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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1/1 BAYLOR BEARS (19-1, 8-0)</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">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/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/2/2/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_21_Kansas_State.pdf" target="_blank">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(19-1, 8-0) at </span></strong><b>KANSAS STATE (9-12, 2-6)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 3, 2020 • 8 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Manhattan, Kan. • Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: baylorstats.com</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH: ESPN2 and the ESPN App</span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rich Hollenberg<span style="background:white"> (pxp), Fran
</span>Fraschilla<span style="background:white"> (analyst)</span></span></em><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: <a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52">John Morris</a> (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NR/NR KANSAS STATE (9-12, 2-6)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Manhattan, Kan.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978) <br>
<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2020/2/1/KS_Season_Stats.pdf">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">• No. 1 Baylor carries a school-record 18-game winning streak into Monday's game at Kansas State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Monday is the 42nd all-time meeting between Baylor and K-State. BU is 18-23 against KSU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has lost 6 straight vs. K-State, but the Bears are 6-7 vs. the Wildcats since 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is seeking its first 9-game conference winning streak since starting 10-0 in the 1948 SWC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• A win would give Baylor 20+ wins for the 11th time in the last 13 years. BU reached the 20-win mark only 3 times in 101 seasons prior to 2008. BU is averaging 24 wins per season since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. BU moved up in the poll 9 straight weeks until reaching No. 1 on Jan. 20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has been No. 1 in the AP Poll 4 times – 1 in 2017 (Jan. 9); 3 in 2020 (Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 5-1 all-time as the No. 1-ranked team, and its first win as No. 1 was at K-State (Jan. 14, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's streak of 14 consecutive AP polls ranked is the 5th-longest in program history (all since 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• With a win, Baylor can tie the best 21-game start in program history (20-1 in 2016-17).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 18-game winning streak is the nation's 2nd-longest behind San Diego State (23). BU also has the nation's 4th-longest road winning streak at 6 games (Gonzaga-16, SDSU-9, SFA-7).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 6-0 in road games, the 2nd-longest road winning streak in program history –12 in 1945-46.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 8-0 start to Big 12 play is tied for 6th-best in league history and best since UT started 11-0 in 2011 (16-0 KU in 2002, 13-0 KU in 2010, 11-0 UT in 2011, 11-0 OU in 2009, 10-0 KU in 2005).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 10-0 at Ferrell Center this season and has held every opponent to 63 or fewer points (54.5 ppg).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is the nation's only program with 5 wins vs. AP Top 25 ranked teams this season (5-0).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense (58.0) and 8th nationally in scoring margin (+14.2).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 2-point FG% defense ranks 6th nationally (.421) and effective FG% defense ranks 8th (.435).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is coming off a 68-52 win over TCU, breaking the school-record with an 18th consecutive win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has trailed for only 12% of game time over its last 14 games (68:29 of 560:00), but nearly half of that time (30:13) came in a comeback from 12 down to win at Oklahoma State on Jan. 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's defense has forced 15+ turnovers in 12 of 20 games after doing so in 7 of 34 games last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has held 5 high-major opponents to their season-low scoring totals – Arizona (58), Butler (52), Texas (44), Texas Tech (52) and Kansas (55). BU has held 19 of 20 opponents below 70 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has held 6 Big 12 opponents to 55 or fewer points, breaking the program record for most in a single season. Entering 2020, BU held teams to 55 or fewer 23 times in the Big 12's first 23 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 2 in the NET rankings with 4 top-13 NET wins: vs. No. 4 (road), No. 8, No. 12, No. 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is the only team with 2 players on the Naismith Defensive POY Midseason Team (Vital & Mitchell).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU and KU are 4-0 in Big 12 road games this season, while the rest of the league is a combined 6-26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 38-38 in Big 12 road games since 2012, 2nd-best in the league behind only Kansas (49-27).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is the only school with FB, MBB, WBB & VB all ranked. Those teams are a combined 79-7 this year and all four are top-12 ranked (No. 1 MBB, No. 1 WBB, No. 3 VB, No. 12 FB).<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 (335-210).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">• 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 6-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league. Combined with a 3-1 mark in the Big 12/Pac-10 Series and 1-0 in the Big 12/Big East Battle, Baylor is 10-2 in conference
challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 45-4 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18 (15-1 this season).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (163-20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 107-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (19-1 this season).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 210-94 over the last 9 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 210 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (254).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 301-141 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.<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 Gillespie (11) and Devonte Bandoo (7).<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 are now starters 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">• Eight of Baylor's 14 players either have used or are currently using a redshirt year. Five after transferring to BU – Flagler, Gillespie, Mitchell, Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Teague, and three as freshmen —
Moffatt, Turner and Vital.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Eight of Baylor's nine starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (14 of last 15 seasons).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has defeated 8 top-10 teams in the last 4 seasons, including a 6-3 mark vs. top-10 teams in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are one of 11 programs nationally (1 of 6 in Power-5) to win 18+ games in every year since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has the nation's 10th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 923 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">• Baylor has won 6 tournament titles under Drew (2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic and 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">• Monday is the 42nd all-time series meeting. K-State leads the series 23-18, including 12-8 in Manhattan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• K-State has won the last 6 series meetings after snapping Baylor's 4-game series winning streak in February 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Since Big 12 double round-robin play began in 2012, BU has swept the season series twice (2014, 2016) and K-State has swept the season series three times (2013, 2018, 2019). The teams split in 2012, 2015
and 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Wildcats won 70-63 in Waco (Feb. 9) and 66-60 in Manhattan (March 2) last season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LAST TIME VS. K-STATE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor overcame a 24-9 deficit and led 37-36 with 15 minutes left before falling short 66-60 at K-State on March 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• K-State built a 53-41 lead with 8 minutes left, but the Bears got back within 3 with 24 seconds left.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Mario Kegler led BU in scoring for a 3rd straight game with 13 points, while Makai Mason added 11 points and Jared Butler had 10 points. The Bears out-rebounded K-State 37-27, but had a season-low 7 offensive
boards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor committed 19 turnovers, its most in a Big 12 game last season, and K-State had a 21-5 edge in points off TOs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SIXTH-BEST START IN BIG 12 HISTORY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 8-0 start to Big 12 play is tied for the 6th-best by any team in the league's 24-year history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's 8-0 is the best start since Texas' 11-0 in 2011 (Kansas 16-0 in 2002, Kansas 13-0 in 2010, Texas 11-0 in 2011, Oklahoma 11-0 in 2009, Kansas 10-0 in 2005, Baylor 8-0 in 2020, Kansas 8-0 in 1997, Kansas
8-0 in 2009).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCHOOL-RECORD WINNING STREAK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 18 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in program history (previously 17 in 2011-12).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has had 8 double-digit winning streaks in program history – 18 in 2019-20, 17 in 2011-12, 15 in 2016-17, 13 in 1946, 12 in 2000-2001, 11 in 1947-48, 11 in 1996 and 11 in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The current 18-game streak includes 5 wins vs. ranked opponents, 6 road games and 3 neutral-site games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 8 straight Big 12 games for first time and is off to an 8-0 start in conference play for the first time since starting 10-0 in the 1948 Southwest Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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