Head coach Chris Beard and the No. 21 Texas Longhorns (21-8, 10-6 Big 12) look to send out the Erwin Center in style with the program’s 550th win in the 45-year-old arena when they face off against the No. 3 Baylor Bears (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) on Monday evening in front of a sellout crowd, the final home game there before the Moody Center opens for basketball this fall.
Both teams enter the game 3-1 since the two teams met in Waco on Feb. 12, an 80-63 demolition by the Bears that left Beard questioning his team’s toughness.