Bears step out of conference to battle Minutemen

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01/23/2010 - Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th-ranked Baylor Bears take a quick break from their grueling Big 12 slate to host the Massachusetts Minutemen at the Ferrell Center today.

The Bears gave third-ranked Kansas all it could handle on Wednesday, but just didn't have enough to pull off the upset in an 81-75 setback in Lawrence. Baylor has now fallen in two of three games since moving into the Top 25, though the team is still a strong 14-3 overall. The Bears, who are also 9-0 at home, have Kansas State and Texas next on their schedule, so it's imperative they come away with a win today.

As for the Minutemen, they don't figure to stand a chance today following losses in four straight and six of their past seven outings. UMass was recently edged, 70-69, by St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, dropping to 7-11 overall. To make matters worse, the Minutemen are now back on the road, where they have gone winless at 0-6.

Today's game marks the first-ever meeting between UMass and Baylor on the hardwood.

UMass battled back from a seven-point deficit in the final four minutes, but Freddie Riley was unable to get a three-pointer to go down at the buzzer of a 70-69 loss to SBU on Wednesday. The Minutemen finished the game just 4-of-24 from beyond the arc and that was obviously a factor in the outcome. Ricky Harris led UMass in the setback with 22 points and five boards, while Anthony Gurley deposited 16 points. On the season, Harris leads the Minutemen in scoring at 17.3 ppg and he also has a team-high 24 steals to his name. Gurley has provided the team with another scoring option at 15.4 ppg, while Riley chips in with 11.0 ppg coming off the bench.

After Baylor knotted the score at 67-67 with 2:58 remaining, Kansas responded with a 10-2 spurt en route to an 81-75 result on Wednesday. Despite the outcome, the Bears showed they could hang with any team and they were the first squad in 92 games to shoot over 50 percent from the floor against Kansas, finishing with a 52.1 percent effort. LaceDarius Dunn paced the team in defeat with an all-around effort of 27 points, nine boards and four steals. Tweety Carter pitched in with 17 points and seven helpers, while Quincy Acy and Ekpe Udoh each had 10 points. On the season, Dunn leads Baylor in scoring with a solid average of 19.5 ppg and he is shooting 42.4 percent from long range. Carter is another weapon with 15.7 ppg and a team-best 7.0 apg to his credit, while Udoh averages 13.8 ppg, to go with team highs of 11.0 rpg and 72 blocks.

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