McNeese (2-3) at #7 Baylor (4-1)
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 • 3 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) • Waco, Texas
 
TV: Big XII Now/ESPN+ LINK
Radio: Magic 92.1
Audio Stream: LINK
Live Stats: LINK
 
 
WACO – McNeese will hit the road on Wednesday for the first of three straight games away from home when it battles 7^th-ranked Baylor.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Baylor's Ferrell Center. The game will air live on the Big XII Now Network and ESPN+ as well as on the McNeese Radio Network (92.1 FM) and mymagiclc.com.
 
The Cowboys (2-3) are coming off a 1-2 showing over the weekend in its MTE with Lamar, Western Carolina and Lindenwood. The Cowboys defeated Lamar 66-57 on Sunday to end the round-robin tourney with a win.
 
Baylor (4-1) participated in the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas last weekend, falling to then-No. 16 Virginia 86-79 before rebounding to beat No. 8 UCLA 80-75.
 
Wednesday's game will be the fourth meeting in the series and the first since 2014. Baylor leads 3-0 all-time.
 
Following Wednesday's game, the Cowboys will next be in action on Monday at UT Martin then next Wednesday at No. 22 Tennessee.
 
Noteworthy:
• Trae English started in Sunday's game and led the team with 17 points including 5 three-pointers… four of his threes came withing a 1:12 span.
• Christian Shumate pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds in the win over Lamar, his third double-digit rebound game on the season.
• Shumate has two double-doubles on the season and seven in his career… his two on the season ranks No. 1 in the SLC and 15^th in the nation.
• Shumate tops the league and is 7^th in the nation with 53 total rebounds… 1^st in the league with 7.4 defensive rebounds per game and is 2^nd in the SLC and 15^th nationally with 10.6 total rebounder per game.
• English leads the SLC in assist/turnover ratio at 3.0.
• McNeese is 2^nd in the league and 55^th in the NCAA with 30.8 bench points per game.