Baylor Bears at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Zach Davis steps up with first career double-double and Memphis holds off Baylor 78-71
Davis, who averaged 7.1 points and 4.1 rebounds coming in, had his first career double-double with career highs in points and rebounds. He scored 22 points in two games last season and his previous high in rebounds was 10, also twice last season when he played for South Carolina.
The Bears used an 11-0 run to take a 53-45 lead with 12 1/2 minutes left in the second half. Memphis caught them at 56-all with 10 minutes left and the Tigers took the lead for good when Sincere Parker hit two free throws with 5 minutes remaining.
Davis scored seven points for Memphis in the next couple of minutes and the Tigers went on to lead 71-65 heading to the final minute.
Aaron Bradshaw scored 17 points, Dug McDaniel 11 and Parker 10 for Memphis. McDaniel had seven assists.
Tounde Yessoufou scored 22 points for Baylor and Cameron Carr had 13 points with 10 rebounds.
The Bears made only 2 of 8 shots in the final 5 1/2 minutes and Memphis closed with a 3-for-11 shooting slump. For the game, Memphis shot 41% and Baylor 34%.
Memphis led for the final 17 minutes of the first half and took a 37-34 halftime lead.
Although there were seven lead changes, Memphis led for 28 minutes-plus.
Memphis: at No. 6 Louisville on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sincere Parker Steal. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cameron Carr Turnover. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Aaron Bradshaw made Dunk. | 71 - 78 |
Statistics
 BAY |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-64 | FG | 28-68 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 17-25 | FT | 19-25 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 19 | Lead Percentage | 71 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 11,392 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |