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<b>15/16 BAYLOR BEARS (6-1, 0-0 Big 12)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998)<br>
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<b>15/16 BAYLOR</b> (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs <b>GRAMBLING STATE </b>(1-6, 0-0 SWAC)<br>
<b>Nov. 30, 2025 • 2 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion </b>(7,500) <br>
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<b>WATCH:</b> ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Pete Sousa (pxp), Jordan Lewis (analyst)</i><br>
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<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith (pxp), Lori Fogleman (analyst)</i><br>
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<b>GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS (1-6, 0-0 SWAC)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Grambling, La.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Southwestern Athletic<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Courtney Simmons (Louisville, 2008)<br>
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• Baylor continues working its way through a five-game homestand, hosting Grambling State on Sunday afternoon at Foster Pavilion. </p>
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• It is the first matchup against the Tigers in the Nicki Collen, with the last tip coming in a 74-point green and gold win in 2019. </p>
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• After playing four of its first six games in a different time zone, including one in Central European Standard Time, BU completed its busiest opening stretch since the 2021-22 season, when
<b>Collen’s</b> first squad played four road games in its first six overall: at UT Arlington, at Maryland, and against Fordham and Arizona State in Cancun.</p>
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• Baylor is ranked 15th in the AP Poll and 16 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after their 6-1 start to the season. </p>
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• The Bears hold three league-leading statistical categories through games on Nov. 28- team blocks per game (7.6), Taliah Scott’s minutes per game (35.25) and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs’ rebounds per game (9.7). </p>
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• In the first of five consecutive home games, Baylor downed Louisiana Tech by 29 points, 75-46.</p>
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• It marked the 18th time in the Nicki Collen era that the Bears held their opponents below a 30% look from the field (29.0%)</p>
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• <b>Taliah Scott</b> led the Baylor scoring effort, as she’s done for the seventh time, with 21 points and a team-leading four steals. Y<b>uting Deng</b> and
<b>Marcayla Johnson</b> also had double-digit scoring nights, each with 11. </p>
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• <b>Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</b> got 12 assists while <b>Kiersten Johnson</b> and
<b>Kyla Abraham</b> each swatted a pair of blocks. </p>
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• Baylor’s roster features four players in their fourth season under head coach <b>
Nicki Collen</b>, the most among Big 12 programs. BYU follows with two, while Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech each have one.</p>
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• UConn leads major basketball conferences (Power Four + Big East) with five returners in at least their fourth year, while Baylor’s four are tied for second with Iowa, Minnesota and Washington.</p>
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• <b>Kyla Abraham</b>,<b> Bella Fontleroy </b>and<b> Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</b> all signed straight out of high school in an unbroken 2022 recruiting class. </p>
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• <b>Jana Van Gytenbeek</b> missed Year No. 3 at BU because of injury, but regained a year of eligibility to finish out her collegiate career under Collen. </p>
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