STORRS - The No. 25 UConn men's basketball team (5-3) is set for a marquee non-conference showdown on Wednesday night when it plays host to No. 15 Baylor (5-2) at Gampel Pavilion in the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. The contest will tip at 6:30 p.m. on FS1 with Brandon Gaudin and Bill Raftery on the call.
Fans are encouraged to arrive EARLY and to wear WHITE.
The Huskies and Bears have met only one time in the history of the two programs, with the meeting representing a match-up of two of the last three programs to win a national title. UConn is look to even its record in the Battle, currently sitting at 1-2 after a setback at Kansas last year. Baylor will be the first top-25 program to visit Gampel in non-league action since No. 15 Florida in 2019, and the match-up is the first ranked-ranked contest in Storrs since No. 7 UConn hosted No. 24 Texas in 2014.
UConn is 5-0 at home this season and carries a 29-1 record in its last 30 games at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies boast an offense ranking in the top-10 in nearly every major statistical category and offensive metric, leading the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (50.7), assists per game (20.9) and assist/turnover ratio (2.03).
Baylor enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-2 overall record, checking it at No. 15 in the AP Poll and top-25 in both Kenpom and Torvik. Big man Norchad Omier, whom the Huskies faced in the 2023 Final Four with Miami, leads Baylor with 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting 59.5 percent from the floor. Jeremy Roach adds 13.3 points and a team-high 4.7 assists per game, while Jayden Nunn adds 12.9 per contest and is shooting 48.9 percent from 3-point range.
Following the big match-up Wednesday, UConn faces another stiff test when it travels to Austin to face Texas on Dec. 8.
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