BYU ranked 18th in AP Poll, faces No. 14 Baylor on Tuesday

PROVO, Utah — No. 18 BYU hits the road for the first time in the Big 12 play when the Cougars travel to Waco to face No. 14 Baylor on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Foster Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT.

Tuesday’s contest will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Pete Sousa and Chris Spatola the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.

No. 18 BYU Cougars (12-2, 0-1 Big 12)
·      BYU dropped six spots in the AP Poll to No. 18 after a 71-60 setback to Cincinnati in the program’s first-ever Big 12 game.
·      Trevin Knell scored a career-high 27 points in the loss to the Bearcats, connecting on the second-most 3-pointers in a single game in program history with nine makes from beyond the arc.
·      Knell ranks seventh in the nation in 3-point percentage with the redshirt junior shooting 46.5 percent from 3-point range.
·      Aly Khalifa continues to lead the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (8.0:1) as the junior has 48 assists to only six turnovers.

Head Coach – Mark Pope
·      Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
·      Division I Career Record: 176-99 (9^th Season)
·      Record at BYU:  99-43 (5^th Season) 

No. 14 Baylor Bears (12-2, 1-0 Big 12)  
·      Baylor opened Big 12 play with a 75-70 overtime victory over Oklahoma State to improve to 12-2 overall and 1-0 in league play.
·      The Bears are the nation’s best 3-point shooting team knocking down 43.2 percent from beyond the arc.
·      Ja’Kobe Walter is the leading scorer for the Bears with the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year averaging 15.3 points per game while shooting 42.7 percent from the floor, 40.0 percent from three and 87.3 percent from the free throw line.
·      RayJ Dennis ranks 14^th in the nation in assists per game while scoring 14.2 points per game.

Head Coach – Scott Drew
·      Alma Mater: Butler, 1993
·      Division I Career Record: 452-246 (22^nd Season)
·      Record at Baylor:  432-235 (21^st Season)

Series Information
·      Series Record: Tied 5-5
·      Last Meeting: Baylor won 76-70, 4/2/2013
·      H/A/N: 5-2/0-1/0-2