MBB Game Files: No. 3 Kansas 64, No. 1 Baylor 61 (Waco)

Sat Feb 22 14:49:48 CST 2020

Box score, updated season stats, postgame notes and quotes attached.

3/3  KANSAS (24-3, 13-1) 64[cid:image002.png at 01D5E98F.53405DA0], 1/1 BAYLOR (24-2, 13-1) 61
Feb. 22, 2020
Ferrell Center
Attendance: 10,627
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

  *   Baylor’s Big 12-record 23-game winning streak was snapped. It was the longest winning streak in program history.
  *   Despite the loss, Baylor 24-2 mark is the best 26-game start in program history, beating 22-4 in both 2012 and 2017.
  *   Baylor’s 13-1 start to Big 12 play is its best 14-game record in conference play in program history.
  *   Baylor’s 13 conference wins are the most in program history.
  *   Baylor is 27-8 all-time when playing as an AP Top-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 10-2 when playing as the nation’s top-ranked team (loss at No. 10 West Virginia in 2017 and vs. No. 3 Kansas in 2020).
  *   Baylor is 2-3 in its last 5 games vs. Kansas and 6-33 in the all-time series. The Bears fell to 3-14 against KU in Waco and 5-25 in the Drew era.
  *   Head coach Drew is in his 17th season and is Baylor’s all-time wins leader (340) – he is 340-211 at BU and 360-222 overall in 17 seasons as a head coach.
  *   Baylor is 306-142 since 2007-08, the first year Drew’s staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   Baylor is 215-95 over the last nine seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012.
  *   Baylor and Kansas are both 7-0 in conference road games, while the rest of the league is a combined 8-40 in Big 12 road contests.
  *   The max-capacity crowd of 10,627 tied a Ferrell Center record.
  *   More than 850 students camped out on the Ferrell Center concourse starting at 5 p.m. Friday to be first in line for student tickets.

TEAM NOTES

  *   Baylor trailed by more than 2 points at home for the first time all season and suffered its first home loss since March 6, 2019 vs. Oklahoma State. The Bears are 12-1 at home this season.
  *   Baylor led for 3:02 in the game – the Bears led for at least 33:01 in every home game this season prior to Saturday’s game.
  *   Baylor faced a 2nd-half deficit for just the 2nd time since the start of December (at Oklahoma State).
  *   Baylor has the nation’s 10th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 929 straight games.
  *   Baylor fell to 6-1 vs. ranked teams this season and remained the nation’s only team with 6 ranked wins.
  *   BU fell to 6-4 in 10 home games vs. AP Top 10 teams over the last 4 seasons.
  *   Baylor started Davion Mitchell, Jared Butler, MaCio Teague, Mark Vital and Freddie Gillespie. BU suffered its first loss with that starting lineup (17-1).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

  *   Jared Butler made his 45th consecutive start for the Bears.
  *   Butler is averaging 21.5 points per game in 4 career games vs. Kansas (14 in Waco in 2019, 31 in Lawrence in 2019, 22 in Lawrence in 2020, 19 in Waco in 2020).
  *   Butler led the Bears in scoring for the 15th time this season with 19 points. He’s led BU in scoring in 21 games during his 2-year career.
  *   Butler tied a career-high with 6 assists. It was his 4th time this season and the 6th of his career posting 6 assists.
  *   Tristan Clark finished with eight points, his highest total since putting up eight vs. TCU on Feb. 1.
  *   Freddie Gillespie added 10 points for his 14th double-figure scoring game of the season and the 18th of his 2-year Baylor career.
  *   Mark Vital played in his 85th consecutive game.
  *   Matthew Mayer recorded 10 points off the bench for his 4th double-figure scoring game of the season and the 9th of his career (all off the bench).
  *   MaCio Teague returned to the starting lineup after missing the first 2 games of his career in the Bears’ previous 2 contests. He has made 90 career starts in 91 career games played.

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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