WACO, Texas (Interstat) — Arkansas-Pine Bluff will visit Baylor at Ferrell Center for a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Friday. The Golden Lions are 0-1 this season, and the Bears are 1-0. Baylor will be the home team in a matchup that sends Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the road again. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will play its second game of the season in this matchup.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff enters after a 106-61 loss at Arkansas. Jalen Tatum was the Golden Lions’ most productive player, finishing with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in 33 minutes. Creed Williamson added 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes, while Jeremy Nyakundi scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in 14 minutes. Tatum is the player to watch for Arkansas-Pine Bluff as the Golden Lions seek their first victory. He had 16 points in the team’s opener and also contributed on the boards and defensively.

Baylor opened its season with an 87-65 win over Northwestern State. Dylan Mingo posted 14 points, six rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes. Kayden Mingo scored 17 points and collected seven rebounds in 27 minutes, and Elijah Williams added 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in 19 minutes. Dylan Mingo is the player to watch for the Bears, who will try to protect their home court and build on a balanced season-opening performance. Baylor had several contributors in the win and will face another nonconference test at Ferrell Center. The Bears will play their second game of the season in this matchup.

The matchup at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, will feature teams at different points in the early season. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has played one road game and will continue a demanding nonconference schedule. Baylor has one home win and will look to maintain momentum before its upcoming slate. The Golden Lions’ upcoming games include UCLA, California Baptist, Southern California, Arkansas State, South Dakota, Missouri, Saint Louis, Texas A&M, Murray State and Eastern Illinois. All 10 of those listed Arkansas-Pine Bluff games are on the road. Baylor’s upcoming schedule includes Yale, Texas in San Antonio, Jackson State, Alabama and Kansas State in Las Vegas, Memphis, Queens, Washington, Ozarks and Mississippi Valley State. Baylor’s next 10 games include six home games and three neutral-site games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76, Baylor 75.