Baylor @ Memphis Game Overview
BAY vs MEMRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, '14 | MEM |
71 - 47
|
BAY -3.5 | u128.5 |
BAY vs MEM Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 28, 2014 ) Baylor 71, Memphis 47
Baylor and host Memphis will look to build on recent successes and continue to come together as new teams when they square off on Saturday.
The Bears and Tigers are two of the nation's three high-major programs (Miami is the other) that retained zero players from last season.
Yet, while analytic studies suggest that roster continuity is crucial for success, Baylor (6-1) and Memphis (3-4) both appear to be on the right path.
The Bears prepared for their first true road game of the season with a 110-88 home win over Sacramento State on Tuesday. Freshman star Tounde Yessoufou scored a career-high 27 points to lead Baylor to its win -- the Bears' second straight -- while Cameron Carr added 25 points and Michael Rataj (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Dan Skillings Jr. (12 points, 14 rebounds) amassed double-doubles.
Baylor turned a five-point halftime lead to an 83-63 advantage with nine minutes to play. The Bears outscored Sacramento State 60-26 in the paint while also producing their highest point total since 2022.
Yessoufou is projected as an NBA lottery pick in the next draft, but understands he has to continue to improve.
"I ain't gonna lie, it's been tough a little bit," said Yessoufou, who hit just 23 of 65 shots (35.4%) from the field in the five games prior to his Sacramento State breakout.
"But I just feel like my teammates and my coaches keep pouring into me and (I need to) just let the game come into me, that's the biggest adjustment."
The Tigers are a little further behind on the new-team learning curve, but they have been better of late with double-digit home wins over Southern Illinois and New Orleans. In the 86-70 verdict over the Privateers on Wednesday, Quante Berry scored 17 points off of the bench while Simon Majok and Julius Thedford scored 13 apiece. All of Thedford's output came in the first half as the Tigers built a 48-28 lead.
Memphis' starting five was the fifth different group of the season, one more than the Tigers needed all last season.
Memphis was without injured starters Curtis Givens III (thigh bruise) and Ashton Hardaway (knee), then lost starting guard Thedford to a knee injury late in the first half.
"This week was really focused on what we wanted out of our offense and why we were running certain things, and that really helped us today," Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after the win. "We have to move on. If someone's not ready in understanding what we're trying to do, they will have to catch up."
--Field Level Media
BAY vs MEMInjury report
Baylor's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Soyoye | C | Out - Redshirt( Dec 01, '25) | Dec 01, '25 | |
| Soyoye will redshirt and miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. White | G | Questionable - Foot( Nov 23, '25) | Nov 23, '25 | |
| White is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Bears. | ||||
| J. Bodo Bodo | C | Questionable - Arm( Oct 12, '25) | Oct 12, '25 | |
| Bodo Bodo is dealing with an arm injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Bears. | ||||
| A. Iguodala | G-F | Out - Redshirt( Sep 17, '25) | Sep 17, '25 | |
| Iguodala II is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
Memphis's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bradshaw | F | Probable - Not Injury Related( Dec 04, '25) | Dec 04, '25 | |
| Bradshaw is dealing with a personal matter but is expected to take the court for the Tigers. | ||||
| A. Hardaway | F | Probable - Knee( Dec 02, '25) | Dec 02, '25 | |
| Hardaway is dealing with a knee injury but is likely to take the court for the Tigers. | ||||
| C. Givens | G | Out - Thigh( Nov 26, '25) | Nov 26, '25 | |
| Givens III is dealing with a thigh injury and will not take the court for the Tigers. | ||||
BAY vs MEMStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.9 | (66) | FG% | (142) | 42.3 |
| 31.3 | (77) | FGM | (127) | 25.1 |
| 64.0 | (144) | FGA | (131) | 59.4 |
| 34.9 | (142) | 3P% | (128) | 31.2 |
| 8.3 | (189) | 3PM | (160) | 7.7 |
| 23.7 | (216) | 3PA | (185) | 24.7 |
| 74.6 | (95) | FT% | (111) | 69.0 |
| 19.3 | (57) | FTM | (252) | 16.6 |
| 25.9 | (76) | FTA | (259) | 24.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.4 |
| 26.7 |
| 60.2 |
| 33.1 |
| 8.0 |
| 24.0 |
| 71.0 |
| 14.7 |
| 20.7 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.0 | (166) | REB | (179) | 31.9 |
| 13.4 | (22) | OREB | (268) | 10.3 |
| 21.6 | (37) | DREB | (336) | 21.6 |
| 15.4 | (169) | AST | (257) | 15.1 |
| 11.0 | (72) | TO | (242) | 12.4 |
| 1.4 | (91) | AST/TO | (264) | 1.2 |
| 6.9 | (100) | STL | (122) | 7.7 |
| 3.4 | (90) | BLK | (113) | 3.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.6 |
| 9.5 |
| 23.1 |
| 14.2 |
| 12.8 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.3 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 | (63) | Points | (159) | 74.6 |
| 44.1 | (132) | 1st Half | (269) | 33.3 |
| 46.0 | (132) | 2nd Half | (269) | 41.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 76.2 |
| 36.1 |
| 39.6 |