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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete game notes attached. Media materials available here:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB">http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB</a><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">BAYLOR (20-1, 12-1) vs. TEXAS TECH (17-8, 9-7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">March 7, 2021 • 3 p.m. CT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10, 284)<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">WATCH: ESPN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Talent: Bob Wischusen (pxp), Dick Vitale (analyst)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LIVE STATS: baylorstats.com<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">LISTEN: Baylor Sports Network | ESPN Central Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Talent: John Morris (pxp) and Pat Nunley (analyst)<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">3/3 BAYLOR BEARS (20-1, 12-1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Location: Waco, Texas <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<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">18/18 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (17-8, 9-7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Location: Lubbock, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Head Coach: Chris Beard (Texas, 1995)<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">STORY LINES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• No. 3 Baylor has clinched its first conference title since the 1950 Southwest Conference co-championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The conference title is the 6th in program history and the 4th outright title (1932, 1946, 1948, 2021).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears will honor 4 seniors prior to Sunday's game (Vital, Teague, Paterson, Clark).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 10-0 at home this season and looking for its undefeated home season since 1947-48 (9-0).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has clinched the most wins (12) of any Big 12 team, despite having 4 games canceled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Sunday is the 142nd series meeting dating back to 1937. Baylor is 22-9 vs. Texas Tech since 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 4 in a row vs. Tech in Waco, including last season's 71-68 overtime win on March 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor won 68-60 at Texas Tech on Jan. 16. Baylor trailed 45-44 with 7:14 left before going on a 17-6 run over the next 4:23 to pull away late. Davion Mitchell led BU with 17 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears' 20-1 start ties the best 21-game record in program history (2019-20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor rolled to an 81-70 win over No. 17 Oklahoma State on Thursday, its 6th ranked win this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU won 94-89 in overtime Tuesday at No. 6 West Virginia, improving to 4-0 vs. top-10 teams this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU held its first 9 Big 12 opponents below 70 points before allowing 72, 71, 89, 70 in the last 4 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 6-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams this season, including 4-0 against AP Top 10 teams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 12-2 vs. AP Top 25 teams the last 2 seasons, the nation's best record vs. ranked teams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU leads the nation in 3-point percentage (.420) and is top-7 nationally in scoring margin (3rd, +20.0), scoring (4th, 85.2), effective FG% (3rd, 57.8), steals (7th, 9.4), turnover margin (4th, +6.0), turnovers
forced (7th, 18.1), defensive turnover pct. (3rd, 25.5) and offensive rebound pct. (4th, 37.1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor became the first team since UNLV in 1990-91 to win its first 17 games by 8+ points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has led by at least 10 points in 19 of 21 games this year, but just 2 of 4 games since the pause.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has led by at least 4 points in all 51 games over the last 2 seasons (double-digit leads in 43 of 51).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 24-1 at home over the last 2 seasons, with the lone loss by 3 points to Kansas on 2/22/20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 27-4 record in Big 12 play over the last 2 seasons is the league's best record in that span.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 14-3 in Big 12 road games over the last 2 seasons (rest of league is 57-97 in B12 road games).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor finished 7-1 in road games this season, BU's best road record since going 13-1 in 1947-48.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Jared Butler (Cousy Award finalist), MaCio Teague (West Award finalist), Davion Mitchell & Mark Vital (Naismith Defensive POY Semifinalists) were all recognized as national award candidates last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Butler leads the Big 12 in 3-pointers made (2.8/game), 3-point percentage (.443) and steals (2.2), ranks 2nd in assists (5.0), 3rd in scoring (17.1) and 5th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.79).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Teague leads the 5 West Award finalists in career ppg, assists, steals, 3-pointers, FTM and FT%.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Vital holds the BU record for career Big 12 wins at 44-22. The previous record was A.J. Walton's 39.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Five Baylor players are shooting at least 41% on 3FGs and averaging at least one 3FG made per game: Mitchell (46%), Mayer (45%), Butler (44%), Flagler (42%) and Cryer (41%).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 46-5 since Teague and Mitchell became eligible at the start of 2019-20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has been top-5 ranked for 26-straight weeks. BU was top-5 for 12 weeks all-time prior to this streak.<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">FIRST CONFERENCE TITLE IN 71 YEARS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has clinched its first conference championship in 71 seasons (1950 Southwest Conference).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won six league titles in programs history, four of them outright – 1932 (10-2), 1946 (11-1), 1948 (11-1), 1949 (9-3), 1950 (8-4) and 2021 (TBD). The 1949 and 1950 titles were co-championship..
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's best previous Big 12 finish was outright 2nd-place last season. BU also tied for 2nd in 2010 and 2017.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 15 Big 12 wins last season were the most ever by a team that didn't claim the Big 12 title.
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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">• BU's streak of 35-straight AP pols ranked is the nation's 3rd-longest active streak and longest in BU history.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor joins Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas as the only programs ranked No. 1 in 3 of the last 5 seasons.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 1 of 5 Power-5 schools (Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan St.) to win 18+ every year since 2008.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's defense has forced 14+ TOs in 16 of its last 18 games, including 7 games with 20+ TOs forced.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Three members of the BU bench average 7+ ppg – Flagler (9.8), Mayer (8.6) and Tchatchoua (7.1).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU's bench is out-scoring opposing benches 30-16 on average and has scored 33+ points in 11 games.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Head coach Scott Drew is in his 18th season in Waco and is BU's all-time wins leader (362-214).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 18-game winning streak tied the 4th-longest in the Big 12's 25-year history. The Bears set the record with 23 straight last season, while Kansas had the 2nd and 3rd-longest streaks – 22 in 1997
and 20 in 2008. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor signed the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history (No. 4) in November. BU inked 5-star Kendall Brown, 4-star Langston Love and 4-star Jeremy Sochan for the 2021-22 season.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won double-digit Big 12 games for the 8th time (2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 68-5 when leading at halftime over the last 4 seasons (38-2 over last 2 seasons, 17-0 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 90% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (186-21).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 134-23 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (46-3 last 2 seasons).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 20+ games in 12 of the last 14 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 237-98 over the last 10 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2011-12.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 237 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (283).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 328-145 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">• Eight of Baylor's players either have used or are currently using a redshirt year. Four after transferring to BU – Flagler, Mitchell, Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Teague, and four as freshmen — Moffatt, Turner,
Vital and Dainja. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Ten of Baylor's 11 starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (15 of last 16 seasons).
<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 953 straight games — the last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer was more than 30 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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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">• Sunday is the 142nd all-time series meeting between Baylor and Texas Tech dating back to 1937.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The teams have met twice annually since 1958, but this is the second meeting with both teams top-20 ranked.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 61-80 in the series, including a 38-27 mark in Waco and a 22-13 mark in the Scott Drew era.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 22-9 vs. Texas Tech since 2006, including a 13-2 record in Waco in that span.
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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">THIS SEASON VS. TEXAS TECH <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor held No. 15 Texas Tech to a season-low 18 first-half points, but the Bears trailed 45-44 with 7:14 left before going on a 17-6 run over the next 4:23 to pull away late in a 68-60 win in Lubbock on
Jan. 16. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Adam Flagler posted 15 points off the bench, including the go-ahead jumper to spark the late 17-6 run.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Davion Mitchell led the Bears with 17 points, while MaCio Teague added 14 points.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Jared Butler scored his only 7 points over a 70-second stretch in the final 5 minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers.<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>
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