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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">20/17 BAYLOR BEARS (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/11/5/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_1_AUB_23-24.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov. 7, 2023 • 8:01 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sioux Falls, S.D. • The Sanford Pentagon (3,250) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/schedule.php?live=1&gid=bay" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Roxy Bernstein<i> (pxp), Fran
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Fraschilla</span> (analyst)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Baylor Sports Media Network via<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at centexsportsfan.com<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> John Morris (PBP), Pat
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Nunley</span> (Analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AUBURN TIGERS (0-0, 0-0 SEC)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Auburn, Alabama<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> SEC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)<br>
<a href="https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2022" target="_blank">Stats</a><a href="https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats"> </a>|<a href="file:///documents/2022/11/14/111322_UNC_MBSK_Notes.pdf"> </a><a href="file:///documents/2023/11/5/Baylor_Game_Notes.pdf">Game
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<p><b>Story lines</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 20 Baylor opens its season against a power-conference opponent for the first time since 2013 (Colorado).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 18-2 in season openers under <b>Scott Drew</b> (four-straight wins).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Tuesday marks BU's eighth all-time meeting with Auburn, with BU holding a 5-2 advantage over the Tigers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Auburn is one of six opponents on BU's schedule, that have made a Final Four since 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is playing at the Sanford Pentagon for a second-straight season, after outlasting No. 14 Gonzaga 64-63 in the inaugural Peacock Classic, a rematch of the 2021 national title game. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears open the season as a ranked team for the fifth-straight season, and 11 of the last 14 seasons since its first preseason ranking in 2010-11.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have been ranked in 74 of the last 75 AP Polls.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 78-20 over the last three seasons, tied for the nation's best record by a Power-6 team in that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 104-24 over the last four seasons, the nation's best winning percentage among Power-6 teams in that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 19 of its last 20 neutral-site games against non-conference opponents (only loss in that span was vs. Virginia 11/18/22).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are a nations-best 27-11 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years, with 16 of those wins coming away from home.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 77-13 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.855%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is replacing four of its five starters and 68% of its scoring from a season ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU had a total of 924 games of NCAA experience on the roster last season, and begins this season with just 550.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears welcome in a top-15 recruiting class, headlined by Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year,
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Walter is BU's third-straight preseason freshman of the year (Kendall Brown &
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Keyonte</span> George)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Walter is joined by a pair of four-star freshmen in <b>Yves <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Missi</span></b> and <b>Miro Little</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Walter joined his teammates <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Jalen</b></span><b> Bridges</b> and
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>RayJ</b></span><b> Dennis</b> as Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable mention selections<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Dennis</b> played two seasons each at Boise State (2019-21) and Toledo (2021-23) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Plainfield, Ill. native, is coming off MAC Player of the honors last season with the Rockets after averaging 19.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor was picked fourth in the 2023-24 Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Poll. This marks the 13th time in the last 16 seasons that BU has been picked to finish in the top half of the league. The Bears were picked in the lower half of the league in each of the
conference's first 12 seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is one of just five schools to be ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll in at least two of the last four seasons<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Twelve of Baylor's 13 starting point guards during the <b>Drew </b>era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 13-3 in the last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8, 9 and 8. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 78-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is playing its 346th game as a ranked team under Scott Drew — Baylor was ranked in just two of 2,197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew. <br>
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For full version of Baylor's Game notes, <a href="file:///documents/2023/11/5/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_1_AUB_23-24.pdf">
click here.</a> For Auburn's game notes, <a href="file:///documents/2023/11/5/Baylor_Game_Notes.pdf">
click here.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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