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01/20 03:43 CST UCF visits No. 14 Baylor following Yancy's 25-point game
UCF visits No. 14 Baylor following Yancy's 25-point game
By The Associated Press
UCF Knights (10-8, 2-5 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (17-3, 6-1 Big 12)
Waco, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UCF visits No. 14 Baylor after Summer Yancy scored 25 points in
UCF's 74-68 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes.
The Bears are 10-1 on their home court. Baylor ranks sixth in the Big 12 with
10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs averaging 3.3.
The Knights have gone 2-5 against Big 12 opponents. UCF ranks eighth in the Big
12 with 10.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Khyala Ngodu averaging 1.9.
Baylor makes 43.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4
percentage points higher than UCF has allowed to its opponents (37.9%). UCF
averages 3.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game
than Baylor allows.
The Bears and Knights match up Wednesday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Taliah Scott is averaging 20.5 points and 3.1 assists for the
Bears. Littlepage-Buggs is averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games.
Leah Harmon is shooting 41.7% and averaging 16.6 points for the Knights. Ngodu
is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 8-2, averaging 69.5 points, 36.9 rebounds, 15.3 assists,
6.2 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 60.3 points per game.
Knights: 4-6, averaging 62.8 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.0 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 65.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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