No. 6 MBB Set for Big East-Big 12 Battle Against Seton Hall
Roberts, Matt
WM_Roberts at baylor.edu
Mon Dec 4 16:09:01 CST 2023
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6/6 BAYLOR BEARS (8-0, 0-0 Big 12)
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Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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SETON HALL (5-2, 0-0 Big East) vs. 6/6 BAYLOR (8-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Dec. 5, 2023 • 8:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • The Ferrell Center (10,284)
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SETON HALL PIRATES (5-2, 0-0 Big East)
Location: South Orange, N.J.
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Head Coach: Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall, 2000)
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Story lines
• No. 6/6 Baylor hosts Seton Hall in the Big East-Big 12 Battle at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
• Entering Tuesday, The Big 12 holds a 4-3 lead in the challenge, which will conclude with 4 games on Tuesday night.
• 13 different NBA teams will have representatives at Tuesday's game.
• Baylor is 13-3 against the Big East in the Scott Drew Era, including a 2-1 mark in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
• Baylor's 13-4 record in conference challenges (Big 12-Big East, Big 12/SEC, Big 12/Pac-12) is best in the Big 12.
• BU is 2-0 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle at home with wins over No. 18 Butler (2019) and No. 6 Villanova (2021).
• This will be the first meeting between Baylor and Seton-Hall, although the two were scheduled to play in Nov. 2020, before the contest was canceled because of COVID-19.
• The Pirates enter Tuesday night's game on five-days rest, while Baylor will be on just two. Since 2020-21, BU is second in the nation at 25-3 (.893) when faced with a rest disadvantage.
• Winners of eight-straight games, BU is tied for the longest active winning streak in the nation.
• BU enters Tuesday with 399 wins all-time at the Ferrell Center.
• Tuesday marks one of just two remaining home games scheduled for the Ferrell Center this season.
• Baylor is off to a blistering start and is ranked 6th in the first NET rankings released on Sunday, one of three Big 12 teams in the top six.
• The Bears lead the nation in 3-point FG% (42.9), offensive efficiency (122.8) and rank fourth in points per game (92.8)
• This season marks the third time in program history BU has won 7 games in November (2023, 2021 and 2016).
• After moving into the top-10 last week, The Bears have now made the top-10 for a fifth-straight year, one of just three programs (Duke and Kansas) to accomplish that feat.
• The Bears are coming off the best defensive performance of the season with a 91-40 win over Northwestern State.
• The Bears allowed 14 points in the first half against the Demons, the second-fewest points BU has allowed in half during the Big 12 Era.
• 40 points were the fewest BU has allowed in a game since it held Villanova to 36 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle in 2021.
• Baylor beat Florida in the NIT Season Tip-Off over Thanksgiving to win its sixth title in the last seven regular-season tournaments.
• Baylor is 42-13 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era
• BU has won 15 of its last 16 regular-season neutral-site contests.
• On the heels of his NIT Season Tip-Off MVP honor, Baylor's RayJ Dennis was named the Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Week on Monday.
• Jalen Bridges and Ja'Kobe Walter joined Dennis on the NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team.
• Walter's 119 points are the second most through eight games by a freshman in program history (Aaron Bruce 130).
Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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