Last year, the 80.4 points per game the Bears recorded were 11.2 more points than the Bearkats allowed (69.2).
When Baylor totaled more than 69.2 points last season, it went 20-5.
Sam Houston had a 19-8 record last season when allowing fewer than 80.4 points.
The Bearkats put up only 1.1 more points per game last year (72.2) than the Bears gave up (71.1).
Sam Houston put together a 14-1 record last season in games it scored more than 71.1 points.
Baylor's record was 15-2 when it gave up fewer than 72.2 points last season.
The Bears outscored their opponents by a total of 325 points last season (9.3 points per game on average), and the Bearkats put up 99 more points than their opponents on the year (three per game).

Last season, the Bears had a 48.4% shooting percentage from the field, which was 5.8% higher than the 42.6% of shots the Bearkats' opponents knocked down.
Baylor had a 20-7 straight-up record in games it shot better than 42.6% from the field.
The Bearkats shot at a 42.5% rate from the field last season, three percentage points less than the 45.5% shooting opponents of the Bears averaged.
Sam Houston went 9-2 when it shot higher than 45.5% from the field.

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The Bears and the Bearkats collected rebounds at nearly the same clip last season (31.9 and 34.3 boards per game, respectively).
When Sam Houston earned the rebounding advantage they were 3-8 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Baylor was 4-3.
The Bearkats ranked 67th in rebounding in college basketball. The Bears finished 184th.
The Bears and the Bearkats were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (9.7 and 10.2 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Bearkats were 13-9 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Bears were 6-4 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Bearkats were the 67th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Bears finished 93rd.
Rebounding was a pillar for both teams last year. Baylor recorded an average rebounding margin of +5.7 rebounds per game, and Sam Houston averaged a margin of +3.6 rebounds.