Gameday: Bears, Spartans meet in top 25 matchup

The No. 20-ranked Baylor Bears (4-0) are set to face the Michigan State Spartans (3-2) in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. CT. The game will be televised live on ESPN.

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TOP PERFORMERS

Points
MSU: Miles Bridges (17.2)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (16.5)

Rebounds
MSU: Miles Bridges (10.4)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (8.5)

Assists
MSU: Two tied at 4.6
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (6.3)

Steals
MSU: Two tied at 0.6
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (2.0)

Blocks
MSU: Miles Bridges (1.4)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (4.5)

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• Baylor faces Michigan State in Thursday’s semifinal of the 6th-annual Battle 4 Atlantis.
• Thursday is the first-ever meeting between Baylor and Michigan State.
• Baylor is 35-11 against first-time opponents in the Drew era, including 29-7 since 2007-08.
• Baylor has led for 82% of game time over its first four games (131:00 of 160:00).
• BU is 4-0 for the 8th time in the last 10 seasons and is looking to start 5-0 for a 7th time since 2007.
• Baylor is 24-11 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including 11-3 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.