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For the last few seasons, Baylor won games with a turbocharged offense that flew past defenses.

The Arizona State men's basketball team doesn't want to put too much weight on Thursday's home game against Baylor, another chapter in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.

It's been no secret that Baylor basketball has had its issues on the defensive end of the floor during Scott Drew's tenure.

ORLANDO - After losing 10 of its final 12 regular-season games last season, Baylor coach Scott Drew turned to a zone defense that carried the Bears all the way to the NIT championship game.

Team 3 Totals 200 22-63 6-12 30 12 15 16 62 Team 2 Totals 200 26-58 15-21 47 18 11 13 72 Halftime: BU 32, IU 23.

JaMychal Green poured in a game-high 22 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds, as Alabama held on for a 79-76 victory over Baylor in the Old Spice Classic.

Posted November 22, 2009 at 10 p.m. WACO - When the final buzzer sounded at the Ferrell Center Sunday, the scoreboard read "Baylor 106, Hardin-Simmons 45." The Cowboys were out-shot by nearly 40 percent , out-rebounded 55-27, out-scored in the paint 58-4 and allowed the Bears, whose 61-point win was the second largest in school history, to shoot 50 ...

One-and-Dunn was Baylor's offensive strategy of the night. One pass to LaceDarius Dunn was all the Bears usually needed to light up the scoreboard in their season opener against Norfolk State.

With veterans like Curtis Jerrells and Henry Dugat in a crowded backcourt, LaceDarius Dunn still found enough shots to be one of Baylor's leading scorers the last two seasons.

Baylor women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was like a teacher before the first day of school Thursday - eager to start educating her pupils.

Coach: Scott Drew . Last season's record: 24-15 overall, 5-11 in Big 12 . Postseason: Lost in final of NIT to Penn State.

Maybe some rebranding is in order for the NIT. The joke about the once-proud postseason tournament is that it's nothing more than the Not-Invited Tournament.

THE GOOD NEWS: Baylor returns two of the most dangerous long-range shooters in the Big 12, G LaceDarius Dunn and G Tweety Carter .

THE GOOD NEWS: Baylor returns two of the most dangerous long-range shooters in the Big 12, G LaceDarius Dunn and G Tweety Carter .

MARCH 16, 2008: SELECTION SUNDAY - After a disappointing first round loss to 12th-seeded Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Championship, the Baylor Bears returned to Waco with a record ... Baylor 2009-2010 Basketball Outlook by Justin Young 25 reads Preview/Prediction July 13, 2009 MARCH 16, 2008: SELECTION SUNDAY - After a disappointing ...