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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1/1 BAYLOR BEARS (20-1, 9-0)</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/2020/2/7/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_22_OKLAHOMA_STATE.pdf?id=15413" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">Game Notes</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(20-1, 9-0) vs. OKLAHOMA</span></strong><b> STATE (11-11, 1-8)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 8, 2020 • 5 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)</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">Lowell Galindo<span style="background:white"> (pxp), Lance Blanks (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 OKLAHOMA STATE (11-11, 1-8)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Stillwater, Okla.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Mike Boynton (SC, 2003)<br>
<a href="https://okstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://okstate.com/sports/2015/8/21/MBB_0821151355.aspx?path=mbball">
Stats</a> |<b> <u><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/2/7/G23_Baylor_Game_Notes.pdf?id=15412"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;font-weight:normal">Game Notes</span></strong></a></u></b><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 19-game winning streak into Saturday's game vs. Oklahoma State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 19-game streak is 3rd-longest in Big 12 history (Kansas 22 in 1997, Kansas 20 in 2008).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's 9-game Big 12 streak is tied for the 11th-longest conference-only winning streak in league history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 9-0 start to Big 12 play is the 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">• Saturday is the 86th series meeting. OSU leads 55-30, but BU is 18-16 vs. OSU in the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 8-1 vs. Oklahoma State since 2016 (lone loss 2019 in Waco) and 13-5 vs. OSU since 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is looking to sweep the season series for the 6th time in 9 years. BU never swept OSU prior to 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears won 75-68 when the teams met in Stillwater on Jan. 18. BU trailed by 9 at the half, the only time Baylor has faced a halftime deficit in its last 15 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has trailed for only 11% of game time over its last 15 games (68:29 of 600:00), but nearly half of that time (30:13) came in the 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">• BU is seeking its first 10-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">• Baylor has won 20+ games for the 11th time in the last 13 years. The Bears 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 6-1 all-time as the No. 1-ranked team, including 5-0 this season in 3 weeks as No. 1 this season.<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">• Baylor needs a win for the best 22-game start in program history (passing 20-2 in 2012 & 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 19-game winning streak is the nation's 2nd-longest behind San Diego State (23). BU also has the nation's 3rd-longest road winning streak at 7 games (Gonzaga-16, SDSU-9, SFA-7).<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">• BU is 7-0 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 (5-0) and Iowa (5-3) are the nation's only teams with 5 wins vs. AP Top 25 ranked team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense (58.4) and 10th nationally in scoring margin (+13.8).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 2-point FG% defense ranks 9th nationally (.425) and effective FG% defense ranks 15th (.439).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is coming off a 73-67 win at K-State, improving to 7-0 on the road. BU never trailed in the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's defense has forced 15+ turnovers in 13 of 21 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 20 of 21 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, the program record for most in a single season.<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-15 NET wins: vs. No. 4 (road), No. 9, No. 11, No. 15.<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 9-0 in Big 12 road games this season, while the rest of the league is a combined 6-30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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">• Baylor has won 20+ games in 11 of the last 13 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">• Baylor is 46-4 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18 (16-1 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 (164-20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 108-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (20-1 this season).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 211-94 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 211 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (255).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 302-141 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 924 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 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 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">• Saturday's game is the 86th all-time meeting between Baylor and OSU. BU trails 30-55 in the series<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 18-9 against OSU since March 2007 after going 12-46 vs. the Cowboys from 1917 through 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears need a win to sweep the season series for the 6th time in 9 seasons since 2012. BU swept the series vs. OSU in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 after not doing so in any of the Big 12's first 13
years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• OSU has swept the series 8 times, but only once since 2006 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 5 straight in Stillwater and is 7-2 at OSU since 2012. BU was 3-24 in Stillwater prior to 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA STATE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor overcame a slow start to win 75-68 in Stillwater on Jan. 18. OSU took a 36-27 lead at the break and led 47-35 with 14 minutes left, but BU went on an 18-4 run to take its first lead of the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears got a season-high 16 points from Devonte Bandoo, including 14 in the 2nd half (4-4 3FGs, 2-2 FTs).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU trailed for 30:13 of game time, the only time all season the Bears trailed more than they led (7:36).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">THIRD-LONGEST WINNING STREAK IN BIG 12 HISTORY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 19-game winning streak is the 3rd-longest by any team in the Big 12 Conference's 24-year history. The only longer streaks are Kansas' 22-game streak in 1997, Kansas' 20-game streak in 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 9-0 start to Big 12 play is tied for the 6th-best start 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 9-0 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 9-0 in 2020).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 9-game Big 12 winning streak is tied for the 11th-longest conference-only streak in league history. With a win vs. OSU, Baylor would tie the 6th-longest conference-only streak, trailing only Kansas
(16 in 2002), Kansas (13 in 2010), Oklahoma State (11 in 2004), Oklahoma (11 in 2009) and Texas (11 in 2011).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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's 19-game winning streak is 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">• The current 19-game streak includes 5 wins vs. ranked opponents, 7 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 9 straight Big 12 games for first time and is off to a 9-0 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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