MBB Box: No. 20 Baylor 77, Gardner-Webb 62

[Roberts, Matt]

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No. 20 Baylor 77, Gardner-Webb 62
Waco, Texas (The Ferrell Center)
Nov. 12, 2023


  *   The Bears are now 1-0 against Gardner-Webb and 5-0 all-time against teams from the Big South.
  *   BU improves to 3-0 to start a season for the fourth-straight year.
  *   Baylor is 83-4 in its last 87 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
  *   Baylor is 147-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 117-8 since 2007-08.
  *   Baylor is 63-8 in home games against unranked opponents (including Big 12 play) since 2016-17.
  *   Baylor is 80-13 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.860%).
  *   Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (235-28).
  *   Baylor has built leads of 10+ points in 53 of 76 games since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament (50-3 record).
  *   BU has won 80-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).
  *   Baylor has taken a lead in 156-consecutive games (last wire-to-wire loss Dec. 1, 2018 at Wichita State).
  *   Baylor failed to make a three-pointer for the first time in over 33 years. The last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer, before tonight, as on Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech (0-8).
  *   BU deployed a starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the first time this season.
  *   Missi is the first freshman to start at the No. 5 spot since Tristan Clark in 2017-18.
  *   Missi established a career-highs in blocks (5), points (11) and rebounds (8).
  *   Missi’s Five blocks were just three off the freshman record set by John Flippen in 2000 against Nebraska.
  *   Walter pulled down a career-high eight rebounds.
  *   Nunn tallied 10+ points for the second time this season and the 27th time in his career.
  *   Langston Love tallied double-figure points for a third-straight game, the first time in his career her has score 10+ in three-straight games.
  *   Josh Ojianwuna recorded season highs in points (10) and rebounds (8).
  *   Dennis failed to reach 10 points for the first time in his last 53 games.


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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