Baylor MBB Box Score: Baylor 68, Cincinnati 48

[Roberts, Matt]

RV/RV Baylor 68, RV/RV Cincinnati 48
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Jan. 7, 2025

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  *   Baylor is 10-4 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Cincinnati is 10-4 and 0-3 in Big 12 action.
  *   Baylor leads the all-time series with Cincinnati, 4-0, including 3-0 in Waco.
  *   Baylor is 165-100 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.
  *   The Bears are 138-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span.
  *   Scott Drew is 454-249 in his 22nd season with the Bears.
  *   The Bears are 77-8 in home games over the last six seasons.
  *   Baylor is 107-12 when leading at the half over the last six seasons and 131-19 when leading in the second half during that stretch. Baylor is 9-1 when leading at half in 2024-25.
  *   BU has built double-digit leads in 126 of 162 games over the last five seasons, owning a 119-7 mark in those games.
  *   Baylor’s 329 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas.
  *   Baylor is 420-178 since 2007-08, which marked Drew’s first season with a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   Baylor is 138-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-4 schools in that span.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the 11th time this season, the Bears are 8-3 using that lineup
  *   The win stretched Baylor’s home winning streak to 10 games, the fourth-longest active streak in the Big 12 and tying the 10th longest home winning streak in school annals. It was Baylor’s longest home win streak since a 12-game stretch over the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
  *   The Bears are 7-0 in 2024-25 and 207-12 under Drew when shooting 50% or higher.
  *   BU is 11-2 in 2024-25 when notching more points in the paint than its foe and 311-100 under Drew.
  *   Baylor held UC to just 48 points, the fewest vs. a Big 12 foe since 2020 vs. Texas, holding the Horns to 45 on Feb. 10, 2020.
  *   Omier had 18 points, on 7-of-9 shooting, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 28 minutes.
  *   Omier is the NCAA’s active leader in career rebounds (1,466), double-doubles (76) and rebound average, while owning 2,043 career points.
  *   Omier now just 34 rebounds away from becoming the just the 14th player in NCAA history with 2,000+ career points and 1,500+ rebounds.
  *   Omier recorded his eighth double-double of the year and the 76th of his career.
  *   Omier reached double digits in scoring for the 12th time on the year, with the Bears 10-2 in those games. Over the last three years, Omier has 70 double-digit scoring in performances in 82 games.
  *   With 10 points, Ojianwuna recorded his eighth double-figure scoring game this season after having five combined in his first two seasons combined.
  *   Ojianwuna added seven rebounds in 27 minutes.
  *   Edgecombe finished with 18 points on 7-of-13 from the field, with four rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes.
  *   Edgecombe reached double figures for the 10th time in 13 collegiate games, with the Bears 9-1 in those games.
  *   Nunn added nine points in 34 minutes.


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