By james art 
Bailor has had the upper hand against West Virginia in recent years, winning the last six matches. This is the longest series of both teams in the history of the series.
Bears (15-9, 7-6 large 12) will look to move it when hosting the mountaineers (15-9, 6-7) on Saturday afternoon in Wako, Texas.
Baylor comes out of a loss of 76-65 to 6 Houston on Monday, his first match without Josh Ojianuna, who received a knee injury ending in the February 8 season against UCF. The bears ended with only four offensive struggles.
“Without Josh, we have to figure out a way to get to the glass a little more,” said Baylor coach Scott Drew.
Norchad Omier is expected to play extended minutes with Ojianwuna out. Omier ended with five struggles against Houston, immersion after he had a section in which he dropped at least 12 rebounds in five of the previous six games.
Bears will also watch VJ Edgecombe to continue their hot stretch. He has scored in double numbers in 10 straight games, including a 30-point performance against Kansas on January 22.
“He plays great,” said Western Virginia coach Darian Devris for Edgecombe. “When you watch the movie, its speed just stands out, especially on the open floor. It’s impressive.
“There is a reason for him to think so hard in the NBA draft tips. It is certainly displayed on a tape. “
Devris has its own offensive star in Javon Small, which is an average of 18.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.4 fights and is looking to jump back after a rough night.
Small scored nine points in the loss of mountaineers 73-69 from BYU on Tuesday, as the second top point he scored this season. He had the low -seasons season with four field goals.
However, Devris was pleased with how small the ball distributed, as it had nine assists.
“Sometimes there is only as much you can do if you want to engage two people with it all the time,” Devris said. “Now you have to take what they give you.”
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