MBB Box: 19/18 Arizona 74, Baylor 67

[Roberts, Matt]

19/18 ARIZONA 74, BAYLOR 67
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Feb. 17, 2025

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


  *   Baylor is 16-10 on the season and 8-7 in conference play. Arizona is 18-8 and 12-3 in Big 12 play
  *   This is the first time the Bears have been swept in a Big 12 regular-season series since 2022-23 (Iowa State & Kansas State)
  *   The Bears are now 5-7 all-time against the Wildcats and 2-2 in the Scott Drew Era
  *   BU is now 12-5 in games that tip after 9 p.m. CT since 2011-12
  *   Baylor’s four-game home win streak is snapped. The Bears are now 12-2 at Foster Pavilion this season
  *   Baylor is 81-10 at Home over the last six seasons
  *   BU is 72-28 in Big 12 Play over the last six years, its 72 wins are second to only Kansas (73)
  *   The Bears are now 17-5 against Top-25 teams at home since 2019-20
  *   Nine of Baylor’s 10 losses this season have come against teams that have been ranked in the Top-10
  *   BU scored more bench points than its opponent for just the second time in the last eight games
  *   The Bears are now 10-2 this season and 2-1 in conference play when outscoring the opposing bench
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Robert Wright, VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier for the second time. That combination is now 1-1
  *   Edgecombe had a game-high 24 points his team-leading fifth 20-point game this season. The Bears are 2-3 when he goes for 20+
  *   Monday is the fifth time Edgecombe has led the Bears in scoring, with BU going 3-2 in those games
  *   Edgecombe tied a career high with 11 free throw makes and set a new career high with 14 attempts
  *   Omier scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season
  *   Omier is the first player since Johnathan Motley in 2016-17 to have 14 double-doubles in a season
  *   Omier is now tied with Motley, Cory Jefferson and William Chatmon for the sixth most double-doubles in a season in program history
  *   Omier now has 82 career double-doubles, one away from moving into a tie for sixth in NCAA history with Derrick Coleman and Lionel Simmons, who each have 83
  *   Omier now has 1,584 career rebounds, eight away from catching Marvin Barnes for 16th all-time and 18 away from Elvin Hayes for 15th
  *   Wright dished out four assists and now has 119 on the season, moving him to within one of the freshman assist record, held by John Lucas III (120)
  *   Jayden Nunn led the team in bench points for the second time in his Baylor career with 10 points


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