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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Postgame video files and pool photos uploaded here:
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB">http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">No. 3/3 Baylor 81 (20-1, 12-1 Big 12), No. 17/17 Oklahoma State 70 (17-7, 10-7)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">March 4, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor earned its 12<sup>th</sup> Big 12 win of the season, assuring the Bears of finishing with both the most wins and fewest losses in the league.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now a nation’s-best 12-2 against AP Top 25 teams over the last 2 seasons, including 6-1 this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor improved to a Big 12-best 27-4 in conference play over the last 2 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 10-0 at home this season – the Bears will go for their first undefeated season at home since 1947-48 on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s 20-1 start matches the 2019-20 season for the best 21-game record in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor reached the 20-win mark for the 12<sup>th</sup> time in the last 14 seasons. The Bears had three 20-win seasons in the 100 previous years of Baylor Basketball.
BU is 24-1 at home over the last 2 seasons, with the only loss to No. 3 Kansas by 3 points on Feb. 22, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor swept the season series against Oklahoma State for the 7<sup>th</sup> time in the last 10 seasons after never doing so before that.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 51 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has built double-digit leads in 19 of 21 games this season (2 of 4 since 21-day layoff).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor improved to 46-5 since
<b>MaCio Teague</b> and <b>Davion Mitchell</b> joined the starting lineup at the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matthew Mayer</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> tied his career-high with 19 points, and he’s averaging 18.5 points over the last 2 games.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teague
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had 19 points and tied his season-high with 5 assists.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jared Butler
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(22 points) had his 8<sup>th</sup> 20-point game of the season (7<sup>th</sup> in Big 12 play) and his 18<sup>th</sup> career 20-point game.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mark Vital</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> won his 83<sup>rd</sup> career game, taking over sole possession of 9<sup>th</sup> in program history. He
extended his school record with a 44<sup>th</sup> career Big 12 win.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mayer
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and <b>Butler </b>won their 37<sup>th</sup> career Big 12 games, tied for 3<sup>rd</sup>-most in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DK</span><span style="color:black"><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"><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"><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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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