No. 5 Baylor (18-1) hosts Texas Tech (14-5) in an in-state battle Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on ESPNews. The Bears are coming off of a 62-53 road victory over TCU. That game and a 32-point, 20-rebound performance against Texas earned junior forward Johnathan Motley his program-record fourth Big 12 Player of the Week award.
Texas Tech is much improved in its first season under head coach Chris Beard. Guard Keenan Evans leads the team with 14.4 points per game while Zach Smith adds 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds.