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</b>Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="24a89da0-88d9-4a4d-a31a-5a87fc7e7645" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>INDIANAPOLIS </b> Baylor mens basketball will put the final touches on before kicking off the regular season with an exhibition against Indiana at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
in Indianapolis at noon CT on Sunday, Oct. 26. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Big Ten Network is offering a
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="http://bigtenplus.com/baylor-at-indiana-ppv" data-outlook-id="af9928ae-eea3-4e38-919b-1e1ec1ebd208" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">one-time
PPV option</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for the event, where fans can watch the stream on B1G+. Fans can click the Sign-Up option on the main screen and scroll down to select the Baylor
at Indiana PPV option for $8.99. Once the PPV is purchased, fans can watch the game on bigtenplus.com or on the B1G+ app. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor fans are also encouraged to tune in to the Voice of the Bears, John Morris, and Pat Nunley on
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://baylorbears.com/watch/?Live=7089&type=Live" data-outlook-id="2ade0896-d802-43a8-922f-71076de82f36" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baylor
Sports Media Network.</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Indiana and Baylor will meet up for the second time in program history on the hardwood. The only previous matchup came in a non-conference clash on Dec. 13, 1980. IU won the
contest by a score of 80-47 in Bloomington before going on to win the 1981 National Championship. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Indianapolis holds fond memories for the Baylor family as the Bears took home the 2021 NCAA National Championship in the Circle City. This will be the first time since the
Bears cut down the net that they will return to Indy.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The exhibition will be managed by event promoter bdG Sports. In basketball, bdG has a lengthy history of producing college basketball content. From summer exhibition tours
to multiple high-profile in-season tournaments, bdG will contract nearly 150 regular-season men's and women's Division I basketball games annually. It boasts the record for the largest hoops crowd in Nevada state history (Duke-Gonzaga 2021 at T-Mobile Arena
in Las Vegas) and the second-most watched game since 2008 (Arkansas-Illinois on Thanksgiving Day 2024 with 5.1 million viewers). bdG is proud to be the only third-party operator which manages a conference tournament, assisting The Big West Conference Tournament
each March in Henderson, Nevada. In professional basketball, bdG managed home games for the NBA G-League's Ignite for its two years at the Dollar Loan Center.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Cameron Carr, Dan Skillings Jr., and Tounde Yessoufou each charted double-figure scoring games to highlight Baylor in its first exhibition of the 2025-26 season, taking down
Grand Canyon, 79-72 at Foster Pavilion. As a team, the Bears shot 44 percent in the win, including a 12-of-24 mark from 3-point range and a 13-of-14 showing from the free-throw line. BU held a 32-30 margin in rebounds, had assists on 15 of 27 shots and held
GCU to a 46% shooting clip from the field, including a 4-of-18 mark behind the arc.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Most notably the scrimmage marked a matchup of brothers Scott and Bryce Drew, with Scott in his 23rd season leading the Baylor program, and Bryce in his sixth season directing
the Lopes. As a family entering the 2025-26 season, the Drew brothers and their Dad Homer combined for 1,408 wins, 225 wins behind the Iba Family (1,633 wins) for most wins among father/son combinations in division I college basketball.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Similar to BU, Indiana had a roster over-haul in the offseason with zero returning minutes, bringing in 10 transfers from the portal. Both programs recruited in top-25 ranked
portal classes. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Baylor is one of seven high-major teams in the country to be returning zero players for to its 2025-26 roster. BU has completely flipped its roster, bringing in 10 transfers
from the portal. This is the first time in program history Baylor has had zero returning players, losing four out of eligibility, nine to the transfer portal and one to the NBA. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Bears open their regular season on Nov. 3 at Foster Pavilion against UTRGV at 7 p.m. CT. </span></p>
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