Baylor MBB Carries 5-Game Winning Streak in TCU Matchup

Thu Jan 31 17:52:38 CST 2019

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BAYLOR BEARS (14-6, 5-2)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> (Butler, 1993)

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BAYLOR (14-6, 5-2) vs. TCU (15-5, 3-4)
February 2, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)
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TCU HORNED FROGS (15-5, 3-4)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987)

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STORY LINES
• Baylor carries a 5-game winning streak into its 7 p.m. CT Saturday home game vs. TCU.
• Saturday's game will be televised on ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Tim Welsh on the call.
• Saturday is the 185th series meeting – BU leads 100-84, including a 54-39 in Waco.
• Baylor seeks its 5th consecutive Big 12 win, which would tie BU's longest streak in a single season.
• BU is coming off a 77-47 win at Oklahoma. It was Baylor's 3rd consecutive Big 12 road win and extended its winning streak to 5 games. BU held OU to its fewest points since March 6, 2004.
• Last Saturday, BU won 73-68 against Alabama, improving to 5-1 in Big 12/SEC Challenge history.
• BU started its winning streak with wins at Oklahoma State, vs. No. 8 Texas Tech and at West Virginia.
• BU is the first team to win 3 straight Big 12 road games since Kansas started 3-0 on the road in 2018.
• Baylor is 11-3 in Big 12 games against TCU with an average scoring margin of +13.2 points per game.
• Baylor won the first 11 Big 12 series meetings before TCU won the last 3 matchups.
• BU lost its Big 12 opener at TCU, 85-81 on Jan. 4. The Bears trailed by 19 points in the 2nd half, but cut it to 82-81 with 18 seconds remaining before missing a game-tying 3-pointer with 8 seconds left.
• During its 5-game winning streak, Baylor is shooting 41% (50-of-123; 10.0 made 3FGs/game) from 3-point range after shooting 29% (99-of-339; 6.6 made 3FGs/game) in its first 15 games.
• In 6 games without Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060>, BU is averaging 74.8 ppg, up from 71.4 ppg prior to his injury. The Bears are shooting 1.3% lower overall without Clark, but they're shooting 9.1% better from 3-point range.
• BU is averaging 3.4 more made 3-pointers per game in 6 games since Clark's injury (9.8, up from 6.4).
• BU has scored 73+ points in 5 straight games after doing so in only 6 of its first 14 games.
• Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> is in his 16th season in Waco and is the Bears' all-time wins leader (310-201).
• Mario Kegler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062> is averaging 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds over the Bears' last 3 games. Kegler has shot 54% (21-of-39) during the Bears' 5-game winning streak after entering the streak shooting 39%.
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has scored in double-figures in a career-best 12 straight (16.2 ppg, 32.4 mpg during streak).
• Mason has shot 80% (16-of-20) on 2-point FGs in the last 3 games and has made a 3FG in 14 straight games.
• Clark was ruled out for the season after suffering a left-knee injury in the Jan. 20 win over Iowa State.
• Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> is the nation's only player with more offensive than defensive rebs. (77-74; min. 140 total).
• Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> joined the starting lineup with Clark out and is averaging 12.7 ppg and 4.2 apg in 6 starts.
• Butler is shooting 44% on 3FGs (16-of-36) in the last 6 games after 23% (10-of-44) in his first 14 games.
• In conference games, Baylor leads the Big 12 in scoring offense (75.7), offensive efficiency (111.7), 3-point percentage (.380), 3-pointers made per game (9.3), scoring margin (+7.3), assists per game (15.7), , rebounding margin (+7.1), offensive rebound percentage (.382) and defensive rebound percentage (.734).
• BU is 6th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (37.9), and Vital ranks 9th nationally (16.4).
• Baylor is 27-2 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2017-18 season (12-2 this season).
• BU is 82-17 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (14-2 this season).
• Drew is coaching his 512th game at Baylor (310-201). His .607 winning percentage is best in BU history.

ON THE CALL
• Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Tim Welsh calling the action.
• Both are calling a Baylor game for the first time this season. Matvick last called a Baylor game on Nov. 20-21, 2017, at the Hall of Fame Classic, when BU defeated Wisconsin and Creighton on consecutive days to win the title.
• The duo last worked a Baylor game together on Feb. 8, 2017, when the Bears won 72-69 at Oklahoma State.

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 (145-18).
• Baylor is 185-85 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012.
• Baylor's 185 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (226).
• Baylor is 276-132 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 889 straight games.

SERIES HISTORY VS. TCU
• Saturday is the 185th all-time series meeting and the 15th as Big 12 Conference members.
• Baylor leads the series 100-83, including a 54-39 mark in Waco and an 11-3 record in the Drew era.
• Since TCU joined the Big 12, Baylor is 11-3 in the series with an average scoring margin of +13.2 points per game.
• The Bears' 5 Big 12 home wins over TCU have been by at least 11 points and by an average of 20.0 points.
• The lone TCU win in Waco since joining the Big 12 came in overtime last season, 81-78, on Jan. 2.
• BU beat TCU in Waco by 11 in 2013, by 26 in 2014, by 20 in 2015, by 28 in 2016 and by 18 in 2017.

DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS
• Drew is coaching his 512th game at Baylor (310-201). His .607 winning percentage is best in BU history.
• Baylor has a .676 winning percentage (276-132) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .685 winning percentage (185-85) over the last 7 seasons since 2011-12.
• In Drew's 16 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has been ranked in 211 of 512 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 377 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.

SEEKING 5TH STRAIGHT BIG 12 WIN
• BU is seeking its 5th consecutive Big 12 win, which would tie its longest in a single season (1998, 2016, 2018).
• Baylor's record for consecutive Big 12 wins is 6 straight, but that was across 2 seasons (4 in 2010, 2 in 2011).
• Baylor looks to extend its overall winning streak to 6 straight, its longest since starting 15-0 in 2016-17.

A WIN WOULD ...
• Be Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378>'s 311th win at Baylor and the 331st of his Division I coaching career.
• Extend Baylor's winning streak to 6 straight games, its longest winning streak since starting 15-0 in 2016-17.
• Give Baylor 5 straight Big 12 wins, tying its longest streak in a single season (1998, 2016, 2018, 2019).
• Make Baylor 6-2 or better through its first 8 Big 12 games for the 4th time in league history (2012, 2016, 2017, 2019).
• Improve Baylor's record to 34-5 in home games vs. unranked teams over the last 3 seasons.
• Improve BU's record to 83-41 during King McClure's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> 4-year career and 80-41 in games McClure has played.
• Improve Baylor's record against TCU to 101-84, including 12-3 as Big 12 rivals.

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 6 games without Clark, Baylor is making 3.4 more 3-pointers per game (9.8 from 6.4) and shooting 9.1% higher from 3-point range (38.3 from 29.2). BU's 2-point percentage has suffered, dropping from 55% to 48%.
• Baylor is averaging 3.4 more PPG and 1.4 more RPG despite missing Clark's 14.6 PPG and 6.3 RPG.
• Eight BU players average more ppg in 6 games since Clark's injury than in 14 games with Clark — Butler (+6.2), Gillespie (+3.2), Kegler (+1.4), Thamba (+1.2), Mason (+0.6), McClure (+0.5), Bandoo (+0.5) and Vital (+0.2).
• Five Bears have increased rebounding — Thamba (+1.5), McClure (+1.4), Butler (+1.3), Vital (+1.0) and Gillespie (+1.0).

LAST TIME VS. TCU
• Baylor rallied from 19 points down in the 2nd half to cut TCU's lead to 82-81 with 18 seconds left, but the Bears missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and fell 85-81 in their Big 12 opener on Jan. 5.
• BU trailed by 12 at the break and got back in the game despite TCU shooting 65% in the 2nd half. BU's 53 points in the 2nd half were its most in a half in a Big 12 game since scoring 60 at in the 2nd half at Iowa State on Jan. 9, 2016.
• Matthew Mayer<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7074> posted 17 points in 14 minutes off the bench, while Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> recorded 15 points and 3 assists.

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 120 games at Baylor, while his teammates who played in Monday's game at Oklahoma have combined to play 178 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 9 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 6 games since Clark's injury, McClure is averaging 10.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals.

MASON RETURNS AFTER MISSING TWO SEASONS
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has started the last 17 games after missing the majority of the previous 2+ seasons due to injury.
• Mason leads the team with 15.3 points, 3.0 assists and 31.9 minutes per game.
• Mason is on a career-best streak of 12 straight games scoring in double-figures, averaging 16.2 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 16 of 17 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 1.76 assist-to-turnover ratio (51a/29t). He's played in all 20 games and joined the starting lineup at the 2-spot for the last 6 games with Tristan Clark's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> injury.
• In 6 starts with Clark out, Butler is averaging 12.7 points, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.3 minutes per game.
• Butler is shooting 44% on 3FGs (16-of-36) in the last 6 games after 23% (10-of-44) in his first 14 games.
• Butler has led the team in scoring twice and assists four 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. He has started the last 14 games.
• Kegler has scored in double-figures in 3 straight games while averaging 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds.
• Kegler is shooting 54% (21-of-39) during the Bears' 5-game winning streak after entering the streak at 39%.
• Kegler posted game-highs with 17 points and 7 rebounds in 27 minutes of the Jan. 26 win vs. Alabama.
• Kegler went 5-of-5 on 2-point attempts on his way to a career-high 18 points in the Jan. 21 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 7th nationally in offensive rebounding (3.8), and ranks 4th in the Big 12 in total rebounding (7.5 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 6 games with Clark out, Vital is averaging 6.2 points, 8.2 rebounds (4.7 offensive) and 2.5 assists per game.
• Vital posted 17 rebounds in Baylor's win at Arizona, which were 3 more than all Arizona players combined (14).

DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
• Baylor's defense has held 3 high-major teams to their lowest scoring totals in more than 5 years.
• BU held Arizona to 49 points in Tucson on Dec. 1, becoming the first team to hold UA below 50 since Feb. 26, 2011.
• Baylor limited Oregon to 47 points on Dec. 15, the Ducks' fewest points in a game since Feb. 21, 2013.
• Baylor held Oklahoma to 47 points in Norman on Jan. 28, the Sooners' fewest in a game since Nov. 23, 2012.

PROTECTING HALFTIME LEADS
• Baylor went 15-0 last season when leading at halftime and is 30-2 in its last 32 games when leading at the half.
• Baylor has won 89% of its games (145-18) when leading at the half since 2011-12 (12-2 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 163 of 270 games over the last eight seasons, and BU is 185-85 since 2011-12.

BALANCED BEARS DOMINATE AT OKLAHOMA
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> led a balanced BU attack with 12 points, as the Bears rolled to a 77-47 win at Oklahoma on Jan. 28.
• All 11 Baylor players made field goals in the game, with 7 different players posting 7+ points.
• BU shot 54% from the field and 50% from 3-point range (10-of-20), while OU was held to 27% from the field.
• Baylor held OU to its fewest points in a home game since March 6, 2004, and the 30-point margin of victory was the largest by any team playing at Oklahoma since Kansas won by 31 points on Feb. 5, 1963.

SECOND-MOST WINS AMONG BIG 12 TEAMS LAST 8 YEARS
• Baylor's 185-85 record since 2011-12 trails only Kansas (226-55) among Big 12 teams (thru 2/1/19).
• Iowa State (176-86) is 3rd, West Virginia (163-101) is 4th, Kansas State (162-96) is 5th, Oklahoma (156-97) is 6th, Texas (142-116) is 7th, Oklahoma State (140-113) is 8th, TCU (129-126) is 9th and Texas Tech (126-121) is 10th.
• Baylor has averaged 24.4 wins per season over six seasons since 2011-12.

UP NEXT
• BU heads back on the road to face Texas in Austin at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday on LHN.
• BU then returns to Waco for a pair of home games against Kansas State and Oklahoma. The K-State game is Saturday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN2, and the Oklahoma game is Monday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2.

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