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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- It turns out Baylor coach Scott Drew has plenty to work with on his bench. His 20th-ranked Bears wouldnt have won the Battle 4 Atlantis otherwise.Playing on the third straight day and facing a 22-point deficit late in the first half, the Bears made a stunning comeback to beat No. 10 Louisville 66-63 in the championship game behind reserves King McClure, Terry Maston and Jake Lindsey.McClure scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Maston scored 10 of his 12 after halftime. And Lindsey scored all eight of his points on 4-for-4 shooting, including two straight steal-and-layup conversions during the go-ahead 21-5 run.Sure, the Bears attack starts with tournament MVP Johnathan Motley, Al Freeman and Manu Lecomte. But with the reserves providing a spark, Freeman and Lecomte each played just 5 second-half minutes.It takes a team to win, especially on the last day when youve got tired legs, Drew said after Fridays win. Theyre all very good players and we trust them. As a coach theres nothing that makes you happier when guys that have put in the work are able to be rewarded.Baylor (6-0) has beaten three ranked opponents -- then-No. 4 Oregon at home and No. 24 Michigan State in the Atlantis semifinals -- in the span of about 10 days.Here are other things we learned during the three-day Battle 4 Atlantis:PITINOS BENCH: The minutes mounted on Louisvilles backcourt, and coach Rick Pitino knows that will have to change. Quentin Snider averaged 36 minutes per game and Donovan Mitchell averaged 37 through the three tournament games. Pitino pointed to fatigue as a factor in the Cardinals (5-1) blowing their big lead, saying hell have to play more reserves even if theyre not ready for major minutes.Ive got to get some confidence in our bench somehow, Pitino said.PRACTICE WORK: The Spartans (4-3) have played another tough nonconference schedule and crisscrossed the country with losses to Arizona in Hawaii and top-ranked Kentucky in New York followed by the trip to the Bahamas. Next up is a trip to No. 6 Dukes famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Coach Tom Izzo said theres been little time to fix the things that have gone wrong so far, though that could change when the schedule lightens in December.The schedules been brutal as far as travel and who weve played, Izzo said. But the schedules been brutal because we never have a practice day.SHOCKERS PRESS: Trailing by 18 against Michigan State, Wichita State (5-2) went to pressuring the Spartans fullcourt to try to speed the game up. It worked, with the Shockers cutting an 18-point deficit to a single point before falling 77-72 in the third-place game.Coach Gregg Marshall wouldnt rule out using it more often going forward.I dumbed it down in the second half, which I may have to do, Marshall said. Were pretty young, were pretty inexperienced. I think we have a chance to be good, really good. But were going to have to get better.MULLINS WORK: St. Johns had a bumpy 0-3 showing, trailing by double figures at some point in every game. After Fridays 63-55 loss to Old Dominion, coach Chris Mullin said the Red Storm (2-4) probably took a step backwards to end the tournament.As frustrating as it is, thats usually what makes a team, Mullin said. If you can get through it together. No one likes to lose, no one likes to play terrible. 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Atlanta sends right-hander John Gant (1-3, 4.59 ERA) against Philadelphia right-hander Vince Velasquez (8-6, 4.21).Atlanta manager Brian Snitker watched his team bounce back from a 4-0 deficit Friday. I never feel like were out of a ball game, Snitker said. Were kind of doing our thing inning after inning and if it happens, thats great, and if it doesnt, well come back out and do it tomorrow. Theyve got a great sense about them. The confidence is really good.Atlanta banged out 13 hits Friday, three by left fielder Matt Kemp including a three-run homer, and three by center fielder Ender Inciarte, who raised his average to .291. Freddie Freeman had two hits, who extended his on-base streak to 25 games.Velasquez will see if his luck can change against the Braves. In two starts against Atlanta this season, the rookie is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA. He lost a 2-1 decision to the Braves on July 29 despite allowing only two runs over six innnings.ddddddddddddVelasquez struggled for three consecutive starts in August, allowing 19 runs over 16 1/3 innings in a trio of losses. He bounced back in his last start Sunday against the Mets and received no-decision when he allowed one run on five hits in five innings.I guess its just a step in the right direction, Velasquez said after his last start. I had another high pitch count, another long first inning, but I battled my way through it and made my pitches.The Phillies may shut Velasquez down after one or two more starts. They want to limit him to 150 innings -- hes thrown 124 innings this year.Gant is trying to improve his chances of making the Atlanta rotation for 2017. The rookie right-hander with the funky motion makes his first appearance against the Phillies. Gant, acquired last year in a midseason trade from the Mets, is making his first since returning from a left oblique strain that kept him on the disabled list for 58 days.The Braves got some good news Friday when they learned rookie outfielder Mallex Smith might be available before the end of the year. He broke his left thumb on June 18 and was batting .237 in 58 games at the time of his injury. His presence could cloud what has been a settled outfield since the team acquired Kemp from San Diego. ' ' '