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Huge Basketball Showdown Sunday...Do You Know About It?

On Sunday, the top-ranked team in the country will be playing another top five team. Neither team has a loss in conference play and both have just one loss this season. Do you know who the two are?

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Still thinking?

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Would you have guessed Baylor and Texas A&M?

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The two teams will collide in College Station at noon Sunday in what should be a highly entertaining game. Baylor is fronted by former Houston standout Brittany Griner. I had a conversation the other day with a friend of mine about Griner. I said she was like the Wilt Chamberlain of women's basketball. Shockingly, he agreed with me and he's even old enough to remember Wilt!

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A&M is led by a host of players, but the star of the show is post Danielle Adams. Having watched her over the past two years, I think the player he best reminds me of is Charles Barkley in that she has a nose for rebounding. She's not the tallest player on the court, but her instincts are great.

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The Aggies also feature some of the toughest defense in the country. They are holding opponents to 55.2 points per game and a .367 shooting percentage. Baylor's defense is even stingier, as the Bears are giving up 50.2 PPG and a .307 shooting percentage. Both teams might have trouble scoring in this one, but it should be a fascinating battle of some of the top teams in women's basketball (if you're into that sort of thing).

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