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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">4/4 BAYLOR BEARS (26-3, 15-2)</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/2020/3/6/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_30_at_West_Virginia.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">(26-3, 15-2) at </span></strong><b>WEST VIRGINIA (20-10, 8-9)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 7, 2020 • Noon CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Morgantown, W.Va. • WVU Coliseum (14,000)</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: Big 12 Now on ESPN+</span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Clay Matvick<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>RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA (20-10, 8-9)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Morgantown, W.Va.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Bob Huggins (West Virginia, 1977) <br>
<a href="https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">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. 4 Baylor plays its regular season finale at West Virginia at noon CT Saturday on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor looks to tie the Big 12 record for wins in a season (16 by Kansas in 2002, 2012, 2017, 2020).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU can become the 4th team in Big 12 history to reach 8 conference road wins (KU 2002, 2017, 2020).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• A win would tie the 3rd-most wins in program history (30 in 2012, 28 in 2010, 27 in 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• A win would guarantee Baylor its best season record in program history (25-5 in 1945-46).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is guaranteed to finish with its fewest losses since going 18-6 in 1968-69.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is looking to sweep its school-record 7th Big 12 opponent this season (ISU, KSU, OU, OSU, TTU, UT).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU went 14-1 at home this season and trailed by more than 2 points in only two home games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor (9-1 in road games) has a chance to reach double-digit road wins for the first time 1946 (13-1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor was No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for 5 straight weeks, tying the longest streak since Kentucky in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is on a school-record streak of 9 straight weeks top-5 ranked (previously 6 straight in 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has led by at least 5 points in every game and has built a double-digit lead in 24 of 29 games, while the Bears have trailed by double-digits only 3 times all season (win at OSU, losses vs. Kansas & at
TCU).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has trailed in the 2nd half only 4 times in 23 games since December 1 (2-2 in those games).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor (11-1) has the nation's best record in NET Quadrant 1 games (min. 5 games). The Bears join Kansas (11-3) and Seton Hall (10-6) as the nation's only teams with double-digit Quadrant 1 wins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor (6-1) has the nation's best record vs. AP Top 25 ranked teams (min. 3 games).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• All 3 of Baylor's losses this season have been by 3 points (vs. Washington, vs. Kansas, at TCU).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor ranks 6th nationally in scoring defense (59.6) and 13th nationally in scoring margin (+11.8).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 59.6 ppg allowed is just shy of the Big 12 scoring defense record (59.4 TAMU in 2007).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 2-point FG% defense ranks 19th nationally (.442) and effective FG% defense ranks 17th (.450).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's 26-3 is its best 29-game mark in program history. BU's best 30-game start is 25-5 in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's streak of 18 consecutive AP polls ranked is 3rd-longest in program history (all since 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has trailed for only 14.7% of game time over 23 total games since December 1 (135:50 of 925:00).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU and KU are a combined 15-1 in Big 12 road games, while the rest of the league is a combined 14-55.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has held 8 Big 12 opponents to 55 or fewer points, the program record for most in a single season.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 5 in the NET with 7 top-25 NET wins: No. 1 (road), No. 10, No. 13, No. 17, No. 20, No. 21 (2x).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has the nation's most wins and best record (8-1) vs. NET top-30 ranked teams (min. 3 games).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's defense has forced 15+ turnovers in 17 of 29 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 26 of 29 opponents below 70 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is the only team with 2 Naismith Defensive POY semifinalists (Mark Vital & Davion Mitchell).<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 95-9 this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is playing its 241st game as a ranked team under Drew – BU was ranked in 2 of 2197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew. Since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 238 of 420 games.<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's 23-game winning streak was the longest ever by a Big 12 team (previously 22 by 1996-97 KU).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's 13-game conference winning streak was the longest in school history (previously 11 in 1946 SWC).
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<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).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 51-5 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18 (21-2 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (169-21).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 114-22 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (26-2 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 217-96 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 217 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (263).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 308-143 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">• 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).
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<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.
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<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).
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<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.
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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">• Baylor has the nation's 10th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 932 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).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">POTENTIAL BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor needs to win at West Virginia and for Kansas to lose at Texas Tech to win its first conference title since 1950.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• If BU wins the Big 12 title, the Bears will be the No. 1 seed at next week's Big 12 Championship by virtue of the tiebreaker against Kansas (each team's record versus the team occupying the highest position
in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage – Texas Tech).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The best previous record of any team to not win a Big 12 Championship was 13-3 (six times), and the best record by any non-Big 12 champion since the league went to an 18-game schedule in 2012 was 14-4 by
Missouri in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NINE STRAIGHT WEEKS TOP-5 RANKED
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25, extending its school-record streak to 9 straight weeks top-5 ranked.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 5-week streak at No. 1 was the longest since Kentucky in 2015 and longest by a Texas team since 1968.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's streak of 18 consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25 is the 3rd-longest streak in program history – 25 consecutive polls in 2016-17, 22 in 2011-12 and 18 in 2019-20.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor was ranked No. 16 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, which tied the 2nd-highest preseason ranking in BU history.
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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 is the 19th all-time series meeting, all of which have been played since 2011.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor won seven of the first eight series meetings, but the Bears are 4-6 vs. WVU since then.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU leads the series 11-7, including a 4-3 mark in Morgantown. BU won its first 3 trips to Morgantown, then lost the next 3 visits before getting back on track with an 85-73 win at WVU last season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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