MBB Box: No. 4/4 Baylor 74, Kansas State 49 (Waco)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor has held its opponent to fewer than 40 points in all 40 halves this season and in all 52 halves since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
  *   Baylor held an opponent below 50 points for the 4th time this season. It was the first time Baylor held a Big 12 opponent below 50 points since a 67-49 win at TCU on Jan. 9, 2021.
  *   Baylor has won 58-straight games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent and 35-straight games when shooting 50% or better.
  *   Baylor improved to 6-0 against Kansas State over the last 3 seasons, its longest winning streak against K-State.
  *   The Bears are now 24-23 all-time against K-State, including 23-18 in the Big 12 era and 11-8 in Waco.
  *   Baylor is now 33-1 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor improved to 21-2 in home games over the last 2 seasons and 35-3 in home games over the last 3 seasons.
  *   Baylor has forced 10+ turnovers in 28-straight games, including 12+ turnovers in 19 of 20 games this season.
  *   Baylor is 34-6 in Big 12 Conference play over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record among Power-5 Conference teams.
  *   Baylor is 46-4 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 72-8 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor has had 3+ players made 3-pointers in 23-consecutive games and has made at least 3 treys as a team in 109-consecutive games.
  *   Adam Flagler (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season and 28th time in his BU career (BU is 27-1 in those games). He has 60 career double-figure scoring games.
  *   Flagler (team-high 5 assists) had his 6th game this season with 5+ assists and led the team in assists for the 7th time this season.
  *   LJ Cryer (14 points) has posted double-digit scoring in 13 of 18 games played this season, despite coming off the bench in all but three games.
  *   Cryer extended his career-best streak to 6-straight games scoring in double-figures (16.0 ppg during streak).
  *   Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (13 points, 12 rebounds) had his 2nd double-double of the season, 3rd of his Baylor career and 4th of his collegiate career.
  *   Tchamwa Tchatchoua scored in double-figures for the 8th time this season, 14th time at BU (Baylor is 14-0 in those games) and 15th time in his career.
  *   Tchamwa Tchatchoua had double-digit rebounds for the 6th time this season, 8th time at BU and 10th time in his career.
  *   Kendall Brown (10 points, career-high 11 rebounds) recorded his 2nd double-double. It was his 13th double-digit scoring game and first double-digit rebounding game.
  *   Flo Thamba started his 50th-consecutive game and tied his career-high with 3 blocks in 16 minutes.
  *   Dale Bonner had a Baylor career-high 5 assists along with 7 points in 24 minutes. His 7 points were more than he scored in Baylor’s previous 7 Big 12 games (5).
  *   Freshman Jeremy Sochan returned after missing 4.5 games with a sprained ankle suffered on Jan. 8 – he averaged 21.9 minutes per game over 15 games before the injury.


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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
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