MBB Box Score: No. 25/23 Baylor 107, Arlington Baptist 53

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 25/23 Baylor 107, Arlington Baptist 53
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Dec. 27, 2024

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


  *   No. 25/23 Baylor is now 8-3 on the season
  *   107 points are a new season high for the Bears
  *   The 54-point margin of victory is tied for the 10th largest in program history and the second largest this season
  *   The Bears are beating teams by an average of 40.2 points per game in six home contests this season
  *   BU is now averaging 98.0 points per game in six home games
  *   The Bears pulled down 66 rebounds, the fifth-most in program history and the most since grabbing 70 against Texas A&M at Jan. 23, 2008
  *   Baylor had seven players in double figures for the second time this season
  *   Norchad Omier scored a game-high 19 points to go along with a season-high 24 rebounds, eclipsing the 2,000 career-point mark
  *   Omier’s 24 boards are the most by a Baylor player since Rico Gathers had a program-record 28 against Huston-Tillotson on Jan. 21, 2015.
  *   Omier now has 74 career double-double’s which leads all active players
  *   Josh Ojianwuna notched his first double-double of the season and the second of his career
  *   Omier and Ojianwuna are the second duo to record a double-double this season, after Omier and VJ Edgecombe did it against Sam Houston on Nov. 11, 2024
  *   Scott Drew improves to 452-248 in his 22nd season with the Bears
  *   Baylor has now won eight-straight games at home it’s longest streak since winning 10-straight in the friendly confines from Nov. 9, 2023-Jan. 27, 2024 last season
  *   Eight-straight home wins extends BU’s longest home streak at Foster Pavilion
  *   Baylor has now won 64-straight games when shooting 50% or higher (last loss March 18, 2018 vs. Mississippi State)
  *   The Bears are 136-38 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span
  *   Baylor led at the half for the eighth time this season, they are now 7-1 when leading at the break this season
  *   BU was won 90% of its games since 2011-12 when leading at the half (254-29)
  *   Leading by as many as 58 in the game, The Bears are now 117-7 in the last 124 games when building a double-digit lead.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, Edgecombe, Omier and Ojianwuna for the eighth time this season, the Bears are 6-2 using that lineup
  *   Nunn (11) scored in double figures for the fifth time in six home games this season
  *   Edgecombe pitched in 10 points his eighth game in double figures this season
  *   Robert Wright came up just one point shy of his second-straight double-double, recording 13 points and nine assists
  *   Wright’s 63 assists are just 57 shy of the freshman record held by John Lucas (120)
  *   Wright has now led the team in bench scoring eight times this season.
  *   Langston Love had 11 points in the game, his second-highest output this season after having 16 at UCONN on Dec. 4, 2024
  *   Jalen Celestine scored 11 points, his first game in double-figures since scoring 14 against St. John’s on Nov. 21
  *   Davidson Hubbard knocked down his first three-pointer at Baylor and the 91st of his career.



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