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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete game notes attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR BEARS (0-1)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378">Scott Drew</a></span></dfn> (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball">
Stats</a> | <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2018/11/9/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_18_19_02_SOUTHERN.pdf?id=8966" target="_blank">Game Notes</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> (0-1)
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VS. SOUTHERN</span></strong> (0-1)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">November 10, 2018 • 5 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=224942" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>FSSW<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> | </span></strong>Fox Sports Go<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Kris Radcliffe (PBP), Jim Haller (Color)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN:</span></strong> Baylor-IMG College / ESPN Central Texas<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> Dave Rosselli (PBP), Pat Nunley (Color)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor Social Media: </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SOUTHERN JAGUARS (0-1)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Baton Rouge, La.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> SWAC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Sean Woods (Kentucky, 1992)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">STORY LINES</span></strong><br>
• Baylor seeks its first win of the 2018-19 season when the Bears host Southern at 5 pm CT Saturday.<br>
• The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest and Fox Sports Go.<br>
• Saturday's game is part of the 2018 Emerald Coast Classic. Baylor has won 11 consecutive regular-season tournament games and is 17-3 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14.<br>
• Head coach <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378">Scott Drew</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>is in his 16th season in Waco and is the BU's all-time wins leader (296-196).<br>
• Baylor and Southern meet for the 10th time, and BU is 9-0 in the all-time series with an average scoring margin of +19.6. This is the 5th time the teams will meet in the last 6 seasons (all except 2015-16).<br>
• The Bears have won 8 of 9 previous series meetings by 11+ points. The lone exception was a 70-66 win on Dec. 22, 2014. BU averages a +19.6 scoring margin in the all-time series against Southern.<br>
• Baylor returns 3 letterwinners from last year's team, the nation's fewest among Power-5 teams.<br>
• <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064">King McClure</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>is the lone returning senior, while <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060">Tristan Clark</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>and <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066">Mark Vital</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>are back as sophomores.<br>
• BU adds 9 newcomers for 2018-19, including 5 transfers (two Division I, two JuCo, one Division III).<br>
<b>• <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071">Makai Mason</a></span></dfn>
</b>is the first grad transfer in program history after graduating from Yale in May.<br>
• <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062">Mario Kegler</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>(Mississippi State) and <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7061">Freddie Gillespie</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>(Carleton) are eligible after sitting out 2017-18.<br>
• <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7068">Darius Allen</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>(Palm Beach State) and <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7069">Devonte Bandoo</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>(Hutchinson) joined the Bears as JuCo transfers.<br>
• BU also adds prep players <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072">Jared Butler</a></span></b></dfn>,
<dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7074">Matthew Mayer</a></span></b></dfn>,
<dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7067">Flo Thamba</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>and <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7073">Jackson Moffatt</a></span></b></dfn>.<br>
• In Tuesday's season opener, 4 Bears scored in double-figures — <b>McClure </b>had a career-high 23 points,
<b>Clark </b>had 11 points, <b>Vital </b>added 10 points and 9 rebounds and <b>Bandoo
</b>had 10 points off the bench.<br>
• BU played the season opener without two projected starters — <b>Mason </b>(injury) and
<b>Kegler </b>(suspension).<br>
• Baylor lost despite leading the game for 36:20 and leading all 5 specialty stats (points in paint 42-32, points off turnovers 20-14, 2nd-chance points 15-11, fast break points 8-2 and bench points 21-5).<br>
• BU looks to avoid its first consecutive non-conference losses since Dec. 2006 (vs. S. Carolina & at Syracuse).<br>
• The Bears were picked 9th in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll, the lowest since 2009-10 (10th).<br>
• Baylor is 1 of 16 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (5 NCAAs, 2 NITs).<br>
• Baylor is 52-3 in its last 55 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.<br>
• Baylor is 36-1 in regular-season non-conference games against unranked teams since December 2014.<br>
• Baylor is 26-4 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17.<br>
• Baylor is 117-15 in non-conference home games in the <b>Drew era</b>, including 91-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Baylor is 26-6 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Baylor is 15-1 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2017-18 season.<br>
• Drew is coaching his 493rd game at Baylor (296-196). His .602 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .674 winning percentage since 2007-08 (262-127).<br>
• BU is 68-16 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (19-6 last year).<br>
• Baylor has posted a combined 137-30 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 55-8 mark in November and December games since 2013.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">QUICK HITS </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina. <br>
• BU is 103-86 in Big 12 play in 11 seasons since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons. <br>
• BU is 38-67 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons. <br>
• Baylor has defeated 6 top-10 teams in the last two seasons entering 2018-19. <br>
• Baylor is 11-21 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10. <br>
• Baylor is 55-13 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season. <br>
• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (133-17). <br>
• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 11 of the last 12 seasons (all except 2012-13). <br>
• Baylor is 171-80 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012. <br>
• Baylor's 171 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (211). <br>
• Baylor is 262-127 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships. <br>
• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 870 straight games. <br>
• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under <b>Drew</b>, including each of the last 2 seasons (2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</span></strong><br>
• Drew is in his 15th season at Baylor and is the school's all-time wins leader (296).<br>
• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.<br>
• Baylor has had a nation-leading four players selected in the NBA Draft since 2010 who weren't ranked in the ESPN100 out of high school — Quincy Acy, Ekpe Udoh, Pierre Jackson and Taurean Prince.<br>
• Six Baylor players have been selected in the last six NBA Drafts, 10th-most nationally.<br>
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers.<br>
• Drew (48) is the youngest of 11 coaches to take his current program to four Sweet 16s since 2010.<br>
• The Bears have advanced to postseason play in a school-record seven straight seasons (5 NCAA, 2 NIT).<br>
• BU is 17-3 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, including 4-0 in the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic.<br>
• Drew has won 20+ games in nine of the last 11 years — the Bears had 3 seasons of 20+ wins prior to his arrival. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS</span></strong><br>
• Drew is coaching his 493rd game at Baylor (296-196). His .602 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and he's the program's all-time wins leader.<br>
• Baylor has a .674 winning percentage (262-127) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .681 winning percentage (171-80) over the last 7 seasons since 2011-12.<br>
• In Drew's 15 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has been ranked in 211 of 492 games. Prior to Drew, BU was ranked in 2 of 2,197 games over 97 seasons. In 10 seasons since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 208 of 357 games.<br>
• BU has graduated 91 percent of its scholarship seniors since Drew took over in 2003 (30 of 33).<br>
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A WIN WOULD ...</span></strong><br>
• Extend Baylor's streak to 12 consecutive victories in regular-season tournaments.<br>
• Move Drew within 3 victories of becoming the first coach in program history to reach the 300-win mark at BU.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 10-0 all-time against Southern and 57-1 against SWAC opponents.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 53-3 in its last 56 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2013.<br>
• Make Baylor 27-4 in home games against unranked teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 118-15 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 92-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Make Baylor 27-6 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Make Baylor 138-30 in November/December games under Drew, including 68-13 in November games.<br>
• Improve Baylor's record to 69-36 during <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064">King McClure's</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>four-year career. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SERIES HISTORY</span></strong><br>
• Saturday is the 10th series meeting between Baylor and Southern, and BU is 9-0 all-time against the Jaguars.<br>
• BU is 8-0 vs. Southern at the Ferrell Center and 1-0 against the Jaguars in Baton Rouge.<br>
• BU and Southern will meet for the 5th time in the last 6 seasons (all except 2015-16).<br>
• The Bears have won 8 of 9 previous series meetings by 11+ points. The lone exception was a 70-66 win on Dec. 22, 2014. BU averages a +19.6 scoring margin in the all-time series against Southern.<br>
• BU and Southern met on Dec. 20 last season, an 80-60 Baylor win. The Bears shot 63.3% (31-of-49) in that game, led by 22 points from
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=500">Manu Lecomte</a></span></dfn>.<br>
• <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064">King McClure</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>had 13 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes, <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060">Tristan Clark</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>added 11 points and 8 boards in 33 minutes, <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066">Mark Vital</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>had 10 points and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes, and <dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7065">Obim Okeke</a></span></b></dfn><b>
</b>logged 1 assist in 3 minutes. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">IMPRESSIVE NON-CONFERENCE NUMBERS AT HOME</span></strong><br>
• Baylor is 52-3 in its last 55 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.<br>
• Baylor is 26-4 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17 (losses vs. K-State (2), Miss. St, Texas So.).<br>
• Baylor is 117-15 in non-conference home games in the <b>Drew era</b>, including 91-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Baylor is 26-6 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17 – losses in the 2017 Sweet 16 vs. South Carolina, at No. 21 Xavier, vs. No. 8 Wichita State, at No. 20 Florida, vs. Mississippi State and vs. Texas So. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PICKED 9TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
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• Baylor was picked ninth in the 2019 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll.<br>
• BU received 20 points, one point back of Oklahoma in 8th and 10 points ahead of 10th place Oklahoma State.<br>
• Baylor's 9th-place projection is the lowest the Bears have been picked since 2009-10, when BU was tabbed 10th, won 28 games and tied for second place in the league before advancing to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SEVEN CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON BERTHS
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• Baylor is on a school-record streak of seven consecutive postseason berths, matching the total number of postseason berths in the program's 97 seasons prior to the
<dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378">Scott Drew</a></span></b></dfn><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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• Baylor is 1 of 16 teams to appear in every postseason since 2012, joining Arizona, BYU, Cincinnati, Duke, Gonzaga, Iona, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, New Mexico State, North Carolina, Oregon, Saint Mary's, Virginia and Wichita State.<br>
• The Bears earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and NIT bids in 2013 and 2018.<br>
• Baylor has made postseason appearances in 10 of 11 seasons since 2008. Prior to that, Baylor's only postseason berths were in 1946 (NCAA), 1948 (NCAA), 1950 (NCAA), 1987 (NIT), 1988 (NCAA), 1990 (NIT) and 2001 (NIT).<br>
• Baylor is 20-9 in postseason national tournaments during the Drew era after going 3-9 prior to Drew's arrival.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PROTECTING HALFTIME LEADS</span></strong><br>
• Baylor went 15-0 last season when leading at halftime and is 18-1 in its last 19 games when leading at the half.<br>
• Baylor has won 89% of its games (133-17) when leading at the half since 2011-12 (0-1 in 2018-19, 15-0 in 2017-18, 18-3 in 2016-17, 18-2 in 2015-16, 21-7 in 2014-15, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12).<br>
• BU has won 38% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 38-63 in those.<br>
• BU has led at halftime in 150 of 251 games over the last eight seasons, and BU is 171-80 since 2011-12. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SUCCESS IN TOURNAMENTS</span></strong><br>
• Baylor is 30-11 in regular-season tournaments during the <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378">Scott Drew</a></span></dfn> era.<br>
• The Bears are 17-3 in their five regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, going 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-0 and 4-0.<br>
• BU advanced to championship games in the 2007 Paradise Jam (won), 2008 76 Classic (lost), 2011 Las Vegas Classic (won), 2013 Maui Invitational (lost), 2014 Las Vegas Invitational (lost), 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis (won) and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic (won).<br>
• Baylor has won four regular-season tournament titles under Drew – the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic, the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, the 2011 Las Vegas Classic and the 2007 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. <o:p></o:p></p>
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