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Men's Basketball preview: at Baylor
02.26.2019 | Men's Basketball
Texas will look to post a regular-season sweep of Baylor with a win on Wednesday (8 p.m. CT, ESPN2).
Game 28: Texas (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) at Baylor (18-9, 9-5 Big 12)
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 - 8 p.m. Central
Ferrell Center (10,284) - Waco, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Mark Neely (pxp) and Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www.TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 163-90. Last meeting: Texas 84-72 (Feb. 6, 2019; Austin).
Notables
• IT'S BEEN A WHILE: Texas will look to post a regular-season sweep of Baylor with a win in Waco on Wednesday. The last time the Longhorns recorded a regular-season sweep of the Bears came in 2013-14.
• CLOSE CALLS: UT is 3-5 this season in games decided by 3 points or less and 4-9 in contests decided by 6 points or less. UT's five Big 12 road losses this year have come by a combined total of 16 points (3.2 ppg).
• COLEMAN GETS THE POINT: Sophomore point guard Matt Coleman III has posted at least 5 assists in five of the last six games entering Wednesday's contest in Waco. Coleman has registered a 61-to-23 (2.65 ratio) assist-to-turnover ratio in Big 12 play this year.
• HAYES' BLOCK PARTY: Freshman F Jaxson Hayes leads the Big 12 and ranks 13th nationally (thru games of Feb. 25) in blocks per game (2.44 bpg). He set a career high with 6 blocks in Saturday's game at Oklahoma.
