No. 1 Baylor Bears and No. 10 LSU Tigers extend their winning streak as conference play continues.
College Basketball Report: Week 11
Jan 21, 2020, 1:07 pm
No. 1 Baylor Bears and No. 10 LSU Tigers extend their winning streak as conference play continues.
Go up and get it, Jericho. 😤 #AllForTexas | #HookEm https://t.co/8RJcS9gLv4— Texas Men's Basketball (@Texas Men's Basketball) 1579465302.0
Last week: (1-2): W - Oklahoma State 74-64, L - Kansas 66-57, L - West Virginia 97-59
This week: Saturdayvs. LSU
The start of the Big 12 Conference has not been kind to the Texas Longhorns with a below .500 record. After recording a 12-point victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Longhorns dropped back-to-back games against the Kansas Jayhawks and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
The 38-point loss to the Mountaineers proved to be the Longhorns' worst performance of the season, as UT allowed West Virginia to shoot 51.4% from the floor, 42.9% from behind the arc and trail 45-20 heading into the halftime break.
With one game on the schedule, the Longhorns will look to bounce back in a home match against the hot LSU Tigers.
His teammate wanted in on the action 😅 https://t.co/RUtDzUQs59— SEC Network (@SEC Network) 1579376315.0
Last week: (0-2): L - LSU 89-85, L - South Carolina 81-67
This week: Tuesdayvs. Missouri, Saturday vs. Oklahoma State
The Texas A&M Aggies hit a rough patch last week and are currently riding a two-game losing streak heading into their match against the Missouri Tigers on Tuesday, before taking on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday.
The Aggies dropped a heartbreak overtime loss in a game against the LSU Tigers, where they fought their way back from 10 down at the half. Unfortunately, A&M could not carry over their second-half surge against the Gamecocks, as South Carolina shot 48.3 % from the floor, 53.3 % from 3-point range.
Senior forward Josh Nebo led the Aggies in scoring both games averaging 19.0 points and 2.5 blocks per game.
.@LaDeeky named to @American_MBB Honor Roll for first time this season #ForTheCity #GoCoogs https://t.co/h3pXNworm4— Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾) 1579549058.0
Last week: (2-0): W - SMU 77-62, W- Wichita State 65-54
This week: Thursday vs. UConn, Sunday vs. USF
Winners of eight out of their last nine games, the Houston Cougars swept through their opponents picking up wins against the SMU Mustangs and the Wichita State Shockers.
In the win against No. 16 Wichita State, the Cougars had one of their best defensive performances of the season, as Houston recorded nine blocks and held the Shockers to 32.2% shoot from the field, and 20% from behind the arc. Following the win, the Cougars will come into Thursday showdown against UConn tied with Wichita State atop of the American Athletic Conference.
Rice falls to Southern Miss, 81-68. #GoOwls👐 x #TheRiceWay https://t.co/h8yPpZeF2e— Rice Basketball (@Rice Basketball) 1579384197.0
Last week: (0-3): L - Louisiana Tech 72-56, L- Southern Miss 81-68, L - North Texas 79-59
This week: Thursday vs. UTEP, Saturday vs. UTSA
Loser of seven of their last eight games, the Rice Owls are currently riding a three-game losing streak after a winless week.
The Owls suffered a blowout defeat in all three games, losing by an average margin of 16 points, with their worst coming at the hands of North Texas on Monday. Up next, Rice will look to end their worst skid of the season on Thursday in a CUSA showdown against UTEP.
Baylor is 6-0 in conference play for the first time since 1948 when it played in the Southwest Conference. BPI giv… https://t.co/JjAXYB87CP— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPN Stats & Info) 1579580340.0
Last week: (3-0): W - Iowa State 68-55, W - Oklahoma State 75-68, W - Oklahoma 61-57
This week: Saturday vs. Florida
While improving their national rank to No. 1, the Baylor Bears extended their conference play winning streak to six with wins against Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma over the past week.
In the win against Oklahoma, Macio Teague led the Bears to a close win with 16 points and three steals. Following their overall 15th straight victory, the Bears will put their winning streak on the line against Florida on Saturday.
It's all purple on Tuesday. #GoFrogs 😈 https://t.co/lJdr4blBFd— TCU Basketball (@TCU Basketball) 1579458270.0
Last week: (0-2): L - West Virginia 81-49, L - Oklahoma 83-63
This week: Tuesday vs Texas Tech, Saturday vs Arkansas
After riding a four-game winning streak, the TCU Horned Frogs dropped two consecutive conference games in a loss against West Virginia and Oklahoma last week. In both games, the Horned Frogs lost by an average margin of 26 points, which indicates their two worst two-game stretch of the season.
Up next, TCU will look to return to their winning ways against the No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders on Tuesday, before taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday.
Keep it rolling. 🔴#4To1 | #WreckEm⚫️ https://t.co/AEIB4FhtgD— Texas Tech Basketball (@Texas Tech Basketball) 1579577044.0
Last week: (2-0): W - Kansas State 77-63, W - Arkansas 72-52
This week: Tuesday vs TCU, Saturday vs Kentucky
After dropping two of their first three conference games, the No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders had a prefect week picking up wins against the Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclone.
Against Iowa State, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 54.3% from the floor and connecting on nine 3-point field goals in the win. Sophomore guard Kyler Edwards registered a career-high five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points inside the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Up next, Tech will look to extend their winning streak against the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday.
.@tysonjolly was named to the American's Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season today! 📰 |… https://t.co/IurDbw6mIB— SMU Basketball (@SMU Basketball) 1579549788.0
Last week (1-1): L - Houston 71-62, W - Temple 68-52
This week: Wednesday vs ECU, Saturday vs Memphis
The SMU Mustangs opened the week dropping their second straight game in a loss to in-state rival, the Houston Cougars. In the loss, the Mustangs did not have an answer for Houston's Fabian White Jr., as the junior forward recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
Following the loss in Houston, SMU returned to their winning ways in a home victory over the Temple Owls, a game in which Tyson Jolly had one of his best performances of the season with 25 points and 14 rebounds, two steals and a block in the win.
The Mustang will stay home for an AAC showdown against ECU on Wednesday before traveling to Memphis to take on the Memphis Tigers on Saturday.
LSU won its 12th consectuive SEC road game Saturday in Ole Miss to improve to 5-0 in league play! 📄… https://t.co/wfce7bHa4p— LSU Basketball (@LSU Basketball) 1579461662.0
Last week (2-0): W - Texas A&M 89-85, W - Ole Miss 80-76
This week: Tuesday vs Florida, Saturday vs Texas
No. 10 LSU Tigers continued their hot start in conference play and extended their winning streak to six last week.
Both games went down to the wire as the Tigers needed an additional five minutes to pull off a win against the Aggies, a game where LSU nearly blew a 10 point lead at the half. Five players scored in double-digits for LSU with Trendon Watford and Skylar Mays each scoring 19 points apiece.
The Tigers will return home on Tuesday for a match against Florida before a Big-12 showdown against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday.
The Houston Texans came up short against the Panthers on Sunday, and now everyone wants to rehash the best QB in the draft debate.
Bryce Young played better than CJ Stroud, and the numbers indicated that as well. Stroud only threw for 140 yards, and Young recorded 235 passing yards. Both had one touchdown, Bryce threw one and Stroud ran one in. However, let's keep things in perspective. These stat lines are nothing to write home about.
But this one game has people like Skip Bayless coming out and proclaiming Bryce Young as the best quarterback in the 2023 draft class. And who knows, that may end up being the case.
It is funny, though, we didn't hear much from the Bryce truthers when he was losing six straight games to start his career. While CJ Stroud has been the favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year practically all season. They also fail to mention Stroud has almost 600 more passing yards, and a far superior touchdown to interception ratio. Oh, and Stroud led the Texans to victories over the Steelers (4-3), Saints (4-4), and Jaguars (6-2). Young has one win over the 3-4 Texans.
Instead, Skip shows three passes from this one game to prove that Bryce is better than CJ. Typical Skip.
Thankfully Keyshawn Johnson gets it. He talks about the body of work being more important than one game. He's not going to let one performance skew his opinion on any player.
And to be fair, CJ wasn't terrible. He didn't turn the ball over and cost the team a win.
He just picked a bad week to underperform. And now we have to hear from people like Skip. Ugh.