MBB Box Score: No. 11/9 Tennessee 77, No. 13/14 Baylor 62

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 11/9 Tennessee 77, No. 13/14 Baylor 62
Nassau, Bahamas (Baha Mar Convention Center)
Nov. 22, 2024

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

Postgame press conference link: https://www.youtube.com/live/cILx9r8oH6E


  *   No. 13/14 Baylor is now 4-2 on the season
  *   Scott Drew is 448-246 in his 22nd season at the helm of the Bears
  *   Drew has won nine of his last 16 games against Rick Barnes
  *   Baylor is 21-12 against the SEC in the Drew Era
  *   BU is 0-1 all-time against Tennessee
  *   The Bears are 34-18 against ranked teams over the last six seasons
  *   BU is 43-14 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era including titles in four out of the last six MTE’s
  *   The Bears are 30-6 in the last 11 regular season Tournaments
  *   Baylor used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the sixth time this season, moving to 4-2 in those games
  *   Nunn made his 96th-consecutive start and his 41st at Baylor.
  *   VJ Edgecombe established a new career high with 20 points
  *   Edgecombe has now scored in double-figures in five-straight games
  *   In his return home, Edgecombe averaged 15 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals
  *   The Bears featured two 20-point scorers for the second straight game, Omier (22) and Edgecombe (20)
  *   Omier secured his fourth double-double of the season and his NCAA-leading 72nd of his career
  *   Omier had back-to-back 20-point performances for the first time since Jan. 3 and 6th against Clemson and Wake Forest
  *   Averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds in his two games in the Bahamas, Omier made the five-man all-tournament team
  *   Roach was also named to the all-tournament team averaging 14 points and 3.5 assists in addition to hitting the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer on Thursday night against No. 22 St. John’s
  *   Jalen Celestine has now gone 18-straight games with a three-pointer


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