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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10/10 BAYLOR BEARS (22-9, 11-7 Big 12)</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">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/3/3/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_22-23_31_ISU.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 9, 2023 • 11:30 a.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kansas City, Mo. • The T-Mobile Center (19,135) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN/2<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Jon
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Sciambi</span> <i>(pxp), Fran <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Fraschilla</span> (analyst), Kris <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Budden</span> (Sideline)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Learfield</span>/<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and on the Varsity
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<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> John Morris (PBP), Pat
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Nunley</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">IOWA STATE CYCLONES (18-12, 9-9 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Ames, Iowa<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> T.J.
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Otzelberger</span> (Wisc. Whitewater — 2001)<br>
<a href="https://cyclones.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://cyclones.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats" target="_blank">Stats</a> | Game Notes (PDF)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>STORY LINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 10 Baylor takes on Iowa State in Thursday's Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal on ESPN/2 Thursday morning at 11:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Thursday marks the first time since 2010 that BU has played a Big 12 opponent in back-to-back games. Baylor beat Texas to end the regular season and then beat the Horns again in Kansas City in the Big 12 quarterfinals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears also played Nebraska in back-to-back games in 2009, losing to the <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Cornhuskers</span> to end the regular season and beating them in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament in route to the Finals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 8-8 all time (7-7 in the Scott Drew era) in the Big 12 Quarterfinals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 1-4 against the Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament, with BU's only win coming in 2001. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is aiming to win its first Big 12 Tournament title (three title-game appearances).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has only lost three games in a season to one team five times in the Drew Era (2007, Texas; 2012,
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Mizzou</span>; 2015, Kansas; 2016, Kansas; 2018, WVU). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Thursday is the 47th all-time series meeting – with Baylor holding a 24-22 series advantage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The last meeting between these two in the Big 12 Tournament was a 74-65 ISU win in the Championship game in 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the last meeting, The Cyclones held the Bears to a season-low 58 points in a 73-58 Cyclone win.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's <b>Adam Flagler </b>(First Team)<b>, <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Keyonte</span> George </b>(Second, All-Freshman and All-Newcomer Teams) and <b>LJ
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Cryer</span> </b>(Third Team) were named All-Big 12 selections by league's coaches. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Twelve of Baylor's 13 starting point guards during the <b>Drew </b>era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Flagler </b>is one of two Big 12 shooting guards on a five-man list of finalists for the Jerry West Award (nation's top shooting guard).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Additionally, <b>George </b>was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, BU's first since Quincy Miller in 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• With 479 points, <b>George </b>is just 30 points from Baylor's freshman record of 509 held by Aaron Bruce.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>George's </b>16.0 points per game rank sixth among freshman in Division I.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is the only Power-Six team to have a guard trio each averaging more than 14.5 points per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's 11 quad-one wins are tied for the second-most in the nation behind Kansas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Scott Drew </b>has won 20+ games in 14 of the last 16 years — the Bears had 3 seasons of 20+ wins prior to his arrival.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has double-digit Big 12 wins in 8 of the last 9 years. Only Kansas has more double-digit conference seasons in that span. BU didn't reach double-digit Big 12 wins in any of its first 13 years in the league.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 77-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's 54-15 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any Power-5 team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 165-96 in Big 12 play in 13 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• At 26-9, BU has the best Big 12 road record over the last four seasons, and is one of just three teams with a .500+ road record in the conference during that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• All nine of BU's losses have come against teams currently ranked in the top 30 of the latest NCAA Net rankings<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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