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A closer look at the Baylor Bears

Since losing at home to No. 8 (current ranking) Texas Tech back on January 2, No. 10 Kansas has rattled off four straight victories. Most recently, Bill Self's squad knocked off No. 2 West Virginia in Morgantown on Monday night.

Kansas, looking to improve its winning streak to five straight, plays host to Baylor on Saturday night.

JayhawkSlant.com is here to provide you with a closer look at the Baylor Bears.

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A closer look at the Baylor Bears:

#0 Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr: 7-foot-0, 225-pound forward (Sr.)

#3 Jake Lindsey: 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard (Jr.)

#4 Mario Kegler: 6-foot-7, 230-pound guard (SO – TR)

#10 Tyson Jolly: 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard (RS FR – SQ)

#11 Mark Vital: 6-foot-5, 230-pound forward (RS FR – SQ)

#12 Leonard Allen: 7-foot-0, 235-pound forward (SO – TR)

#20 Manu Lecomte: 5-foot-11, 175-pound guard (Sr.)

#21 Nuni Omot: 6-foot-9, 205-pound forward (Sr.)

#22 King McClure: 6-foot-3, 215-pound guard (Jr.)

#25 Tristan Clark: 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward (Fr.)

#30 Jonathan Davis: 6-foot-6, 205-pound forward (JR – SQ)

#31 Terry Maston: 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward (Sr.)

#34 Obim Okeke: 6-foot-0, 225-pound guard (So.)

#45 Freddie Gillespie: 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward (JR – TR)

Record: 12-6

Home Record: 9-2

Away: 0-4

Neutral Record: 3-0

Big 12: 2-4

National Ranking: NR

Wins: Central Arkansas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Alcorn State, Wisconsin (Kansas City, Mo.), Creighton (Kansas City, Mo.), Sam Houston State, Randall (Fort Hood, Texas), Texas Southern, Savannah State, Southern, Texas, Oklahoma State

Losses: @ Xavier, Wichita State, @ Texas Tech, TCU, @ West Virginia, @ Iowa State

Remaining Schedule: @ Kansas, Kansas State, @ Florida (Big 12/SEC Challenge), @ Oklahoma, Iowa State, @ Oklahoma State, Kansas, @ Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, @ TCU, Oklahoma, @ Kansas State

Baylor guard Manu Lecomte averages a team-high 16.9 points per game
Baylor guard Manu Lecomte averages a team-high 16.9 points per game (USATodaySportsImages.com)

Scoring Leaders

Manu Lecomte: 16.9

Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr.: 15.4

King McClure: 9.8

Nuni Omot: 9.2

Terry Maston: 9.2

Tristan Clark: 8.4


Rebounding Leaders:

Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr.: 9.5

Terry Maston: 6.8

Tristan Clark: 5.9

Mark Vital: 5.2


Field Goal Shooting Percentage Leaders:

Tristan Clark: 64-of-105 (61.0%)

Terry Maston: 48-of-92 (52.2%)

Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr.: 105-of-202 (52.0%)

Nuni Omot: 56-of-116 (48.3%)

King McClure: 59-of-141 (41.8%)

Manu Lecomte: 84-of-205 (41.0%)


3 Point Field Goal Shooting Percentage Leaders:

Manu Lecomte: 56-of-137 (40.9%)

Nuni Omot: 23-of-58 (39.7%)

King McClure: 28-of-73 (38.4%)

Jake Lindsey: 12-of-32 (37.5%)


Free-Throw Percentage Leaders:

Manu Lecomte: 63-of-70 (90.0%)

Nuni Omot: 31-of-37 (83.8%)

King McClure: 30-of-38 (78.9%)

Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr.: 49-of-74 (66.2%)

Tristan Clark: 23-of-38 (60.5%)

Mark Vital: 26-of-51 (51.0%)

Baylor, who will face off against Kansas on Saturday night, is 0-4 on the road this season
Baylor, who will face off against Kansas on Saturday night, is 0-4 on the road this season (USATodaySportsImages.com)

Baylor: A Look At The Numbers:

Scoring: 1,396 (77.6 PPG)

Scoring Margin: +10.7

Field Goal %: 48.0 (509-of-1,061)

3-Point FG %: 37.0 (131-of-354)

3-Pont FG Made Per Game: 7.3

Free-throw %: 72.6 (247-of-340)

Free-throws Made Per Game: 13.7

Rebounds: 714 (39.7 per game)

Rebounding Margin: +7.6

Assists: 297 (16.5 per game)

Turnovers: 236 (13.1 per game)

Turnover Margin: -2.1

Assist/Turnover Ratio: 1.3

Steals: 92 (5.1 per game)

Blocks: 94 (5.2 per game)

Opponent Averages:

Scoring: 1,204 (66.9 PPG)

Field Goal %: 40.1 (442-of-1,103)

3-Point FG %: 32.9 (141-of-428)

3-Pont FG Made Per Game: 7.8

Free-throw %: 69.6 (179-of-257)

Free-throws Made Per Game: 9.9

Rebounds: 578 (32.1 per game)

Assists: 268 (14.9 per game)

Turnovers: 199 (11.1 per game)

Steals: 98 (5.4 per game)

Blocks: 66 (3.7 per game)


Kansas vs. Baylor: This and that

Series Information:

Overall: KU leads, 29-4

In Lawrence: KU leads, 15-0

Last Meeting: KU, 67-65 (2/18/17)

First Meeting: KU, 57-46 (12/3/51)

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