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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">24/23 BAYLOR BEARS (2-1)</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://static.baylorbears.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2018-2019/pdf/1819MBBSTATS.pdf">Stats</a> | <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2019/11/19/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_04_vs_Ohio.pdf" target="_blank">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> (2-1) <b>vs. OHIO</b> (3-1)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov. 21, 2019 • 3:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conway, S.C. • HTC Center (3,212)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay">www.baylorstats.com</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH: ESPN2 and ESPN App</span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> <i>Rich Hollenberg (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN:</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor-IMG College | ESPN Central Texas</span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent: Pat Nunley (pxp), <a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/david-kaye/34">David Kaye</a> (analyst)</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NR/NR OHIO (3-1)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Athens, Ohio<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Mid-American<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Jeff Boals (Ohio, 1995)<br>
<a href="https://ohiobobcats.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/teams/ohio">Stats</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">STORY LINES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor opens the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Thursday at 3:30 pm CT against Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The game will be shown on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla calling the action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is facing a MAC team for the first time since defeating UNI on 12/22/03, the 5th win of the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 33-12 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including 20-4 since 2013-14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has trailed for only 3:39 of 120:00 game time this season, and never by more than 3 points.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU won its season-opener vs. UCA 105-61, draining 18 3-pointers, the 2nd-most in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears led for 36:27 vs. Washington in their 2nd game, but UW rallied to win 67-64 in Alaska.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU fought off a tough Texas State team in Game 3 to win 72-63 without Tristan Clark on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Jared Butler has led the Bears in scoring in all 3 games this season (30-UCA, 18-UW, 15-TXST).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Butler leads the Big 12 in scoring (21.0) and 3FGs (4.7), ranks 2nd in 3FG% (.560) and 4th in FG% (.583)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Freddie Gillespie is 1 of 4 Big 12 players with multiple double-doubles. He ranks 3rd in the Big 12 in steals (2.7), 4th in blocks (2.0), 5th in rebounding (9.3) and 6th in field goal pct. (.536).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• MaCio Teague is 7th in the B12 in assists (4.3), 5th in 3FGs (2.3), 12th in steals (1.7) & 18th in scoring (12.7).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is coming off its 10th 20-win season in the last 12 years. The Bears were a No. 9 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where they knocked of Syracuse before falling to No. 1 seed Gonzaga.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 24 in the most recent AP Top 25 and No. 23 in the preseason coaches' poll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has been in the Preseason AP Top 25 in 7 of 10 seasons since its first preseason ranking in 2010-11.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Head coach Scott Drew is in his 17th season in Waco and is BU's all-time wins leader (318-210).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor returned 9 players with at least 26 games of Division I experience, including a pair of transfers who started in their BU debuts after sitting out last season – Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU returned 8 letterwinners from last season, including 5 players who made at least 7 starts – Mark Vital (34), Jared Butler (21), Tristan Clark (14), Freddie Gillepsie (11) and Devonte Bandoo (7).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU was picked 2nd in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll, tying the highest in program history (2012-13). The Bears were picked 9th in last year's poll, but overcame a multitude of injuries to finish in 4th
place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has advanced to the postseason in 8 straight seasons, tied as the nation's 10th-longest active streak.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's streak of 11 consecutive seasons ranked was snapped last season, but the Bears have now been ranked in 12 of 13 seasons since 2007-08. BU was ranked only twice prior to the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 38-11 in games against non-Big 12 teams over the last 4 seasons since 2016-17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Drew is coaching his 529th game at Baylor (318-210). His .602 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .668 winning percentage since 2007-08 (284-141).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 47-5 in regular-season non-conference games against unranked teams since December 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has ranked top-10 nationally in offensive rebounding pct. in 6 straight seasons (No. 2 last year).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has been top-25 nationally in adj. offensive efficiency in 7 of the last 8 seasons (No. 20 last year).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 57-31 against non-conference teams in neutral/road games in the Drew era, including a 34-16 record in away games against non-Big 12 teams since 2011-12.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">QUICK HITS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Five of Baylor's 12 active players have used a redshirt year at Baylor, and the Bears have three players currently sitting out as redshirts – Jordan Turner, Adam Flagler and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Davion Mitchell took over as Baylor's starting point guard replacing Makai Mason. Eight of Baylor's nine starting point guards during the Drew era have earned All-Big recognition (14 of last 15 seasons).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 41-72 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 12-23 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has defeated 7 top-10 teams in the last 3 seasons, including a 6-3 mark vs. top-10 teams in Waco.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 31-4 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 88% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (149-20).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 20+ games in 10 of the last 12 seasons after recording only three 20-win seasons in the previous 100 years of Baylor Basketball (1946, 1948, 1988).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are one of 11 programs to win 18+ games in every year since 2008.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 1 of 14 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (6 NCAAs, 2 NITs).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 90-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (2-1 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 193-94 over the last 9 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 193 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (238).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 284-141 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 5-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 906 straight games — the last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer was more than 29 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1990 vs.
Texas Tech (0-8). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 11 of the last 12 seasons (all except 2012-13).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under Drew (2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SERIES HISTORY <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Thursday is Baylor's first time facing Ohio and just the 4th time the Bears have faced a current MAC team.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's previous games against current members of the MAC were in 1962 vs. Toledo (loss), 1975 vs. Eastern Michigan (loss) and 2003 vs. Northern Illinois (win). The win vs. Northern Illinois was Drew's 5th
victory at Baylor. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SUCCESS IN TOURNAMENTS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 33-12 in regular-season tournaments during the Scott Drew era.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are 20-4 in their six regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, going 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-0, 4-0 and 3-1.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• 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). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WINNING AWAY FROM HOME VS. NON-BIG 12 TEAMS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 57-32 against non-conference teams in neutral/road games in the Scott Drew era, including a 34-17 record in away games against non-Big 12 teams since 2011-12.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 54-26 in road/neutral non-conference games since the 2007-08 season (0-1 in 2019-20, 3-3 in 2018-19; 2-2 in 2017-18; 6-1 in 2016-17; 1-3 in 2015-16; 3-2 in 2014-15; 6-2 in 2013-14; 5-2 in 2012-13;
8-1 in 2011-12; 1-3 in 2010-11; 8-2 in 2009-10; 6-2 in 2008-09; 5-2 in 2007-08).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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