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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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WASHINGTON -- Whether discussing where Bryce Harper or Trea Turner might play next season, assessing the Washington Nationals performance or his priorities for the offseason, general manager Mike Rizzo avoided saying much Thursday.Rizzo broke little new ground during a 15-minute conference call with reporters, his first comments since Washingtons season ended with an NL Division Series loss for the third time in five years.I definitely view it as a successful season that ended poorly for us, Rizzo said. But again, we didnt get to our ultimate success, which is winning the World Series.He declined to say what the Nationals main needs are, noting, We have a very versatile roster.A big part of that is Turner, who had a breakout rookie season, including 13 homers and 33 steals, while transitioning to center field from the middle infield. Rizzo would not commit to a position for Turner -- or even to keeping him at one position -- in 2017, saying Turner could excel in center field, att shortstop and at second base.ddddddddddddAsked whether Turner could take over at second, with Daniel Murphy shifting to first base to replace Ryan Zimmerman there, Rizzo said Zimmerman would be the first baseman going into this offseason and spring training.If Turner were to move to the infield, could Harper move to center?Again, Rizzo was noncommittal.I like Harper in right. I think thats his natural position. Hes really improved in right field, but hes a terrific center fielder also, the GM said.Rizzo said that right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who didnt pitch after the first week of September because of a right elbow problem, is expected to be full-go this offseason and for spring training. Other than catcher Wilson Ramos, who can become a free agent and had a right knee ligament operation this month, the team has no surgeries pending, Rizzo said. ' ' '