College Basketball Power 10: Florida State Best Team In ACC?
By Jeremy Karll
5. Baylor Bears (18-1)
Baylor hasn’t been blowing teams out of the water since losing their first game of the season. Last week, they won handily by 10 over Texas, in which Johnathan Motley put up a ridiculous 32 point, but had a close encounter on the road at TCU.
The Horned Frogs trailed 54-50 with 1:31 left before Baylor ended the game on an 8-3 run to win by nine. Baylor had just enough offensive firepower but won on their stellar defensive play down the stretch.
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Despite Motley and Manu Lecomte having good offensive seasons this year, Baylor is still just seventh in the Big 12 in scoring and fifth in field goal percentage. Their ability to hold good offenses in check has been enough to counter their poor offense in all but one game this season, but it puts a cap on their potential this season.
It’s unlikely Baylor continues this unprecedented success by averaging 75.7 points per game, 132nd in the nation. The Bears haven’t topped 80 points since scoring 89 against Texas Southern in late December. Eventually the Bears will have to score, and it’s unknown how they’ll handle that task against a good team.
Baylor has a challenge at home against Texas Tech before traveling to Ole Miss.