Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Memphis hosts Yessoufou and Baylor
Baylor Bears (6-1) at Memphis Tigers (3-4)
Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Baylor visits Memphis after Tounde Yessoufou scored 27 points in Baylor’s 110-88 victory over the Sacramento State Hornets.
The Tigers have gone 3-1 in home games. Memphis has a 0-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bears play their first true road game after going 6-1 with a 2-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Baylor is third in the Big 12 scoring 90.1 points per game and is shooting 48.9%.
Memphis is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points lower than the 47.2% Baylor allows to opponents. Baylor has shot at a 48.9% clip from the field this season, 6.6 percentage points higher than the 42.3% shooting opponents of Memphis have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dug McDaniel is shooting 38.6% and averaging 14.3 points for the Tigers. Quante Berry is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers.
Cameron Carr is scoring 23.0 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Bears. Yessoufou is averaging 17.1 points and 6.0 rebounds.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Join the Conversation!
Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?
You must be logged in to post a comment.
