MBB Box Score: No. 25/21 Baylor 81, Utah 56

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 25/21 Baylor 81, Utah 56
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Dec. 31, 2024

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  *   No. 25/21 Baylor is now 9-3 on the season and 1-0 in conference play
  *   The Bears are now 5-1 in their last six conference openers
  *   In their first meeting since 1960, the Bears notched the first win in series history and are now 1-3 all-time against Utah
  *   The Utes scored just 56 points, the fewest allowed by BU in Big 12 play since surrendering just 54 to TCU on Feb. 26 of last season
  *   The 25-point margin of victory is the largest in a Big 12 game since BU beat Texas Tech by 27 on Feb. 4, 2023
  *   The Bears held Utah’s leading scorer, Gabe Madsen, to just three points, his fewest since netting just two at Washington on Jan. 27 last year
  *   Baylor improves to 172-111 in the last 15 seasons, after going 59-149 in the league’s first 13 years.
  *   Baylor shot 16-18 (.889%) from the line, it’s best mark since netting 12-of-13 (.923) at the charity stripe against Iowa State on March. 9, 2023
  *   The Bears never trailed in the game marking the sixth time in 12 games they have done that this season
  *   Baylor had four players score 15-plus points for the second time this season, also pulling that off against Norfolk State on Dec. 11.
  *   Norchad Omier scored 15 points to go along with a game-high 14 rebounds, giving him 75 career double-double’s which leads all active players
  *   Omier is now just 54 rebounds away from becoming the just the 14th player in NCAA history with 2,000+ career points and 1,500+ rebounds
  *   Scott Drew improves to 453-248 in his 22nd season with the Bears
  *   Baylor has now won nine-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
  *   Nine-straight home wins extends BU’s longest home streak at Foster Pavilion
  *   The Bears are 137-38 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 ninth time this season, they are now 8-1 when leading at the break this season
  *   BU was won 90% of its games since 2011-12 when leading at the half (255-29)
  *   Leading by as many as 31 in the game, The Bears are now 118-7 in the last 125 games when building a double-digit lead.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the ninth time this season, the Bears are 7-2 using that lineup
  *   Edgecombe scored a game-high 19 points, his fourth-straight game in double figures and his highest scoring output since dropping a season-high 20 against Tennessee
  *   Roach scored 15 points, his best outing since he recorded 17 against New Orleans
  *   Roach now has 81-career double-figure scoring games
  *   Nunn tied a career high with five assists
  *   Ojianwuna tied a career high with 3 blocks for a second-straight game
  *   Robert Wright scored 15 points, his 10th game in double figures
  *   With two more assists, Wright is now 61 away from the freshman assist record, held by John Lucas (120)
  *   Wright led the team in bench points for the ninth time this season, improving to 6-3 in those games


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