MBB Box Score: Baylor 72, Arizona State 66 ;OT

[Roberts, Matt]

RV/RV Baylor 72, Arizona State 66; OT
Tempe, Ariz. (Desert Financial Arena)
Jan. 11, 2025

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


  *   Baylor is 11-4 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Arizona State is 10-5 and 1-3 in Big 12 action
  *   The Bears improve to 2-0 in overtime games this season and 24-10 in the Drew era
  *   BU snapped its four-game road losing streak, picking up its first road victory since Feb. 26, 2024 at TCU
  *   Baylor leads the all-time series with Arizona State, 7-2, including 6-0 in the Drew Era
  *   Shooting .431 from the field to ASU’s .367, BU improved to 106-2 in its last 108 games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent
  *   The Bears committed 16 turnovers, their second most this season, but they improve to 2-2 this season when having more turnovers than the opponent
  *   Nine assists tied a season-low for the Bears
  *   Baylor is 166-100 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.
  *   The Bears are 139-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span.
  *   Scott Drew is 475-259 in his 23 seasons overall and 455-249 in his 22nd season with the Bears.
  *   The Bears are 31-15 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, the best mark in the conference during that span
  *   Baylor held its opponent, Arizona State, to 20 first-half points, its second-straight game doing so
  *   Baylor is 108-12 when leading at the half over the last six seasons and 131-19 when leading in the second half during that stretch. Baylor is 10-1 when leading at half in 2024-25.
  *   BU has built double-digit leads in 127 of 163 games over the last five seasons, owning a 120-7 mark in those games.
  *   Baylor’s 330 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas.
  *   Baylor is 421-178 since 2007-08, which marked Drew’s first season with a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the 12th time this season, the Bears are 9-3 using that lineup
  *   With 12 points, and 17 rebounds, Ojianwuna recorded his third double-double in his last five games and the fourth of his career
  *   Ojianwuna has three double-doubles in his last five games
  *   17 rebounds established a new career high for Ojianwuna, while also recording a career high 39 minutes
  *   Omier finished with a team-high 19 points, hitting a season-high two threes
  *   Saturday marked the first time Omier hit multiple threes since netting four against North Carolina last season on Feb. 26, 2024.
  *   Edgecombe finished with 15 points, reaching double figures for the 11th time in 14 collegiate games, with the Bears 10-1 in those games
  *   Edgecombe recorded a career-high 41 minutes
  *   Robert Wright led the team in bench points for the 11th time this season, with BU improving to 7-4 in those games
  *   Wright recorded his career-first block


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