Baylor visits Texas Tech following Isaacs’ 23-point game

Baylor Bears (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-7, 0-5 Big 12)

Lubbock, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech takes on the Baylor Bears after Pop Isaacs scored 23 points in Texas Tech’s 72-70 loss to the Texas Longhorns.

The Red Raiders have gone 8-2 in home games. Texas Tech is seventh in the Big 12 scoring 76.2 points while shooting 48.0% from the field.

The Bears have gone 2-3 against Big 12 opponents. Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 shooting 36.1% from 3-point range.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Obanor is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Red Raiders. De’Vion Harmon is averaging 12.5 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Texas Tech.

Adam Flagler is averaging 16.5 points, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bears. Keyonte George is averaging 17.2 points and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games for Baylor.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Raiders: 5-5, averaging 79.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.

Bears: 7-3, averaging 75.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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