MBB Box: Oklahoma State 61, No. 1/1 Baylor 54 (Waco)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor lost consecutive games for the first time since March 14, 2019, snapping a streak of 76-consecutive games without back-to-back losses.
  *   Baylor trailed by 17 points with 11 minutes remaining, then went on a 25-9 run to cut it to 55-54 in the final minute. BU had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead twice in the last minute, but turned the ball over both times.
  *   Baylor scored a season-low 54 points and its 22 first-half points were its fewest in any half this season.
  *   BU also had season-lows in field goals made (18), field goal percentage (.310), assists (10), blocks (1) and steals (4).
  *   Baylor is now 30-1 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor is 31-6 in Big 12 Conference play over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record among Power-5 Conference teams.
  *   Baylor is now 20-2 at home over the last 2 seasons and 34-3 at home over the last 3 seasons.
  *   Baylor is now 19-4 all-time when playing as a No. 1-ranked team.
  *   Baylor’s streak of 22-consecutive games building double-digit leads was snapped (largest lead today was 1). The Bears had led by at least 4 points in all 76 games over the last 3 seasons before that streak ended today. This was only the 4th time in the last 2 seasons that Baylor didn’t build a double-digit lead.
  *   Baylor forced a season-low 10 turnovers and had a season-low 4 steals. The Bears extended their streak to 25-straight games forcing double-digit turnovers.
  *   Baylor is 43-4 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 69-8 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Freshman Jeremy Sochan missed his second-consecutive game with a sprained ankle – he is averaging 21.9 minutes per game.
  *   James Akinjo  (3 points) sat the last 9:49 after fighting through a lower back injury in 23 minutes played. It was the first time all season he didn’t record a steal and the first time multiple assists.
  *   LJ Cryer (18 points) has posted double-digit scoring in 10 of 15 games this season, despite coming off the bench in all but one game. It was his 7th game with 15+ points this season (9th of career).
  *   Cryer tied his career-high with 32 minutes played.
  *   Matthew Mayer (season-high 16 points) scored in double-figures for the 7th time this season and 28th time in his career. It was his first double-figure scoring game since Dec. 4.
  *   Dale Bonner played 17 minutes off the bench, nearly matching the 18 minutes he had played over Baylor’s first 4 Big 12 games combined. He had 4 rebounds, 2 points and 1 assist.


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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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