MBB Box Score: No. 25/rv UCONN 76, No. 15/16 Baylor 72

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 25/rv UCONN 76, No. 15/16 Baylor 72
Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)
Dec. 4, 2024

Box Score Attached. Media Materials Link<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>


  *   No. 15/16 Baylor is now 5-3 on the season
  *   Scott Drew is 449-248 in his 22nd season at the helm of the Bears
  *   The Bears are 133-38 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span
  *   BU is 0-2 all time against the Huskies
  *   Baylor is 15-4 against the Big East Conference under Drew
  *   BU is to 14-5 in conference challenges in the Drew era including a 3-2 mark in the Big 12-Big East Battle
  *   The Bears are 34-19 against ranked teams over the last six seasons, the best mark among power-conference teams during that span
  *   Baylor led at the half for the fifth time this season, they are now 4-1 when leading at the break this season
  *   BU was won 90% of its games since 2011-12 when leading at the half (251-29)
  *   Leading by as many as 11 in the game, The Bears are now 114-7 in the last 121 games when building a double-digit lead.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, Langston Love Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the first time this season
  *   Love made his third-career start and his first since February, 27, 2023 at Oklahoma State
  *   Love’s 16 points were his most since scoring 24 at UCF on Jan. 31, 2024
  *   Ojianwuna established a new career high with 14 rebounds
  *   14 rebounds are the most by a Baylor player since Yves Missi had 14 against Oregon State last year (11/22/23). The last player with 15 rebounds in a game was Mark Vital who did it five times in 2020-21
  *   Omier contributed 14 points his seventh double-figure scoring game in eight games with the Bears
  *   Robert Wright recorded a new career high for the second-straight game with 22 points

Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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