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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR BEARS (1-1)</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/2018/11/11/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_18_19_03_PVAMU.pdf?id=8983" target="_blank">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> (1-1) <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M</span></strong> (1-0)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">November 12, 2018 • 7 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=224943" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>FSSW-Alternate<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> | </span></strong><a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/program/477752/college-basketball-prairie-view-am-at-baylor">Fox
Sports Go</a><br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=52">John Morris</a></span></dfn> (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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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PANTHERS (1-0)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Prairie View, Texas<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>Byron Smith (Houston, 1991)<br>
<a href="https://pvpanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbad">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2018/11/11/18_19_Season_Stats.pdf?id=8981">Stats</a> | <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2018/11/11/2018_19_BKB_Game_Notes_at_Baylor_11_12.pdf?id=8982" target="_blank">Game
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">STORY LINES</span></strong><br>
• Baylor plays its second game in a 3-day span when it hosts Prairie View A&M at 7 p.m. CT Monday.<br>
• The game will be televised on FSSW-Alternate (satellite & UVerse) and Fox Sports Go (cable).<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 (297-196).<br>
• Baylor and PVAMU meet for the 15th time, and BU is 14-0 in the all-time series with every game decided by at least 13 points. Baylor averages a +30.7 margin of victory vs. Prairie View.<br>
• The teams last met on Dec. 2, 2015, an 80-41 Baylor win. <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 5 points in 17 minutes.<br>
• Baylor defeated Southern 80-53 on Saturday, led by 25 points from <b>Bandoo </b>
and only 9 team turnovers.<br>
• The Bears trailed SU 35-34 with 15:30 remaining, then went on a 16-0 run and finished on a 46-18 run.<br>
• After trailing 35-34, BU's next 31 points were scored by newcomers (Bandoo-13, Butler-9, Allen-5, Mayer-4).<br>
• Baylor has held its opponents to 27 or fewer points in 3 of 4 halves this season.<br>
• BU has won all 4 specialty stats in both games this season (pts. in paint, off turnovers, 2nd chance and bench).<br>
• Baylor is looking to start 2-1 or better thru its first 3 games for the 13th consecutive season.<br>
• Baylor returns 3 letterwinners from last year's team, the nation's fewest among Power-5 teams.<br>
• <b>McClure </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>
• BU has used 7 different starters in its first 2 games, including 4 players making their first DI starts.<br>
• BU has played its first 2 games without 2 projected starters — <b>Mason </b>(injury) and
<b>Kegler </b>(suspension).<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 53-3 in its last 56 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.<br>
• Baylor is 37-1 in regular-season non-conference games against unranked teams since December 2014.<br>
• Baylor is 27-4 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17.<br>
• Baylor is 118-15 in non-conference home games in the <b>Drew era</b>, including 92-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Baylor is 27-6 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Baylor is 16-1 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2017-18 season (1-1 this season).<br>
• Drew is coaching his 494th game at Baylor (297-196). 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 (263-127).<br>
• BU is 69-16 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (19-6 last year).<br>
• Baylor is 55-13 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season.<br>
• Baylor has posted a combined 138-30 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 56-8 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><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>
• 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 has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (134-17).<br>
• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 11 of the last 12 seasons (all except 2012-13).<br>
• Baylor is 172-80 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012.<br>
• Baylor's 172 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (211).<br>
• Baylor is 263-127 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 871 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). <br>
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<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 (297).<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 18-3 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 494th game at Baylor (297-196). 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 (263-127) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .683 winning percentage (172-80) 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 493 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 358 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>
• Move Drew within 2 victories of becoming the first coach in program history to reach the 300-win mark at BU.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 15-0 all-time against Prairie View A&M and 58-1 against SWAC opponents.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 54-3 in its last 57 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2013.<br>
• Make Baylor 28-4 in home games against unranked teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Improve Baylor to 119-15 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 93-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Make Baylor 28-6 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.<br>
• Make Baylor 139-30 in November/December games under Drew, including 69-13 in November games.<br>
• Improve Baylor's record to 70-36 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>
• Monday is the 15th series meeting between Baylor and Prairie View A&M, and BU is 14-0 in the series.<br>
• All 14 previous series meetings have been played in Waco and have been decided by at least 13 points.<br>
• The Bears have averaged a +30.7 margin of victory in 14 previous games against Prairie View A&M.<br>
• BU is facing Prairie View A&M for the first time since Dec. 2, 2015 — an 80-41 Baylor win.<br>
• Baylor has faced PVAMU 8 times during the Drew era, with BU winning each by game at least 15 points.<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 only active Baylor player with previous experience against PVAMU – he had 5 points in 17 minutes off the bench when the teams met on Dec. 2, 2015. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">IMPRESSIVE NON-CONFERENCE NUMBERS AT HOME</span></strong><br>
• Baylor is 53-3 in its last 56 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.<br>
• Baylor is 27-4 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17 (losses vs. K-State (2), Miss. St, Texas So.).<br>
• Baylor is 118-15 in non-conference home games in the <b>Drew era</b>, including 92-7 since 2007-08.<br>
• Baylor is 27-6 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 </span></strong><br>
• 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 </span></strong><br>
• 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"> </span></strong>era.<br>
• 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 19-1 in its last 20 games when leading at the half.<br>
• Baylor has won 89% of its games (134-17) when leading at the half since 2011-12 (1-1 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 151 of 252 games over the last eight seasons, and BU is 172-80 since 2011-12. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NEWCOMERS LEAD BEARS PAST SOUTHERN</span></strong><br>
• Baylor notched its first win of the season with an 80-53 victory over Southern on Nov. 12.<br>
• The Bears had a 31-27 halftime lead, but Southern went on an 8-3 run to take a 35-34 lead with 15:30 left.<br>
• Baylor then ran off 16 consecutive points to spark a game-ending 46-18 run.<br>
• From the time the Bears trailed 35-34, BU's next 31 points were scored by newcomers –
<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>(13), <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><b>
</b>(9), <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>(5) and <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><b>
</b>(4).<br>
• <b>Bandoo </b>finished with a game-high 25 points, 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>
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