensive problems will be vital to making a deep run in March.
Having the 32nd ranked offense is not terrible by any stretch. But Baylor is not looking to just win a game in the tournament, or finish in the top half of the Big 12. This team is too good and too well coached to settle for that, despite how poorly they were thought of by many entering the season.