No. 13 MBB Set For Baha Mar Showdown Against No. 22 St. John's

[Roberts, Matt]

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13/15 BAYLOR BEARS (3-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2024-25> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats> | Game Notes (PDF)<file:///documents/2024/11/20/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_5_St._John_s_24-25.pdf>
13/15 BAYLOR (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. 22/21 ST. JOHN'S (4-0, 0-0 Big East)
Nov. 21, 2024 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Nassau, Bahamas • Baha Mar Convention Center (2,000)

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22/21 ST. JOHN'S RED STORM (4-0, 0-0 Big East)
Location: Queens, NY
Conference/Affiliation: Big East
Head Coach: Rick Pitino (Massachusetts, 1974)
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Story lines
• No.13/15 Baylor takes on No. 22/21 St. John’s in the opening round of Continental Tire Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
• Thursday’s matchup will be Baylor’s third against a ranked opponent this season (1-1)
• Baylor is 14-3 against the Big East during the Scott Drew era
• BU is 33-17 against ranked teams over the last four seasons, including a 16-13 mark away from home
• The Bears are one of five programs to be ranked inside the top-10 in each of the last six seasons
• This meeting will be the second between Drew and Rick Pitino, with Drew and the Bears beating Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis Championship game 66-63
• Two of the winningest families in College basketball history, The Drew’s (Scott, Bryce and Homer) have combined for 1,367 wins as a family, which trails only the Iba family for most wins by a father-son combination (1,632). Rick and Richard Pitino rank fifth with 958 career wins between the two of them
• The Drew’s and Pitino’s are the only coaching families among the top-8 that are still active
• Baylor is 42-13 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including titles in 4 of the last 5 tournaments
• The Bears have won seven regular-season tournament titles under Drew – 2023 NIT Season Tip-Off, 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2011 Las Vegas Classic and 2007 Paradise Jam.
• BU is 29-5 in its eight regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, going 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-0, 4-0, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 1-1 and 2-0
• The Bears are coming off back-to-back 100-point performances, marking the first time since 1989 they have hit the century mark in consecutive games
• Against Tarleton, Baylor allowed just 13 first-half points, the second fewest allowed by the Bears in the Big 12 era
• The 63-point margin of victory marks just the second 60+ point win over a D1 team (and fourth overall) for BU since 1980
• Sunday was the fourth time in the last ten seasons Baylor allowed 41 points or fewer
• A balanced scoring attack, all seven of the Bears in the starting rotation are averaging 8.8 points per game or better.
• Against Sam Houston, the Bears had seven players score in double figures, the first time since 2013 BU has accomplished that feat
• Baylor has not trailed since the end of the Gonzaga game, leading for a total of 116:54 of game time, while being tied for just 3:05 during that stretch.
• The last time Baylor didn’t trail in three-straight games was Dec. 20, 2021-Jan. 1, 2022 (Alcorn State, Northwestern State & Iowa State)
• Baylor’s 30 assists against SHSU were its most since it had 30 against McNeese Nov. 23, 2022
• Norchad Omier and VJ Edgecombe both recorded double-doubles against the Bearkats, the second time in a six-game stretch BU had multiple players notch a double-double in the same game
• With two double-doubles in his first three games this year, Omier is the first player since Lawrence Roberts in 2001 with two in the first three games of a Baylor career


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