Matthew Mayer scored a career-high 22 points and defending national champion Baylor opened the NCAA Tournament with an 85-49 victory over Norfolk State.

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2011, file photo, U.S. basketball player Kobe Bryant arrives at the Campidoglio, or capitol hill, in Rome, Italy. It’s where Joe Bryant, Kobe’s father, made his Italian basketball debut in 1984 when Kobe was 6. Kobe Bryant, who grew up in Rieti, is dead.”“It’s like we’ve lost our superhero,” Cattani said. A grieving Joe Bryant will be among those invited to attend this time. ___More AP news on Kobe Bryant: https://apnews.com/KobeBryant and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports___Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AndrewDampf