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Baylor Basketball
Gameday: No. 20 Baylor opens B4A against VCU
The Baylor men's basketball team will open the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. CT against VCU and will be aired live on ESPN2. The meeting between the Bears (3-0) and the Rams (3-0) is the fourth ever matchup for the programs.
VCU: Forward, Justin Tillman (14.0)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (16.7)
Rebounds
VCU: Forward, Justin Tillman (6.0)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (10.0)
Assists
VCU: Guard, Jonathan Williams (3.7)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (7.0)
Steals
VCU: Guard, Doug Brooks (2.3)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (2.3)
Blocks
VCU: Forward, Mo Alie-Cox (1.7)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (5.3)
• Baylor faces VCU in Wednesday's first round action of the 6th-annual Battle 4 Atlantis.
• Wednesday is the 4th series meeting between the teams, which last met on Nov. 27, 1998.
• Baylor has led for 94% of game time over its first three games (112:22 of 120:00).
• BU is 3-0 for the 9th time in the last 10 seasons. The lone exception was a 2-1 start last year.
• Baylor is 23-11 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including 10-3 since 2013-14.
• Baylor has knocked off 13 ranked teams in the last two-plus seasons (13-14 vs. ranked opponents).
• BU is 32-54 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first four rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor went from receiving no votes to No. 20 in this week's AP Top 25.
TOP PERFORMERS
PointsVCU: Forward, Justin Tillman (14.0)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (16.7)
Rebounds
VCU: Forward, Justin Tillman (6.0)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (10.0)
Assists
VCU: Guard, Jonathan Williams (3.7)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (7.0)
Steals
VCU: Guard, Doug Brooks (2.3)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (2.3)
Blocks
VCU: Forward, Mo Alie-Cox (1.7)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (5.3)
• Baylor faces VCU in Wednesday's first round action of the 6th-annual Battle 4 Atlantis.
• Wednesday is the 4th series meeting between the teams, which last met on Nov. 27, 1998.
• Baylor has led for 94% of game time over its first three games (112:22 of 120:00).
• BU is 3-0 for the 9th time in the last 10 seasons. The lone exception was a 2-1 start last year.
• Baylor is 23-11 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including 10-3 since 2013-14.
• Baylor has knocked off 13 ranked teams in the last two-plus seasons (13-14 vs. ranked opponents).
• BU is 32-54 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first four rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor went from receiving no votes to No. 20 in this week's AP Top 25.
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