Maryland-Eastern Shore @ Baylor preview

Baylor gets a breather and an opportunity to knock some rust off its game when winless Maryland-Eastern Shore limps into Waco, Texas, on Tuesday. The 16th-ranked Bears haven't played since defeating No. 22 Villanova 87-78 on Nov. 24 to win the Myrtle Beach Invitational, so Tuesday's game will be beneficial with No. 11 Arizona visiting Saturday.

Baylor guard Jared Butler scored 22 points against Villanova and paces the Bears with 19.3 points per game while the sharpshooter is shooting 53.4 percent from the field, 21-for-40 from 3-point range and 17-for-17 from the free-throw line. "It seems like the bigger the moment, the better he plays," Baylor coach Scott Drew told reporters after Butler was named tournament MVP. "We have quite a few players who don't shy away from big moments, but Jared really is able to raise his level down the stretch of games and in big situations." The Shore Hawks lost 66-45 at Fordham on Sunday for their ninth consecutive setback to open the season. UMES, which lost at Oklahoma 91-64 on Nov. 21, has been outscored by nearly 24 points per game and its minus-10 rebounding margin was tied for 341st among the 350 Division I teams entering Monday.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, No TV

ABOUT MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (0-9): The Hawks have a 10-player rotation where everyone averages at least 13.4 minutes and 2.9 points. Freshman guard Da'Shawn Phillip leads the way with 7.4 points but has scored a total of eight on 4-for-21 shooting - 0-for-13 from 3-point range - in his last two games. Ty Gibson (seven points per game) has averaged eight over his last four contests, scoring 11 against Oklahoma.

ABOUT BAYLOR (5-1): MaCio Teague averages 15.7 points after scoring a total of 56 in the three Myrtle Beach games - three more than Butler, including 18 against Villanova. Freddie Gillespie (9.3 points, 7.8 rebounds) has contributed a total of only 10 points and eight rebounds in his last two games, grabbing one board in a 77-65 victory over Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach semifinals. Davion Mitchell (9.2 points) scored 13 against Villanova while Matthew Mayer added a season-high 10 in 11 minutes off the bench.

TIP-INS

1. The Bears shoot 40.6 percent from 3-point range, which leads the Big 12 by a wide margin and is 21st in the country.

2. UMES' opponents shoot 49.8 percent from the field and 39.6 from 3-point range, which are 339th and 330th in the country, respectively.

3. Butler is 13th nationally and leads the Big 12 in 3-point percentage, and is third in the conference in field goal conversion rate behind Kansas C Udoka Azubuike (79.7) and TCU C Kevin Samuel (73.2).

PREDICTION: Baylor 86, Maryland-Eastern Shore 50