MBB Box Score: RV/RV Baylor 81, 11/11 Kansas 70

[Roberts, Matt]

RV/RV Baylor 81, 11/11 Kansas 70
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Jan. 28, 2025

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  *   Baylor is 14-7 on the season and 6-4 in conference play. Kansas is 15-6 and 6-4 in Big 12 play
  *   While Kansas holds the all-time series lead 37-11, the Bears are 6-5 in the last 11 games against the Jayhawks
  *   Baylor’s seven wins against KU since 2018 are the most against the Jayhawks of any team in the country
  *   BU has won 5-straight games against KU in Waco
  *   The 21-point lead was the largest blown lead in Kansas history
  *   21 points is the largest deficit erased by the Bears since coming back from down 22 against Louisville in the 2016 Battle ‘4’ Atlantis Championship against Louisville
  *   Baylor is the only team over the last 15 seasons to beat a ranked opponent by double-digits after trailing by 20+ points
  *   BU’s 19-point halftime deficit ties the Big 12 record for the largest halftime deficit
  *   The last time a Big 12 team came back from down 19 at the half was in 2015 when No. 17 Iowa State trailed 18-37 at the half, and beat Oklahoma 77-70
  *   60 points were the most by Baylor in a half of a Big 12 game since scoring 60 in the final 20-minutes at Iowa State on Jan. 9, 2016
  *   60 points ties for the 13th most in any half in program history, and the most in any half since netting 61 against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 7, 2022
  *   The Bears had a 17-0 run, its largest run of the season and largest in Big 12 play since an 18-0 run against No. 8 Texas on Feb. 25, 2023
  *   Bu shot .893 from the free throw line it’s best mark since shooting .923 vs. Iowa State on March 9, 2023
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Wright, Jayden Nunn, Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the fourth time this season, the Bears are 3-1 using that lineup
  *   Wright notched a career-high in points (26) for a second-straight game.
  *   The freshman averaged 24 points in two games this week
  *   Wright went for 20-points in the second half tonight, combining for 38 points in the second-half and overtime of the last two games
  *   Wright led the team in points for a third time this season, and the Bears are now 1-2 in those games
  *   Omier had 18 points to go along with 16 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season
  *   Omier’s 10 double-doubles are the most by a Baylor player since Freddie Gillespie had 11 in 2019-20
  *   Omier now has 78 career double-double’s which ties him for the 11th most in NCAA history
  *   Omier has now made a three-pointer in eight-straight games, the longest stretch of his career. Prior to this year, his longest streak was four games
  *   Omier set a new career high in free throw makes (13) and attempts (14)
  *   Edgecombe scored in double-figures for the 17th time this season and the Bears are now 13-4 in those games
  *   With 11 points, Ojianwuna scored in double figures for the 10th time this season, with Baylor improving to 8-2 in those games
  *   Jalen Celestine led the team with 12 bench points, the seventh time he has done that this season.


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