MBB Box: Texas Tech 78, No. 11/11 Baylor 68
Roberts, Matt
WM_Roberts at baylor.edu
Sat Mar 9 19:48:48 CST 2024
Texas Tech 78, No. 11/11 Baylor 68
Lubbock, Texas (United Supermarkets Arena)
March 9, 2024
Box Score Attached | Media Materials<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>
* No. 11/11 Baylor is 22-9, 11-7 in the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech is 22-9, 11-7 in the Big 12.
* BU will be the No. 3 seed at the Big 12 Championship and play its first game on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CT on either ESPN or ESPN2, with the opponent to be determined.
* Baylor rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to take a one-point lead with 7:25 to play in the game. It’s largest deficit the Bears have erased this season to come back and take the lead. The previous best was 14 on Monday against Texas.
* The Bears finished the regular season with 11+ conference wins for the fifth-straight season, the only team in the conference to accomplish that.
* Baylor is now 65-83 all time against Tech, with wins in seven of the last nine meetings and three of the last four on the South Plains.
* Under Coach Scott Drew, Baylor leads the series 25-16.
* Baylor is 64-52 in Big 12 road games over the last five seasons, second best in the conference.
* The Bears are 126-33 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
* Baylor trailed at the half for the 11th time this season. The Bears are 4-7 when trailing at the half this season.
* BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 27th time this season. The Bears are 18-9 when utilizing that lineup.
* Walter had a team-high 15 points, the ninth time he has led the team in scoring this season and BU is 6-3 when Walter leads the team in scoring this season.
* Nunn eclipsed the double-digit scoring mark for the 15th time this season with 14 points.
* Dennis scored 12 points and dished out a game-high five assists.
Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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