Gameday: Baylor MBB Ready for Top 10 Challenge

The Baylor Bears (1-0) face a major test in their second game of the season against No. 4-ranked Oregon (1-0) on Tuesday afternoon. The Ducks defeated the Bears last November 74-67 in Eugene.

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TOP PERFORMERS

Points
Oregon: Guard, Tyler Dorsey (21.0)
Baylor: Guard, Al Freeman (16.0)

Rebounds
Oregon: Forward, Jordan Bell (8.0); Forward, Chris Boucher
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (9.0)

Assists
Oregon: Guard, Payton Pritchard (4.0)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (10.0)

Steals
Oregon: Guard, Payton Pritchard (1.0); Guard, Dylan Ennis (1.0)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (3.0)

Blocks
Oregon: Forward, Jordan Bell (6.0)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (4.0)

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• Baylor faces No. 4 Oregon in a rematch of last season’s 74-67 loss in Eugene.
• Tuesday is the 2nd series meeting. The only previous matchup was Nov. 16 last season.
• A total of 15 NBA scouts from 11 different teams have requested credentials for Tuesday’s game.
• No. 4 Oregon is the highest-AP ranked non-conference opponent to ever visit Waco. The previous high was vs. No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 8, 1997 and vs. No. 6 Washington State on Nov. 30, 2007.
• Baylor is 6-41 all-time against AP top 5 teams and the last win was Dec. 6, 2013, vs. No. 3 Kentucky.
• BU is 3-17 against AP top 5 teams in the Drew era, but 3-7 in its last 10 such games.
• Baylor has knocked off 12 ranked teams over the last two seasons (12-14 vs. ranked opponents).
• BU is 31-54 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew’s first four rebuilding seasons.