Tigers, Bears Clash Saturday Afternoon on CBS

Saturday, December 6

Memphis, Tenn.

3:30 PM

University of Memphis

Baylor

Dec 05, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Riding the momentum of back-to-back wins, the Memphis Tigers go for a third-straight victory Saturday afternoon at FedExForum against RV/RV Baylor. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on CBS.

A win Saturday would give Memphis its first win of the season over a power conference opponent after having 18 such victories over the last three seasons. The contest will be the first of a four-game agreement that will see the Tigers travel to Waco the next two seasons before closing out the series back at FedExForum in 2028-29.

Memphis (3-4) delivered one of its most complete performances of the season Wednesday night, cruising to an 86-70 win over New Orleans. The Tigers controlled the game from start to finish for the second consecutive outing, at one point stretching their lead to 25 points in the second half. It was the program's largest lead of the season, thus far.

The win marked head coach Penny Hardaway's 158th-career victory, moving him into a tie with Dana Kirk for the fifth-most victories in program history.

Baylor hits the road for its first true road test of the season. The Bears bring a 6-1 record to town with notable wins over Washington, Creighton and San Diego State.

An interesting nugget about this game – Memphis and Baylor are two of only three teams in Division I who return zero players from last season; the other team being Miami.

Saturday's game is an opportunity for the Tigers to get their first win against a Big 12 opponent under Hardaway. In three previous meetings with Big 12 teams, Memphis is winless.

ST. JUDE MARATHON WEEKEND PARKING INFO
Road closures for the St. Jude Marathon are in effect around town. Fans are encouraged to use Waze or Google Maps to find the best route to their usual game day parking.

If you're traveling from the south or east, roads are expected to be clear by 11:30 a.m.

GAME DETAILS
Memphis Tigers vs. #RV/RV Baylor Bears
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 | 3:30 p.m. CT
FedExForum (18,400); Memphis, Tenn.
Television: CBS (Chris Lewis pxp; Steve Lappas, color)
Radio: 98.9 The Roar of Memphis (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Ken Moody, analysis)
Live Stats: www.Memphis.StatBroadcast.com

BY THE NUMBERS

2: The number of teams with 14 transfers on its roster this season, which is the most of any team in D I. (Memphis, Southern Miss).
3: The number of Division I teams with zero returning players on the roster this season. Memphis and Baylor are two of the three, joining Miami.
6: Memphis put six players in double figures scoring the last time on the court, which was only the sixth time the Tigers have done so in a game under Penny Hardaway. The previous time was Jan. 14, 2024 at Wichita State.
6.3: Dug McDaniel leads the American Conference and ranks 18th in Division I averaging 6.3 assists per game. The last Tiger to average 6.0+ assists in a season was Chris Garner in 1994-95 at 6.4 per game.
11.2: Over the last five games, Julius Thedford is second on the team in scoring (11.2) and in rebounding (5.0). Of his 36 total rebounds this season, 17 have come on the offensive end.
28.0: Memphis has held opponents to 28.0 first-half points on 29.7% shooting over the last three games. That's a major improvement from the first four outings, when foes averaged 35.0 points on 44.2% shooting.
34.3: Memphis leads the American and ranks 36th nationally with 34.3 bench points per game, after erupting for 50 bench points against SIU and 44 against New Orleans. That total would be the highest bench points per game average for the Tigers since at least 1996-97. In that span, the next highest total is 31.2 bench points in 2006-07.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Head coach Scott Drew is in his 23rd season with Baylor and is one of just seven active DI coaches with at least 450 wins at their current institution.
Baylor's offense is balanced, with at least four players scoring in double figures in all seven games this season.
The Bears are seventh nationally and second in the Big 12 in offensive efficiency (123.1), per KenPom.
Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 and 27th nationally in scoring (90.1 PPG), highlighted by a 110-point game vs. Sacramento State, its most since 2022.
The Bears shot .603 FG% against Sacramento State, their highest since Dec. 22, 2023, and rank third in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds (14.71 per game).
Tounde Yessoufou (27) and Cameron Carr (25) were Baylor's first pair of 25+ point scorers in a game since 2017; Yessoufou set a career-high with 27 points.
Cameron Carr: averaging 23 PPG, 50% 3-point shooting, started all seven games with 16+ points, earning Big 12's Starting Five recognition; first Bear to start a season this way since 1999-2000.
Obi Agbim leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally in assist/turnover ratio (5.60);
Baylor is one of three high-major programs (including Miami and Memphis) with zero returning players this season.

UP NEXT
Memphis will get some rest next week before traveling to Kentucky to face No. 6 Louisville on Saturday, December 13. The game is a 2:30 p.m. CT tip.

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