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Baylor faces Norfolk State following Yessoufou’s 22-point game
Norfolk State Spartans (4-6) at Baylor Bears (6-2)
Waco, Texas; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Baylor plays Norfolk State after Tounde Yessoufou scored 22 points in Baylor’s 78-71 loss to the Memphis Tigers.
The Bears have gone 4-0 at home. Baylor is the Big 12 leader with 13.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Michael Rataj averaging 3.8.
The Spartans are 0-5 on the road. Norfolk State is the MEAC leader with 22.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Anthony McComb III averaging 3.9.
Baylor makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than Norfolk State has allowed to its opponents (41.2%). Norfolk State has shot at a 47.8% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 46.4% shooting opponents of Baylor have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Carr is scoring 21.8 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Bears. Yessoufou is averaging 17.8 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 46.8%.
McComb averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, scoring 16.2 points while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc. Elijah Jamison is averaging 14 points and 3.7 assists.
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