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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">RV/RV BAYLOR BEARS (17-5, 7-2 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">CINCINNATI BEARCATS </span></strong>(13-6, 5-4 Big 12)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Feb. 2, 2025 • 2 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion </span></strong>(7,500) <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">TALENT:</span></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Pete Sousa (PxP), Jim Haller (Analyst)</span></em><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Derek Smith (pxp), Lori Fogleman (analyst)</span></em><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">CINCINNATI BEARCATS (13-6, 5-4 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Cincinnati, Ohio<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Katrina
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Merriweather</span> (Cincinnati, 2001)<br>
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<p>• BU is back at Foster Pavilion for its first home game in 16 days after going 1-2 with a win at UCF and a pair of losses at No. 9 TCU and against No. 1 UCLA in New Jersey. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has its best start to conference play in the <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
<b>Nicki</b></span><b> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Collen</span></b> era through nine games with a 7-2 record.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears remain the leading rebounding team in the Big 12 Conference, averaging 43.36 per game, enough for 11th in the NCAA, and hold an average margin of 10.5 over their opponents. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor and <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Cincy</span> are facing off for the fourth time, with Baylor taking the first win of the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Bearcats</span>’ Big 12 era, 74-53, at Cincinnati on Feb. 27, 2024. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Cincinnati is making its first trek to Waco for Sunday afternoon’s showdown at Foster Pavilion. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bearcats enter the game at 5-4 in Big 12 play, defeating league foes BYU, at UCF, Colorado, at Arizona State and Houston. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Two <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Bearcats</span> average double figures in Jillian Hayes (16.6) and Tineya Hylton (14.1), and Hayes leads the battle of the boards with 9.8 per game. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Through games on Jan. 31, Baylor is ranked 25th in the NET, going 0-3 against Quad 1 programs and 4-2 over Quad 2. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU’s highest-ranked NET win is over No. 26 Utah, who holds the first spot out of Q1. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Remaining in the Big 12 slate, BU is set to face three Q1 teams, two in Q2, three in Q3 and one in Q4. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Cincinnati enters the contest at No. 71, with a NET-best win over No. 62 Colorado. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor defeated UCF 75-64 at Addition Financial Arena, led in scoring by 22 from
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Aaronette</b></span><b> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Vonleh</span></b> with a T-career best in field goals made at 11. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU only turned the ball over once in the second half for six total against the Knights, totaling 10 in the previous two games. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</b> recorded her ninth double-double of the season of a 17-point, 11-rebound performance. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has two players chasing 500 career rounds: <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
<b>Aaronette</b></span><b> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Vonleh</span></b> and Bella
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Fontleroy</span> are both lacking 30.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Darianna</b></span><b> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Littlepage-Buggs</span></b> is 8 points away from being BU’s sixth active player with 1k points at the DI level. <o:p></o:p></p>
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