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New Orleans takes on Baylor, seeks to halt 6-game skid
New Orleans Privateers (0-6) at Baylor Bears (5-2)
Waco, Texas; Friday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans heads into the matchup with Baylor as losers of six straight games.
The Bears are 3-0 on their home court. Baylor is seventh in the Big 12 with 17.7 assists per game led by Jada Walker averaging 5.7.
The Privateers are 0-5 on the road. New Orleans averages 23.2 turnovers per game and is 0-2 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Baylor makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than New Orleans has allowed to its opponents (43.6%). New Orleans averages 54.3 points per game, 2.3 fewer than the 56.6 Baylor allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is shooting 52.7% and averaging 15.4 points for the Bears.
Jayla Kimbrough is averaging 13.3 points for the Privateers.
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