Scott Drew takes the No. 4-ranked and 12-0 Bears on the road to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Oklahoma Sooners to open Big 12 play for the 2016-2017 season.
TOP PERFORMERS
Points
Oklahoma: Guard, Jordan Woodard (17.6)
Baylor: Forward, Johnathan Motley (16.0)
Rebounds
Oklahoma: Forward, Khadeem Lattin (5.9)
Baylor: Forward, Johnathan Motley (8.7)
Assists
Oklahoma: Guard, Jordan Woodard (3.6)
Baylor: Guard, Manu Lecomte (5.4)
Steals
Oklahoma: Guard, Jordan Woodard (2.1)
Baylor: Forward, Ishmail Wainright (1.8)
Blocks
Oklahoma: Forward, Khadeem Lattin (1.9)
Baylor: Forward, Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. (4.1)
• No. 4 Baylor opens Big 12 play on the road at Oklahoma at 6 p.m. CT Friday on ESPN2.
• Baylor is 6-3 in Big 12 openers since 2008 and 9-11 all-time in Big 12 openers.
• Friday is the 57th series meeting. OU leads the series 44-12, including a 22-4 mark in Norman.
• Baylor is 7-9 against Oklahoma since snapping a 30-game series losing streak in 2010.
• Baylor went 6-3 in Big 12 road games last season, tying KU and WVU for league’s best road record.
• BU is 14-13 in Big 12 road games since 2014 and 23-22 since 2012, both trailing only Kansas.
• BU was picked 5th in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll, behind Kansas, WVU, Texas and Iowa State.
• Baylor is 83-71 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league’s first 11 seasons.
• Baylor’s No. 4 AP ranking ties the 2nd-best in program history – BU was No. 3 on Jan. 16, 2012.
• Friday is the 11th game in program history that the Bears entered with a top-5 ranking.
