MBB Box: Alabama 87, No. 4/4 Baylor 78 (Tuscaloosa)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor’s streak of 36-consecutive non-conference wins was snapped. It was the Bears’ first loss against a non-Big 12 opponent in 813 days (last on Nov. 8, 2019).
  *   Baylor allowed 49 points in the 2nd half, snapping the Bears’ streak of 53-consecutive halves holding opponents below 40 points.
  *   Baylor is now 7-2 all-time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, the most wins of any team in either league.
  *   The Bears are now 12-3 all-time in conference challenges (7-2 in Big 12/SEC Challenge, 2-0 in Big 12-Big East Battle, 3-1 in Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series).
  *   Baylor is now 2-7 all-time against Alabama, including 0-2 in Tuscaloosa.
  *   Baylor is 33-2 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor has forced 10+ turnovers in 29-straight games, including 12+ turnovers in 20 of 21 games this season.
  *   Baylor is 46-5 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 72-9 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor has had 3+ players make 3-pointers in 24-consecutive games and has made at least 3 treys as a team in 110-consecutive games.
  *   LJ Cryer – the team’s leading scorer at 13.9 points per game – missed the game with a foot injury.
  *   Jeremy Sochan (career-high 17 points) scored in double-figures for the 7th time this season.
  *   Adam Flagler (16 points) scored in double-figures for a team-leading 15th time this season and 29th time in his BU career (BU is 27-2 in those games). He has 61 career double-figure scoring games.
  *   Flagler (4-of-8 from 3-point range) is averaging 15.3 points per game and shooting 45% from 3-point range over his last 12 games (34-of-76).
  *   Matthew Mayer (12 points) scored in double-figures for the 10th time this season (4th time in last 5 games) and 31st time in his career.
  *   Kendall Brown (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season and 3rd-straight game.
  *   James Akinjo (game-high 7 assists) posted 5+ assists for the 14th time in 19 games played this season.

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