MBB Box: rv/25 Baylor 88, ACU 57

[Roberts, Matt]

No. rv/25 Baylor 88, ACU 57
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Dec. 9, 2024

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


  *   No. rv/25 Baylor is now 6-3 on the season
  *   Scott Drew earned his 450th win as the head coach of the Bears, and holds a 450-248 in his 22nd season
  *   Baylor shot 74.1% [20-27] in the first half, its best shooting half since making 75.9% [22-of-29] against Mississippi Valley last season in the final game at the Ferrell Center (12/22/23)
  *   BU finished the game shooting .593 from the field, it’s best clip this season and the best since shooting .672 last December against the Delta Devils (12/22/23)
  *   Baylor has now won 62-straight games when shooting 50% or higher (last loss March 18, 2018 vs. Mississippi State)
  *   The Bears are 134-38 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span
  *   BU is 3-1 all time against ACU
  *   Baylor is 6-0 against the WAC under Drew
  *   The Bears are 87-25 against in-state teams since the start of the 2011-12 season
  *   Baylor led at the half for the fifth time this season, they are now 5-1 when leading at the break this season
  *   BU was won 90% of its games since 2011-12 when leading at the half (252-29)
  *   Leading by as many as 38 in the game, The Bears are now 115-7 in the last 122 games when building a double-digit lead.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Robert Wright, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the first time this season
  *   Wright made his career-first start and finished with eight points and four assists
  *   Nunn finished with a game-high 18 points, his third time leading the team in scoring in four home games this season
  *   Nunn is now averaging 17.8 points per game at home this season
  *   Edgecombe returned to the lineup scoring 14 points with six rebounds and tying a season high with four steals.
  *   Omier scored in double figures for the eighth time in nine games this season
  *   Omier is now 37 points and 99 rebounds from becoming the 14th player in NCAA History with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds
  *   The senior finished 7-for-7 from the field, it’s the first time in his career he finished the game shooting 1.000 on at least seven shots
  *   Omier’s previous best was a 6-for-6 night against Central Baptist while at Arkansas State on Nov. 15, 2021
  *   Ojianwuna established a new career high with 13 points to go along with a game high 8 rebounds
  *   Ojianwuna led the team in rebounds for the second-straight game and the 10th time in his career.
  *   The Bears are 9-1 when the junior leads the team in boards
  *   Langston Love led the team in bench scoring for the 26th time in his career
  *   BU improves to 21-5 when Love leads the team in bench points


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