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Arizona State takes on Baylor in Big 12 Tournament

Baylor Bears (16-15, 6-12 Big 12) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (16-15, 7-11 Big 12)

Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -3.5; over/under is 154.5

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State takes on Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament.

The Sun Devils have gone 7-11 against Big 12 opponents, with a 9-4 record in non-conference play. Arizona State is 8-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Bears are 6-12 against Big 12 teams. Baylor ranks ninth in the Big 12 shooting 35.0% from 3-point range.

Arizona State is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 45.5% Baylor allows to opponents. Baylor has shot at a 48.1% clip from the field this season, 2.9 percentage points greater than the 45.2% shooting opponents of Arizona State have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Baylor won 73-68 in the last matchup on Feb. 21. Tounde Yessoufou led Baylor with 16 points, and Anthony Johnson led Arizona State with 20 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Moe Odum is shooting 41.0% and averaging 17.1 points for the Sun Devils. Massamba Diop is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.

Cameron Carr is averaging 19 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Bears. Yessoufou is averaging 19.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sun Devils: 5-5, averaging 72.6 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.

Bears: 4-6, averaging 79.9 points, 28.5 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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