MBB Box Score: No. 13 Baylor 99, No. 22 St. John's 98 2OT

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 13/15 Baylor 99, No. 22/21 St. John’s 98 2OT
Nassau, Bahamas (Baha Mar Convention Center)
Nov. 21, 2024

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


  *   No. 13/15 Baylor improves to 4-1 on the season
  *   Scott Drew is 448-245 in his 22nd season at the helm of the Bears
  *   18 points is the largest deficit overcome by the Bears since erasing a 20-point hole against UNC in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament
  *   A 14-point halftime deficit is the largest deficit overcome in a win since the Bears came back from down 15 at the half against Louisville in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis Championship
  *   Jeremy Roach is the first Baylor player to hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer since Lester Medford beat Texas Tech at the gun on Jan. 16, 2016
  *   Baylor improves to 2-1 all-time against St. John’s and 2-0 in the Scott Drew era
  *   Drew is 2-0 against Rick Pitino
  *   BU is 23-10 in overtime games under Drew
  *   Thursday marked Baylor’s first overtime win since Jan. 5, 2024 at Oklahoma State
  *   The Bears finished a game in double overtime for the first time since Feb. 12, 2018
  *   BU improves to 6-1 in double overtime games in the Drew Era
  *   Baylor is 15-3 against the Big East in the Drew Era
  *   The Bears are 34-17 against ranked teams over the last six seasons
  *   BU is 43-13 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era including titles in four out of the last five MTE’s
  *   The Bears are 30-5 in the last 11 regular season Tournaments
  *   Baylor improves to 98-1 in its last 99 games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent
  *   The Bears have won 61-straight games when shooting over 50%
  *   Baylor used the starting lineup of Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the fifth time this season, improving to 4-1 in those games
  *   Omier established a new Baylor Career high with 24 points.
  *   24 points are Omier’s most since scoring 33 at Notre Dame (Jan. 24, 2024)
  *   Roach scored a Baylor-high 20 points, his most since scoring 21 at NC State last March
  *   Nunn scored in double figures for the ninth time in his last 16 games
  *   Nunn tied a career high with eight rebounds
  *   Edgecombe ended the game with 10 points, his fourth-straight game with 10+ points
  *   Jalen Celestine scored in double-figures for a second-straight game recording 14 points
  *   Celestine has made a three-pointer in 17-straight games
  *   Robert Wright recorded a career-high 17 points, his fifth-straight game in double-figures
  *   Langston Love made his season debut after missing the first four games of the season
  *   Love tied a career-high with four assists


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