No. 22 Baylor Bears vs No. 23 Texas Longhorns
It was a rough end to the 2015-16 regular season for the Baylor Bears, going just 6-7 in the final 13 games, falling to 21-10 overall and 10-8 in conference play. The Bears earned the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and a tough matchup with the fourth-seeded Texas Longhorns. Baylor won the last meeting between the two teams, but split the season series.
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Taurean Prince is the team’s leading scorer at 15.5 points and also averaging 6.0 boards per contest. Al Freeman and Rico Gathers are second and third on the team with 11.4 and 11.3 points per game, respectively. Jonathan Motley is close behind, racking up 11 points per game, but Gathers might be the second-best player with his 9.1 rebounds per game.
Texas has been a team on the rise this season under first-year head coach Shaka Smart who came over from VCU during last offseason. The head coach has brought new life to the program that seemed to be dead under Rick Barnes near the end of his tenure. The Longhorns are 20-11 overall and finished fourth in the Big 12 with an 11-7 mark.
Isaiah Taylor has been the most important player for the Longhorns, averaging 15.0 points and 4.8 assists per game — although his shooting could use a little improvement. Unfortunately, Cameron Ridley has missed 20 games this year, holding Texas back a little. Javan Felix is the only other active player in double figures for the Longhorns with 11.0 points per game.
Details for Thursday’s Baylor vs Texas game are below:
Date: Thursday, March 10
Start Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Location: Kansas City, MO
Stadium: Sprint Center
TV Info: ESPN 2
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: For Baylor radio affiliates, click here. For Texas radio affiliates, click here.