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Gameday: No. 9 Bears face No. 7 Xavier

December 3, 2016
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The No. 9-ranked Baylor Bears (7-0) face the No 7-ranked Xavier Musketeers (7-0) on Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will aired live on ESPN2.

TOP PERFORMERS

Points
Xavier:
Forward, Trevon Bluieitt (17.7)
Baylor: Forward, Johnathan Motley (16.2)

Rebounds
Xavier:  Forward, Trevon Bluieitt (6.1)
Baylor:
Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (8.4)

Assists
Xavier:  Guard, Edmond Sumner (4.6)
Baylor:
Guard, Manu Lecomte (5.3)

Steals
Xavier:  Guard, J.P. Macura (2.3)
Baylor: 
Forward, Ishmail Wainright (1.9)

Blocks
Xavier:  Guard, Edmond Sumner (1.0)
Baylor:
Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (4.1)

• No. 9 Baylor hosts No. 7 Xavier in the third top-10 matchup in Ferrell Center history.
• Baylor is 3-0 vs. ranked teams this season (No. 4 Oregon, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 10 Louisville).
• Saturday is the third series meeting. Baylor is 2-0 vs. Xavier, with wins in the 2009 Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. and 2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Atlanta.
• Twenty-five NBA scouts from 22 different teams have requested credentials for Saturday's game.
• The Bears have won 38 consecutive non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012. BU averages a 21.3 point margin of victory and has eight wins over high-major teams during the streak.

Gameday: No. 9 Bears face No. 7 Xavier

32,767 Views | 216 Replies | Last: 8 yr ago by Kingdom Bear
Ted Harrison
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Hambone said:

Ted Harrison said:

This might sound like too much homerism, but this might be the best team in the nation right now.
a little too much homerism, but we are clearly top 10. want to see it on the road.
Fair, but when it comes March - it's all neutral.
Hambone
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Ted Harrison said:

Hambone said:

Ted Harrison said:

This might sound like too much homerism, but this might be the best team in the nation right now.
a little too much homerism, but we are clearly top 10. want to see it on the road.
Fair, but when it comes March - it's all neutral.
of course, but when discussing who is the best team, performance on the road matters.

I think we actually deserve to be ranked #1, but I'm not ready to say we are the best team. we are in that group tho, and boy it feels good.

been since 2012, when we peaked at #3, right?

Scott Drew = elite
GoldMind
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Kansas better watch the **** out. BU is a comin.
greatdivide
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Hambone said:




Scott Drew = elite
Cosigned
nein51
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We are just racking up great wins early in the season. If we can find a way to start playing the first half...look out.
Bodhibear
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This team is flat damn amazing. It's only December, so I have to temper a bit, but this is the best Baylor MBB I've ever seen. Just incredible. So
Much different from Drew teams even 5 years ago. A huge part of me hopes Drew never recruits another blue chipper again
Kingdom Bear
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BearMace said:

That was the most Baylor timeout ever. The students were ready to blow the roof off this mf'er, Jump Around was already playing, beat about to drop... and they stop it so kids can play dress up on the court. Know when to call an audible guys.


Thought the exact same thing.
 
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