NCAAB Game Preview - West Virginia at Baylor
Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:00 PM EST

WVU
59
Baylor
70
F
Gonz
89
Pepp
77
F
Okla
70
Kansas
87
F
Lou
62
Clem
77
F
Dayt
71
UMass
63
F
ND
60
Duke
94
F
Syr
77
FSU
80
F
MD
67
MSU
60
F
Seton
71
Prov
74
F
Aub
73
Mizzu
85
F
Miss
62
KY
67
F
NW
61
PSU
77
F
Colora
69
OrSt
47
F
GTown
73
Butl
66
F
Hou
72
SMU
73
F(OT)
Ill
57
Rut
72
F
DeP
64
Crei
93
F
TxTch
70
OkSt
73
F
LSU
82
Bama
88
F
Tuls
56
SoFL
48
F
StJos
55
URI
73
F
Purd
52
OhSt
68
F
Charl
51
NE
65
F
MissSt
78
Ark
77
F
ETSU
72
VMI
67
F
FaDi
72
RobM
71
F
UNH
59
UMBC
65
F
Ohio
72
Kent
87
F
Clev
67
Detr
66
F(OT)
Samf
74
Citad
62
F
BGSU
77
Ball
71
F
Leh
66
Army
79
F
FlaAM
97
DelSt
95
F(2OT)
Wake
54
Mia-FL
71
F
Tex
52
IaSt
81
F
SJSU
86
AF
95
F
Brad
69
SIU
67
F
ODU
47
N TX
64
F
Bingha
48
Vermt
76
F
UMassL
74
Hartfo
67
F
CoCar
80
GASt
92
F
Amer
68
Buck
72
F
Lafy
72
HolyC
62
F
Wisc
81
Nebras
64
F
LaSal
69
StLou
84
F
W MI
51
E MI
69
F
ArkLR
65
TexAr
76
F
W Ky
77
UTSA
73
F(OT)
ArkSt
64
TxSt
69
F
FIU
67
USM
75
F
UNCC
54
Rice
70
F
UAB
79
MTSU
66
F
FAU
68
LaTec
81
F
HCU
69
Lamar
79
F
YSU
64
Oakl
72
F
UGA
69
TAMU
74
F
NIU
60
Mia-O
65
F
Bry
70
CenCT
75
F
StFPA
70
MtStM
55
F
ColSt
77
Wyo
70
F
Marsh
71
UTEP
61
F
ULM
49
USA
50
F
Merrim
59
(N/A)
68
F
Del
77
W&M
81
F
KennSt
42
Stetsn
59
F
VCU
59
Rich
77
F
Boston
77
Navy
54
F
UNCW
64
Hof
78
F
App
62
GaSo
57
F
Chat
53
Furm
58
F
Drex
70
Elon
75
F
BethC
58
MD-ES
66
F
Winth
89
Presb
88
F
McNee
79
NWSt
84
F
SeLA
71
Nich
81
F
GrgWas
73
GMas
67
F
AbCh
78
TXAMC
64
F
CenAR
67
SHSU
82
F
ChaSo
75
UNCA
79
F
UNCG
67
Mercer
55
F
SacHr
80
LIU
72
F
Radf
73
Campbl
60
F
E KY
85
APSU
93
F
FlGlf
54
Lipsco
64
F
KSU
57
TCU
68
F
N AL
67
NFla
80
F
LoyMa
65
SCla
59
F
E IL
79
TN-M
80
F(OT)
SIU-E
71
SEMO
75
F
MorSt
57
Murr
85
F
Copp
66
SCSt
70
F
S UT
69
NoAZ
82
F
UtVal
82
NMSt
84
F
UNLV
78
NM
73
F
Hamp
68
Longw
76
F
Pitt
57
VaTec
67
F
Tenn
61
SouthCar
63
F
Brown
54
Princ
73
F
Yale
61
Penn
69
F
JSU
84
Belm
101
F
MsVl
88
Alc
92
F(OT)
Gram
69
PVAM
75
F
Morg
57
Norf
62
F
AlaAM
58
ASU
61
F
ArkPB
49
South
73
F
WCU
80
Woff
74
F
UCRiv
63
LongB
65
F(OT)
WIGB
94
WIMil
90
F
UL
81
Troy
77
F
Valpa
65
IlSt
62
F
USC-Up
54
HiPt
62
F
NJIT
49
Lib
62
F
Colum
73
Harv
77
F(2OT)
Corn
53
Dart
75
F
InWor
67
NOrl
66
F
CSNor
98
UCDav
110
F
WaSt
51
USC
70
F
Pacif
63
StMar
71
F
Web
63
MTSt
77
F
ChiSt
47
GrCan
71
F
UND
86
W IL
83
F(OT)
Seatt
72
UTRGV
79
F
SDak
80
ORU
94
F
NrthIA
73
LoyIL
82
F(OT)
UVA
64
UNC
62
F
Tows
63
JMU
48
F
Vand
66
Fla
84
F
CAPoly
101
CS-Ful
105
F(4OT)
IdaSt
63
Mont
78
F
TNTec
55
TNSt
70
F
JackSt
74
TXSo
77
F
UMKC
59
CSBak
53
F
Wash
57
UCLA
67
F
BYU
72
USD
71
F
UtSt
71
Fres
59
F
E WA
89
PorSt
81
F
N CO
68
Sac
65
F
Ariz
69
Stan
60
F
UCIrv
70
HI
63
F
No. 1 Baylor braces for defensive battle with No. 14 West Virginia
Fri Feb 14, 2020 4:12 AM

If you're looking for a beautiful version of college basketball, with offense galore and flashy, highlight-reel play, Saturday's dustup between No. 1 Baylor and No. 14 West Virginia in Waco, Texas, might not be your cup of tea.

But if physical, gritty defense between two teams that never take a step back is to your liking, then this contest, another in the continuing gauntlet of Big 12 slugfests, will be right up your alley.

The Bears (22-1, 11-0) have reeled off a program-record 21 straight wins thanks to non-stop, in-your-face defense and a mix of players that have grasped coach Scott Drew's take-no-prisoners style and run with it.

Baylor's latest win, a 52-45 victory on the road at Texas on Monday, showcased its defense in a game when the Bears' offense also struggled. It marked the fewest points Texas scored on its home court since a 51-43 loss to Kansas State on Jan. 8, 1983.

"It takes a team to win, and each and every night you have different people step up," Drew told reporters after the game. "I just know when we share the ball out there, we're at our best. And we shared it better in the second half, for sure."

MaCio Teague (11) and Devonte Bandoo (10) were Baylor's lone double-figure scorers in the win as the Bears shot just 34 percent from the floor.

"We have a lot of moving parts and a lot of people who have come together from a lot of different places out there," Baylor guard Jared Butler said. "That just shows how special it is. It's not about talent, it's not about special abilities, it's just about being the people we are. That's why things have been going so well."

West Virginia (18-6, 6-5) jumps from the frying pan into the fire, heading to Waco after a 58-49 loss at home to Kansas on Wednesday. The third-ranked Jayhawks held West Virginia scoreless over the remaining 5:07 to roar to the comeback win and sweep the season series between the two teams.

The Mountaineers had won their first 12 games at home this season prior to Wednesday's loss and have now dropped two straight contests.

Oscar Tshiebwe led West Virginia with 14 points and nine rebounds while Jordan McCabe was the only other Mountaineer player to reach double figures with 10.

As has been the case for most of the season, the Mountaineers struggled from the floor, shooting just 31.7 percent. In their last two defeats to Oklahoma and Kansas, West Virginia has missed a combined 99 of its 142 shot attempts, with 32 of those coming from near-point-blank range.

"You aren't going to win when you don't make shots," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "We didn't make shots inside, we didn't make shots outside, and we turned the ball over at the most inopportune times.

"They surround the bigs because they know we are going to throw it in there because we can't make a perimeter shot," Huggins added. "You've got to make shots, man."

This will be the first meeting of the year between the two teams. Baylor and West Virginia will play to end the regular season in Morgantown on March 7.

--Field Level Media

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