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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">24/23 BAYLOR BEARS (4-1)</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/2019/11/23/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_06_vs_Villanova.pdf" target="_blank">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> (4-1) <b>vs. VILLANOVA</b> (4-1)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov. 24, 2019 • 4 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: ESPN 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: John Morris (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>17/15 VILLANOVA (4-1)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Villanova, Penn.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big East<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Jay Wright (Bucknell, 1983) <br>
<a href="https://villanova.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://villanova.com/documents/2019/11/5/Season_Stats.pdf">Stats</a> | <u><a href="https://villanova.com/documents/2019/11/23/game_6_notes.pdf?id=10587"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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 faces No. 17 Villanova in the Myrtle Beach Invitational championship game at 4 pm CT Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The game will be shown on ESPN 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 appearing in a regular-season tournament title game for the 8th time in 13 seasons since 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are looking to win their 3rd tournament title in the last 4 years (2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic) and their 5th tournament title under Drew (2007, 2011, 2016, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 9-1 against Big East members during the Drew era, but BU is facing Villanova for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Drew is 6-0 against Big East teams in neutral-site games, 3-0 at home and 0-1 on the road.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 35-12 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including 22-4 since 2013-14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor leads the Big 12 in offensive rebounding (13.8) and ranks 2nd in steals (9.6) and 3FG% (.378).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Davion Mitchell leads a Baylor defense that has forced 15+ turnovers in all 5 games this season after doing so only 7 times last season. BU ranks 16th nationally in defensive turnover percentage (26.7).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Jared Butler has led BU in scoring in 4 of 5 games this season (30-UCA, 18-UW, 15-TXST, 19-OU).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Butler leads the Big 12 in scoring (18.8) and FT% (15-15), ranks 2nd in 3FGs made (3.4), 3rd in 3FG% (.531), 5th in steals (2.0), 5th in FG% (.554) and 13th in assists (3.6).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Freddie Gillespie has 3 double-doubles, tied for the Big 12 lead. He ranks 6th in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.0), 5th in steals (2.0), 5th in blocks (1.6) and 3rd in offensive rebounding (4.2).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• MaCio Teague is 11th in the Big 12 in scoring (15.2), 3rd in 3FGs made (2.6) and 5th in 3FG% (.394).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 40-11 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">• BU is the only school with FB, MBB, WBB & VB all ranked. Those teams are a combined 42-3 this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Drew is coaching his 531st game at Baylor (320-210). His .604 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .670 winning percentage since 2007-08 (286-141).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 59-31 against non-confenence teams in neutral-road games during the Drew era, including a 31-16 record in away games against non-Big 12 teams since 2011-12.<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 off 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 (320-210).<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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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 11 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 32-4 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 (150-20).
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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 92-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (4-1 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 195-94 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 195 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (239).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 286-141 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 908 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">DREW'S BEARS 9-1 AGAINST BIG EAST
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Sunday is Baylor's first time facing Villanova and the Bears' 11th game against Big East members under Drew.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 9-1 against Big East teams during the Drew era, with the lone loss at Xavier in 2017. Drew has faced five Big East teams – Xavier (3-1), Creighton (2-0), Providence (2-0), St. John's (1-0) and
Georgetown (1-0). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The only Big East teams the Bears haven't faced in program history are Villanova, Butler and Seton Hall. The Bears host Butler on Dec. 10 as part of the inaugural Big East/Big 12 Battle.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Drew vs. Big East – 2008 win vs. Providence (n), 2009 win vs. Georgetown (h), 2009 win vs. Xavier (n), 2012 win vs. Xavier (n), 2012 win vs. St. John's (n), 2013 win vs. Providence (h), 2014 win vs. Creighton
(n), 2016 win vs. Xavier (h), 2017 win vs. Creighton (n), 2017 loss at Xavier. <o: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 35-12 in regular-season tournaments during the Scott Drew era.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 22-4 in its seven regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, going 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-0, 4-0, 3-1 and 2-0.
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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), 2017 Hall of Fame Classic (won) and 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational (TBD).
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<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 59-32 against non-conference teams in neutral/road games in the Scott Drew era, including a 36-17 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 56-26 in road/neutral non-conference games since the 2007-08 season (2-1 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).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">TWENTY-THREE WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS IN LAST FIVE SEASONS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has gone 23-32 against ranked teams since the start of the 2014-15 season (3-5 last season).
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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 four rebuilding seasons.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won multiple games vs. AP Top 25 teams in each of the last 12 seasons. The Bears have defeated at least five ranked teams in four of the last six seasons dating back to 2013-14.<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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