After all this time, it's time.

For the first time in 16 days, Baylor played basketball. Let’s bullet!

Baylor will play one more guaranteed win against New Orleans on Dec. 27 before Big 12 play starts on Dec. 31 against Utah.

Baylor cruised to an 88-57 victory tonight over Abilene Christian. After building up an early lead, the game was never in doubt. Here are my main takeaways.

Some good things, but some concerning moments going forward

The current trajectory is not going to get it done; Baylor should take chances to build for a higher outcome ending.

Starting lineup, who starts where and defense all should be on the table.

I had a whole list of bullet points typed up. That was one of the craziest games Baylor’s played ever, with maybe the wildest ending I can ever remember to a Baylor game.

Rob Wright's effort, VJ Edgecombe's explosions don't stop and the effort was brought against a much worse team.

Good teams respond to adversity, and Baylor’s responded well after the Gonzaga game. A ton of positive tonight, so let’s bullet.

If you stayed up late to watch the Gonzaga game, your eyes did not deceive you into thinking Baylor played an awful game.

The Bulldogs both looked like a national title team, and Baylor looked like it didn’t belong in the NCAA Tournament.

It’s been too long since we’ve had a basketball game, so let’s stay up past midnight to watch the best game of the early slate of the season. Baylor will take on Gonzaga at 10:30 p.m. CT in Spokane, Washington. The game will air on ESPN2.

Before the Gonzaga preview, we offer some takes

Kendall Kaut, 365 Sports Basketball Analyst joins 365 Sports to discuss his thoughts from Big 12 Basketball Media Day, his thoughts on the makeup of the Baylor roster, his thoughts on the importance of Langston Love for Baylor, his thoughts on other teams around the Big 12 and more.

This is my third straight Big 12 Media Days, and it was quite different than the rest. There were way more folks, which also led to my biggest pet peeve.

Baylor looks like a contender with a much improved defense

With the addition of Tounde Yessoufou, a top 15 player in the 2025 class, the good times march on for Baylor.