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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">No. 18/18 Baylor 75, Oklahoma State 70
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<span style="color:#212121">Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Jan. 6, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Box Score Attached. <a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylor.app.box.com%2Fs%2Fpixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8&data=05%7C02%7Cwm_roberts%40baylor.edu%7Cbd4dacd9b6e1420d031408dc01d213b9%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638387249153"><span style="color:#0078D7">Media
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Baylor improves to 12-2 on the year, while Oklahoma State falls to 8-6.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
BU is 37-57 all time against the Cowboys.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
The Bears have won nine-straight games in Stillwater<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Baylor is 15-3 in its last 18 games against Oklahoma State.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Baylor won it’s first true road game since last February at Oklahoma State.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Saturday marked the first time BU has trailed in a game against OSU since 1:13 to play in the second half of Baylor’s 66-64 overtime win against the Pokes Feb. 21, 2022.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Saturday was Baylor’s first overtime game since Jan. 7 of last year against Kansas State, and first overtime win since Feb. 21, 2022 against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
The Bears improve to 22-7 in overtime games under <b>Scott Drew.</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
The Bears are 11-10 in Big 12 openers under Scott Drew with wins in four of their last five games.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
BU is 68-49 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league behind only Kansas in that period.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Baylor improves to 10-0 this season and 123-12 since 2017-18 when holding a halftime lead.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
BU is 90-15 against unranked teams over the last four seasons.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
BU deployed the starting lineup of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for the 11<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>time
this season. The Bears are 9-2 when utilizing that lineup.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Missi </b>recorded his fourth double-double of the season, The most by a BU player since Freddie Gillespie had 10 in 2019-20.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Dennis </b>had a team-high<b> </b>18 points to lead the Bears in scoring for a fourth time this season.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Bridges </b>made his 100<sup>th</sup> career start.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Langston Love</b> scored 17 points to lead the Bears in bench points for the ninth time this season.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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