Baylor
Norfolk State
MBB Readies for Wednesday Matinee Against Norfolk State
12/10/2024 9:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BU is 4-0 all-time against the Spartans
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RV/25 BAYLOR BEARS (6-3, 0-0 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF ) |
NORFOLK STATE (6-4, 0-0 MEAC) vs. RV/25 BAYLOR (6-3, 0-0 Big 12) Dec. 11, 2024 • 11:00 a.m. CT Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion (7,500) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: ESPN+ Talent: Lincoln Rose (pxp), King McClure (analyst) LISTEN: Baylor Sports Media Network via ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at centexsportsfan.com Talent: Pete Sousa (PBP), Pat Nunley (Analyst) SIRIUS XM: SiriusXM 198 or on the SXM App Baylor Social Media:    |
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Norfolk State Spartans (6-4, 0-0 MEAC) Location: Norfolk, Va. Conference/Affiliation: WAC Head Coach: Robert Jones (SUNY New Paltz, 2002) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
Story lines
• No. RV/25 Baylor puts its six-game home winning streak on the line against Norfolk State in an 11 a.m. tip against Norfolk State in a rematch of the opening round of 2022 NCAA Tournament
• The Spartans are one of nine opponents on BU's schedule they have faced previously in the NCAA Tournament (Gonzaga (2021), Arkansas (2021), Sam Houston (2010), Norfolk State (2022), Kansas State (1948), BYU (1950), Houston (2021), Colorado (2012) and Oklahoma State (1946)
• The Bears are averaging 96.8 points per game in three home tilts this year while giving up an average of just 56.3 points per game
• Baylor has not trailed for a single second of game time this season at home, leading for a total of 156:54, while spending just 2:06 tied
• Last time out the Bears blistered the ACU Wildcats making each of their first 10 shots en route to a 74.1% [20-27] clip in the first half, its best shooting half since making 75.9% [22-of-29] against Mississippi Valley last season in the final game at the Ferrell Center (12/22/23)
• BU finished the game shooting .593 from the field, it's best clip this season and the best since shooting .672 last December against the Delta Devils (12/22/23)
• Jayden Nunn scored a game-high 18 win the win and is averaging a team-leading 17.8 points per game in four home games this season
• The win vs. ACU was Scott Drew's 450th win at Baylor and the 470th of his career overall
• One of six active coaches who have won a national title, Drew will see four of the five other coaches as a part of its regular season schedule. Drew has wins against John Calipari & Rick Pitino, with his only loss coming to Dan Hurley last week.
• Hailing from basketball families, the Drews are the second winningest father-son combination in NCAA history, compiling 1,374 wins between Scott, Bryce and Homer, trailing only the Iba family (1,624) for the most by a family in NCAA history.
• The Bears and Spartans have met four times, with BU holding a 4-0 series advantage
• The Bears are 10-0 against the MEAC in the Drew Era
• Baylor is 11-0 all time against current MEAC teams
• Over the last six seasons the Bears are 134-38, the second-best record among power-conference teams for the duration of that span
• Baylor is one of five programs to be ranked inside the top-10 in each of the last six seasons
• The Bears have played five ranked teams in its first nine games of the season, the first time in program history they have played five ranked teams before January
• Baylor was ranked 22nd in the initial NET rankings release last week, the sixth-straight year they have been a top-25 team in the initial NET
• The Bears are led by Miami transfer, Norchad Omier, The NCAA's active leader in career rebounds (1,401), double-doubles (73) and rebound average (10.9), while sitting 11th in career points (1,963)
• The senior is 37 points and 99 rebounds from becoming the 14th player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds
• Omier and Duke transfer Jeremy Roach, each bring Final Four experience to a Baylor roster that is replacing nine lettermen and four of its five starters from a season ago.
• Roach ranks third on the team in points per game (12.8), and second in assists per game (4.1)
