Baylor star gives hilarious reason for Yale's rebounding advantage

No. 12 seed Yale's win over No. 5 seed Baylor is the first upset of this year's NCAA tournament, a surprising result that has busted the vast majority of brackets and inspired a fresh round of "Baylor gonna Baylor" jokes.

The box score displays some notable stats, including a 35-30 rebounding advantage for Yale. One reporter considered that figure notable enough to ask Baylor senior forward Taurean Prince how such a thing could come to pass. He responded with one of the best press conference answers you'll ever hear:

Here's the soon-to-be legendary transcript:

It's easy to see why Prince was a little miffed at the question. For one thing, he had already had an emotionally trying day after getting into a shoving match with teammate Rico Gathers early in the second half. Plus, Prince was also far and away Baylor's best performer on the day, scoring a team-high 28 points on 12-of-24 shooting with three assists and, yes, four rebounds. It must be difficult to end your college career under such circumstances.

For that matter, Baylor wasn't even that bad on the boards. They grabbed 14 offensive rebounds compared to 27 defensive rebounds for Yale, a fairly good ratio. They were only out-rebounded by the less athletic side because of the large difference in field goal percentage — 44.1 percent for Baylor vs. 53.1 percent for Yale.

Whatever the case, at least basketball fans now have a readymade explanation for the art of rebounding. Although some coaches may have wished Prince put a line in there about the importance of boxing out.

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