When asked how people would react to #4 Oregon losing to unranked team, Fran should have said Baylor shouldn't be unranked.
Baylor Basketball
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.
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)
TOP PERFORMERS
PointsOregon: 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)
- 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.
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