Baylor MBB Takes 4-Game Winning Streak to Oklahoma

Sun Jan 27 10:37:37 CST 2019

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BAYLOR BEARS (13-6, 4-2)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> (Butler, 1993)
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BAYLOR (13-6, 4-2) at OKLAHOMA (15-5, 3-4)
January 28, 2018 • 8:05 p.m. CT
Norman, Okla. • Lloyd Noble Center (11,528)

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OKLAHOMA SOONERS (15-5, 3-4)
Location: Norman, Okla.
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Lon Kruger (K-State, 1975)
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STORY LINES
• Baylor brings a 4-game winning streak into its 8 p.m. CT Monday game at Oklahoma.
• Monday's game will be televised on ESPNU with Kevin Connors and Chris Spatola on the call.
• Monday is the 61st series meeting. BU trails in the series 15-45, including a 5-23 mark in Norman.
• Baylor is 10-10 in its last 20 games against OU after snapping a 30-game losing streak in the series in 2010.
• Baylor has won 3 of 4 vs. Oklahoma and is looking to win 4 of 5 for the first time in series history.
• BU's last 3 trips to Norman include a 2-point loss in 2016, a 26-point win in 2017 and a 2-point loss in 2018.
• Baylor fell 98-96 in last year's game at OU. BU's 96 points were its most in a loss since Jan. 23, 1995.
• The Bears split last year's series with an 87-64 win on Feb. 27 Senior Night in Waco.
• BU is coming off a 73-68 win over Alabama, improving to 5-1 in Big 12/SEC Challenge history.
• BU extended its winning streak to 3 straight with an 85-73 win at West Virginia last Monday.
• Prior to the win in Morgantown, BU beat No. 8 Texas Tech (Jan. 19) and won at Oklahoma State (Jan. 14).
• BU is looking to become the first team to win 3 straight Big 12 road games since Kansas started 3-0 on the road in 2018. The last team other than KU to win 3 straight Big 12 road games was OSU in 2017.
• Baylor is shooting 39% (40-of-103; 10.0 made 3FGs/game) from 3-point range in its last 4 games after shooting 29% (99-of-339; 6.6 made 3FGs/game) in its first 15 games.
• In 5 games without Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060>, BU is averaging 74.4 ppg, up from 71.4 ppg prior to his injury. The Bears are shooting 3% lower overall without Clark, but they're shooting 7% better from 3-point range.
• Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> is in his 16th season in Waco and is the Bears' all-time wins leader (309-201).
• Baylor returned 3 letterwinners from last year's team, the nation's fewest among Power-5 teams.
• Mario Kegler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062> averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds last week (18p/7r at WVU; 17p/7r vs. Alabama).
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has scored in double-figures in a career-best 11 straight (16.5 ppg, 32.7 mpg during streak).
• Mason posted a season-high 29 points in last Monday's win at WVU, including 8-of-8 on 2-point FGs.
• King McClure<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> is the lone returning senior, while Clark and Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> are back as sophomores.
• BU added 9 newcomers for 2018-19, including 5 transfers (two Division I, two JuCo, one Division III).
• Clark was ruled out for the season after suffering a left-knee injury in the Jan. 20 win over Iowa State.
• Vital is 1 of 2 players nationally with more offensive than defensive rebounds (73-66; min. 100 rebs.).
• Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> joined the starting lineup with Clark out and is averaging 13.2 ppg and 4.0 apg in 5 starts.
• Butler is shooting 42% on 3FGs (14-of-33) in the last 5 games after 23% (10-of-44) in his first 14 games.
• In conference games, Baylor leads the Big 12 in scoring offense (75.5), offensive efficiency (111.2), offensive rebound pct. (.399), defensive rebound pct. (.725), rebounding margin (+7.2) and assists (15.5).
• BU is 4th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (38.4), and Vital ranks 6th nationally (16.4).
• Baylor is 26-2 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2017-18 season (11-2 this season).
• BU is 81-17 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (13-2 this season).
• Baylor is 32-34 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league behind only Kansas (43-22).
• Drew is coaching his 511th game at Baylor (309-201). His .606 winning percentage is best in BU history.

ON THE CALL
• Monday's game will be broadcast on ESPNU with Kevin Connors and Chris Spatola calling the action.
• Connors is calling his 4th Baylor game, while Spatola is calling his 5th Baylor game this season and 7th overall. The pair worked on 3 Baylor games, all of which were BU wins (vs. Iowa State, at Oklahoma State, at West Virginia).

QUICK HITS
• Baylor beat Alabama to move to 5-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league.
• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.
• BU is 40-68 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor defeated 7 top-10 teams in the last 3 seasons, including a 6-3 mark vs. top-10 teams in Waco.
• Baylor is 12-22 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10.
• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (144-18).
• Baylor is 184-85 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012.
• Baylor's 184 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (226).
• Baylor is 275-132 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 888 straight games.

SERIES HISTORY VS. OKLAHOMA
• Baylor trails 15-45 in the all-time series, including a 5-23 mark in Norman and a 10-22 record in the Drew era.
• Baylor's victories over OU in Norman came in 1954, 1977, 2010, 2012 and most recently on Dec. 30, 2016.
• Baylor is 10-10 in its last 20 games against OU after snapping a 30-game losing streak in the series in 2010.
• Both teams have swept the season series 3 times since 2010 (BU in 2010, 2012, 2017; OU in 2013, 2014, 2016).

DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS
• Drew is coaching his 511th game at Baylor (309-201). His .606 winning percentage is best in BU history.
• Baylor has a .676 winning percentage (275-132) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .684 winning percentage (184-85) over the last 7 seasons since 2011-12.
• In Drew's 16 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has been ranked in 211 of 511 games. Prior to Drew, BU was ranked in 2 of 2,197 games over 97 seasons. In 10 seasons since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 208 of 376 games.
• BU has graduated 91 percent of its scholarship seniors since Drew took over in 2003 (31 of 34).
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers.
• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under Drew — 2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 Postseason NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic. BU is 20-4 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14.

A WIN WOULD ...
• Be Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378>'s 310th win at Baylor and the 330th of his Division I coaching career.
• Improve BU's record to 82-41 during King McClure's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> 4-year career and 79-41 in games McClure has played.
• Extend Baylor's winning streak to 5 straight games, tying its longest since starting 15-0 in 2016-17.
• Improve Baylor's record against Oklahoma to 11-10 since snapping a 30-game series losing streak in 2010.
• Be Baylor's 6th win in Norman and improve the Bears to 5-5 in their last 10 trips to Norman (started 1-18).
• Give Baylor 3 straight wins in Big 12 road games for the first time since February 2016.

BEST RECORD IN BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE
• Baylor's 5-1 record in the Big 12/SEC Challenge is the best of any team in either league.
• 2019 — Baylor won 73-68 on Jan. 26, 2019 against Alabama in a game that featured 12 ties and 12 lead changes.
• 2018 — The Bears' lone loss came on the road at No. 20 Florida, 81-60, on Jan. 27, 2018.
• 2017 — Baylor rallied from 15 points down to win at Ole Miss, 78-75, on Jan. 28, 2017.
• 2016 — The Bears knocked off Georgia, 83-73, in their first home game in the challenge on Jan. 30, 2016.
• 2015 — Baylor improved to 2-0 in the challenge with a 66-63 win at Vanderbilt on Dec. 3, 2014.
• 2014 — Baylor defeated No. 3 Kentucky, 67-62, at Cowboys Stadium in the inaugural challenge on Dec. 6, 2013.

3-GUARD LINEUP LEADING BEARS' RESURGENCE
• Baylor switched to a 3-guard lineup after Tristan Clark's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> season-ending injury, swapping freshman guard Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> into the starting lineup. The Bears moved 6-foot-5 sophomore Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> to the starting 5-spot.
• In 5 games without Clark, Baylor is averaging 4.8 more 3-point attempts per game (26.8-22.0) and making 3.4 more 3-pointers per game (9.8-6.4). BU's 2-point percentage has suffered, dropping from 55% to 46%.
• BU is 4-1 despite opponents shooting .453 vs. Baylor's .419, because BU averages 9.6 more FGA than opponents.
• Baylor's offense is averaging 3.0 more PPG and 1.4 more RPG despite missing Clark's 14.6 PPG and 6.3 RPG.
• Seven BU players average more ppg in 5 games since Clark's injury than in 14 games with Clark — Butler (+6.7), Gillespie (+2.6), Mason (+1.3), Kegler (+1.2), McClure (+1.0), Thamba (+1.0) and Bandoo (+0.6).
• Five Bears have increased rebounding — McClure (+2.1), Thamba (+2.0), Butler (+1.2), Vital (+0.4) and Gillespie (+0.3).

CLARK OUT FOR SEASON WITH LEFT KNEE INJURY
• Sophomore forward Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> is out for the year after suffering a left-knee injury in the Jan. 8 win over Iowa State.
• Clark started the first 14 games this season and was leading the nation with a .737 field goal percentage, which was on pace to become the 4th-best single-season mark in NCAA Division I history.
• Clark averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.8 minutes per game prior to the injury. At the time of the injury, he was 7th in the Big 12 in scoring, 9th in rebounding and 3rd in blocks.

MCCLURE LEADING AS LONE RETURNING SENIOR
• Senior King McClure<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064>, Baylor's lone player with 3+ years in the program. He has played in 119 games at Baylor, while his teammates who played in Saturday's game vs. Alabama have combined to play 168 games at BU.
• McClure slid to the starting 3-spot with Clark's injury. He posted a career-high 29 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a career-high 38 minutes of the Jan. 14 win at Oklahoma State.
• McClure has made 2 starts this season as point guard, 9 starts as shooting guard and 8 starts at the 3-spot.
• McClure has posted 20+ points 4 times this season after doing so in 1 of 100 games over his first 3 years.
• In 5 games since Clark's injury, McClure is averaging 11.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals.

MASON RETURNS AFTER MISSING TWO SEASONS
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has started the last 16 games after missing the majority of the previous 2+ seasons due to injury.
• Mason leads the team with 15.5 points, 2.9 assists and 32.1 minutes per game.
• Mason is on a career-best streak of 11 straight games scoring in double-figures, averaging 16.5 points in that span.
• Mason posted a season-high 29 points in 38 minutes of BU's win at West Virginia (1/21), including 8-of-8 on 2-pt FGs.
• Mason led the Bears to a huge road win at Arizona (12/15) with a game-high 22 points and career-high 7 rebounds.
• Mason has a season-high 25 points in the win over No. 20 Iowa State (1/8), including 7 points in the final 2 minutes.
• He has scored 10+ points in 15 of 16 games played, including 5 games with 18+ points.

BUTLER STEPS INTO STARTING ROLE WITH CLARK OUT
• Freshman guard Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> leads the team with a 1.84 assist-to-turnover ratio (46a/25t). He's played in all 19 games and joined the starting lineup at the 2-spot for the last 5 games with Tristan Clark's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> injury.
• In 5 starts with Clark out, Butler is averaging 13.2 points, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.6 minutes per game.
• Butler is shooting 42% on 3FGs (14-of-33) in the last 5 games after 23% (10-of-44) in his first 14 games.
• Butler has led the team in scoring twice and assists three times since Clark's injury. He had team-highs with 14 points and 4 assists vs. No. 7 Kansas and led the team with 19 points and 5 assists vs. No. 8 Texas Tech.
• Butler also had 16 points (4-of-7 on 3FGs) and 4 assists in a career-high 35 minutes of the win at OSU.

KEGLER SETTLING IN AFTER LONG LAYOFF
• Mario Kegler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062> went 629 days between games after sitting out the 2017-18 following his transfer from Mississippi State and then missing the first 6 games this season.
• Kegler had started the last 13 games and ranks 3rd on the team in rebounding (6.2), 4th in scoring (9.2), 2nd in blocks (0.8) and 4th in minutes (27.1).
• Kegler averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds while leading Baylor to a 2-0 record last week.
• Kegler posted game-highs with 17 points and 7 rebounds in 27 minutes of Saturday's win vs. Alabama.
• Kegler went 5-of-5 on 2-point attempts on his way to a career-high 18 points in Monday's win at West Virginia.

VITAL DOING THE DIRTY WORK
• Despite being undersized at 6-foot-5, Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> slid to the starting 5-spot with Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> out. Vital leads the Big 12 and ranks 6th nationally in offensive rebounding (3.8), and ranks 5th in the Big 12 in total rebounding (7.3 rpg).
• Vital had team-highs with 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes of the Jan. 14 win at Oklahoma State.
• In 5 games with Clark out, Vital is averaging 5.0 offensive rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
• Vital posted 17 rebounds in Baylor's win at Arizona, which were 3 more than all Arizona players combined (14).

PROTECTING HALFTIME LEADS
• Baylor went 15-0 last season when leading at halftime and is 29-2 in its last 31 games when leading at the half.
• Baylor has won 89% of its games (144-18) when leading at the half since 2011-12 (11-2 in 2018-19, 15-0 in 2017-18, 18-3 in 2016-17, 18-2 in 2015-16, 21-7 in 2014-15, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12).
• BU has won 37% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 40-67 in those.
• BU has led at halftime in 162 of 269 games over the last eight seasons, and BU is 184-85 since 2011-12.

NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor finished 9-4 in non-conference play, with marquee wins at Arizona, vs. Oregon and vs. Alabama.
• BU out-rebounded Alabama 35-31 on Jan. 26, becoming the 2nd team to out-rebound UA in 19 games this season.
• BU held Oregon to 47 points on Dec. 15, the Ducks' fewest in a game since scoring 46 vs. Cal on Feb. 21, 2013.
• BU won 58-49 at Arizona on Dec. 1, becoming the first team to hold UA below 50 points since Feb. 26, 2011.
• The win at Arizona snapped the Wildcats 52-game non-conference home winning streak.
• With the wins at Arizona and vs. Oregon, Baylor improved to 11-4 vs. the Pac-12 in the Drew era.
• With the win over Alabama, Baylor improved to 10-5 against SEC teams in 7 seasons since 2012-13.
• Baylor is 35-9 in games against non-Big 12 teams over the last 3 seasons, including home victories against No. 4 Oregon, No. 7 Xavier, Oregon and Alabama, neutral site wins vs. No. 10 Louisville, vs. No. 24 Michigan State, vs. VCU, vs. USC, vs. Wisconsin and vs. Creighton and road wins at Arizona and Ole Miss.

KEGLER'S BIG DAY LEADS BU TO BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE WIN OVER ALABAMA
• Mario Kegler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062> had game-highs with 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead Baylor to a 73-68 win over Alabama on Jan. 26.
• There were 12 ties and 12 lead changes in the game, and BU trailed 59-56 with 5 minutes left.
• The Bears got 13 points and 4 assists from Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071>, while Freddie Gillespie<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7061> chipped in a career-high 8 points in 16 minutes off the bench. Matthew Mayer<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7074> added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists off the bench.
• BU controlled the glass 35-31, becoming the 2nd team to out-rebound Alabama in 19 games this season.

BIG 12'S SECOND-BEST ROAD MARK SINCE 2012
• Baylor is 32-34 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league behind only Kansas (43-23).
• BU is 23-25 in Big 12 road games since 2014, which is also second-best in the league behind only Kansas (30-18).

UP NEXT
• Baylor returns home to host TCU at 7 p.m. CT Saturday on ESPNU. The Bears lost 85-81 at TCU to open Big 12 play.
• BU then heads back on the road to face Texas in Austin at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday on LHN.

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