Friday, December 19
Waco, Texas
7 pm
Baylor
vs
Alcorn State
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BU looks for 50th straight non-conference home win
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BAYLOR BEARS (7-2) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
ALCORN STATE (1-9, 0-0 SWAC) vs. BAYLOR (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) Dec. 19, 2025 • 7 p.m. CT Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion (7,500) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: ESPN+ Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst) LISTEN: Baylor Sports Media Network via ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at centexsportsfan.com Talent: Pete Sousa (pxp), David Kaye (Analyst) SIRIUS XM: SiriusXM 385 or 198 or on the SXM App Baylor Social Media:    |
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ALCORN STATE (1-9) Location: Lorman, Miss. Conference/Affiliation: SWAC Head Coach: Jake Morton (Miami, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's basketball team (7-2) will go up against Alcorn State (1-9) on Friday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and tipoff at 7 p.m. CT at Foster Pavilion.
GAME NOTES
• Baylor faces off against Alcorn State for the seventh time in program history on Friday night on ESPN+.
• A win for the Bears would give them their 50th consecutive non-conference win at home.
• BU ranks second in the nation, behind Auburn, for the longest active home non-con winning streak.
• BU's last loss at home to a non-conference team was 12/18/18 against Stephen F. Austin, 59-58.
• Baylor is 96-4 in its last 100 non-conference home games dating back to Nov. 20, 2013.
• Baylor is 170-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 150-8 since 2007-08.
• Baylor is 107-12 in home games against unranked opponents (including Big 12 play) since 2016.
• Baylor holds an impressive 68-1 program record against teams in the SWAC, its only loss coming from Texas Southern in 2018.
• The Baylor offense has been sharing the wealth with at least four Bears scoring in double-figures in eight out of nine games this season.
• BU is ranked 12th in the nation and fourth in the Big 12 in offense efficiency (123.3) according to KenPom.
• Baylor leads the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (15.13) and is ninth in the nation.
• The Bears are 6th in the nation and 2nd in the Big 12 in off. rebounding percentage (41.2%) according to KenPom.
• Obi Agbim leads the Big 12 and is fourth in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (5.00).
• Cameron Carr spread the Christmas cheer with holding a holiday shopping spree at Dicks Sporting Goods for 10 youth kids in the Waco community.
• Carr ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 16th in the nation in points per game (21.4).
• Tounde Yessoufou holds a scoring average of 17.7 points per game, which ranks sixth in the nation among true freshmen. Yessoufou has scored in double-figures in every game this season for Baylor.
• Yessoufou sits fifth in the Big 12 in steals per game, averaging 2.00.
• Michael Rataj is fourth in the conference and 35th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game (3.44).
• The Bears' defense locked down the rim last game against Norfolk St., blocking 10 Spartan shots, the most blocked shots since vs. TCU in 2019. Of the 10, four came from Cameron Carr, leading the team with a career-high in blocks along with a 9-of-11 stat line from the field.
• Carr is the first Baylor guard player to block four shots in a game, dating back to 1996.
Players Mentioned
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