No college basketball team has been affected by COVID more than the Baylor Bears, yet they keep winning. Back on the court after three weeks and five shuttered games, the Bears were expectedly sluggish against woeful Iowa State. It took some time to get their legs and once they did they emerged with a 77-72 victory, the closest game BU has played all season. It was good to get a run in since the next stop is the Phog for a matchup with the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday.

Once the hunted the Los Angeles Lakers are now the hunters as they try to catch the red-hot Utah Jazz in the Western Conference. The teams square off for the first time this season in the back end of ESPN’s Wednesday doubleheader. Beating Utah without Anthony Davis makes the task more challenging. The Lakers have dropped three straight for the first time this season and take on a Utah squad that’s doing everything right. The Jazz have won 21 of 23 games to take over as the NBA’s overall leader and they’ve won 14 in a row at home.