Cameron Carr collected 21 points and nine rebounds as Baylor never trailed and dominated the rebounding margin in its 81-74 victory over Creighton in the Players Era men's championship in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.

Carr made 7 of 16 shots as Baylor (4-0) did enough to fend off several comeback tries by Creighton. The Bears scored 38 points in the paint and only converted 10 of 27 layup attempts but outrebounded the Bluejays 45-28 and seized 22 offensive boards.

Carr's biggest shot of the contest occurred with 25 seconds left when he rebounded his missed layup and converted the putback for a 77-72 lead. After a jumper by Creighton's Hudson Greer made it a three-point game with 22 seconds remaining, Carr sank two free throws and blocked a 3-point try by Issac Traudt with eight seconds

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