How to Watch Houston vs. Baylor Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 24
The No. 11 Baylor Bears (19-7, 8-5 Big 12) will host the No. 2 Houston Cougars (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) after winning three home games in a row. The contest begins at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Looking forward to watching this matchup? Tune in to CBS to enjoy the action.
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Cougars vs. Bears Game Info
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
- Where: Waco, Texas
- Venue: Foster Pavilion
Cougars Insights
- Houston is posting 73.9 points per game this season (181st-ranked in college basketball), but it has really thrived on defense, allowing only 55.3 points per game (best).
- So far this season, the Cougars are grabbing 39.5 boards per game (30th-ranked in college basketball) and allowing 33.1 rebounds per contest (86th-ranked).
- Houston ranks 201st in college basketball with 12.9 assists per contest.
- The Cougars are thriving in terms of turnovers, as they rank fifth-best in college basketball in turnovers committed (8.1 per game) and 12th-best in forced turnovers (15.0 per contest).
- So far this year, Houston is draining 7.5 threes per game (175th-ranked in college basketball) and is shooting 34.4% (160th-ranked) from three-point land.
- The Cougars rank 15th-best in college basketball by giving up a three-point shooting percentage of 29.6% to opposing teams. They rank 40th in college basketball by ceding 6.0 threes per contest.
- So far this season, Houston has taken 64.4% two-pointers, accounting for 71.8% of the team’s buckets. It has shot 35.6% three-pointers (28.2% of the team’s baskets).
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Bears Insights
- Baylor is the 22nd-best team in the nation in points scored (82.6 per game) and 149th in points allowed (71.0).
- On the glass, the Bears are 215th in the nation in rebounds (34.9 per game). They are fifth-best in rebounds conceded (29.6 per game).
- This season Baylor is ranked 53rd in the nation in assists at 15.4 per game.
- With 11.0 turnovers committed per game and 11.8 turnovers forced, the Bears are 138th and 139th in the country, respectively.
- Baylor is 50th in the nation in 3-pointers made (8.8 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (39.6%).
- The Bears give up 7.0 3-pointers per game and concede 33.8% from beyond the arc, ranking 146th and 208th, respectively, in college basketball.
- In 2023-24, Baylor has attempted 38.4% percent of its shots from beyond the arc, and 61.6% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 30.8% of Baylor’s baskets have been 3-pointers, and 69.2% have been 2-pointers.
Cougars Leaders
- The Cougars scoring leader is LJ Cryer, who averages 15.0 per contest to go with 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
- Houston’s leading rebounder is J’wan Roberts averaging 7.0 boards per game and its best passer is Jamal Shead and his 5.8 assists per game.
- The Cougars get the most three-point shooting production out of Cryer, who makes 2.9 threes per game.
- Shead is Houston’s leader in steals, averaging 2.3 steals per game, while Ja’Vier Francis leads them in blocks with 1.4 per contest.
Bears Leaders
- Ja’Kobe Walter scores 14.4 points per game to be the top scorer for the Bears.
- Baylor’s leader in rebounds is Yves Missi with 5.6 per game, and its leader in assists is Rayj Dennis with 6.6 per game.
- Walter is the most prolific from deep for the Bears, hitting 1.9 threes per game.
- Dennis (1.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Baylor while Missi (1.6 blocks per game) is the block leader.