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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">No. 14/14 Baylor 81, No. 18/17 BYU 72</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">No. 14/14 Baylor improves to 13-2 and 2-0 in Big 12 play. No. 18/17 BYU is 12-3, 0-2 in league play.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU is 2-0 all-time at the Foster Pavilion and are 63-6 at home over the last five seasons.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 28-12 against AP ranked teams over the last four seasons and have won three straight home games vs. AP top-25 foes.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU is 56-18 in the Big 12 over the last four seasons, the best record of any power-5 team in league play.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 14-7 in conference lid-lifters under<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Scott Drew</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and have won 14 of their last 17.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The series with BYU is led by BU, 6-5, including a 4-0 record under Drew vs. the Cougs. The series is led by BU, 2-1 in Waco.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">This marked the first meeting in the series since 2013, a 76-70 Baylor win. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 398-166 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Over the last five seasons, Baylor is 117-26, the best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Drew is 453-246 in his 22<sup>nd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>season as a head coach and owns a 433-235 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 178-162 at BU and is 190-164
in his career.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor will return to action on Saturday, playing host to Cincinnati at 7 p.m. on ESPN and the Baylor Sports Media Network.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor shot 43.1 percent in the game but was 14-of-27 in the second half for a 51.9 percent.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU deployed the starting lineup of <b>RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi</b> for the 12<sup>th</sup> time this season. The Bears are 10-2 when utilizing that
lineup.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Dennis </b>finished with 10 points and four assists in 30 minutes. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Dennis</b> has scored in double figures in 12 of his 15 Baylor games.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Bridges </b>had a game-high and season-best 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting, with five rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Bridges</b> has scored in double figures eight time on the year and 26 times in his two-year BU career. Baylor is 6-1 in his career when he leads the Bears in scoring.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Bridges</b> has two 20+ games on the year and four in his BU career.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Walter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>had 16 points with two rebounds in 30 minutes. He has scored in double figures in 11 of his 15 collegiate games.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Nunn<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>finished with 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 28 minutes.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Nunn has scored in double figures six times on the year.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Langston Love</b> had 15 points and four rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Love had scored in double digits in 10 games in 2023-24 and the Bears are 16-2 in his career when he scores 10+.<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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