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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CINCINNATI (12-3, 1-1 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Cincinnati, Ohio<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>Wes Miller (North Carolina, 2007)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">CINCINNATI</span></b><span style="color:black"> (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) vs.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">14/14 BAYLOR </span></strong>(13-2, 2-0 Big 12)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jan. 13, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion </span></strong>(7,500) <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><i>Chuckie</i></span><i> Kempf</i> <i>(pxp), Chris
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Spatola</span> (analyst)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris</i> (PBP),
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pat Nunley</span></em> (Analyst)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SIRIUS XM:</span></strong> SiriusXM 84 or on the SXM App<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">14/14 BAYLOR BEARS (13-2, 2-0 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>
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</span></i></b></a><b>Story lines</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 14 Baylor hosts Cincinnati in its annual “Go Gold” game in a prime-time 7 p.m. tip on ESPN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• This is the first meeting between these two programs as conference foes, and the second all-time series meeting – with BU winning the last meeting 55-45 in the Queen City in 1946.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is seeking a 3-0 start in conference play for the fourth time in the last five years and the eighth time in the
<b>Scott Drew </b>Era.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Entering Saturday, <b>Drew </b>and two of his former assistants are leading the only teams with unblemished Big 12 records (KSU 2-0 under
<b>Jerome Tang</b> and Texas Tech 2-0 under <b>Grant McCasland</b>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Last time out, The Bears beat BYU 81-72 in the conference home opener, building on their nations-best 28-12 record against vs. AP top-25 teams over the last five years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Trailing by as many as nine with 17:19 to play in the second half, BU used a 10-0 run over the next four minutes to take back the lead and were able to hold off the Cougars down the stretch.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Jalen Bridges</b> poured in a season-high 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting to help the Bears capture a fourth Big 12 home-opener in the last five seasons. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU committed a season-low five turnovers, its fewest since only losing it just three times against Texas Tech last season (2/4/23).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the conference opener, BU outlasted a feisty Oklahoma State squad 75-70 in overtime for its ninth-straight win at Gallagher-Iba Arena. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Despite only hitting two three-pointers, the nation’s leading 3-point shooting team out-rebounded the Pokes on the offensive glass 16-5, giving them a 12-6 advantage in second-chance points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The win was Baylor’s first overtime victory since it won 66-64 in Stillwater on Feb 21, 2022. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Yves Missi </b>recorded his fourth double-double of the season, the most by a BU player since
<b>Freddie Gillespie</b> had 10 in 2019-20.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 163-105 in Big 12 play in 14 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor’s 308-119 record since 2011-12 trails only Kansas (345-88) among Big 12 teams.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor opened its brand-new Foster Pavilion with a 98-79 win over the Cornell Big Red, behind 58 first-half points, its most points in a half since scoring 61 against MVSU in the 2022-23 season opener.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears lead the nation in 3-point FG% (43.3), rank fourth in offensive efficiency (122.4) and sixth in points per game (88.1).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>RayJ Dennis</b> ranks second in the Big 12 in assists per game (6.1), with the Bears getting 15.3 points per game from<b> Walter</b> to lead the offense, the most among Big 12 Conference Freshmen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• 15.3 points per game would rank as the fourth-most by a freshman in program history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Six Bears are averaging at least 10 points per game, including<b> Dennis</b> (13.9),
<b>Langston Love</b> (11.3), <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Jalen</b></span><b> Bridges (10.7),</b>
<b>Yves Missi</b> (10.1) and <b>Jayden Nunn</b> (10.0). <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
<b>Missi</b></span><b> </b>leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has had six players win Big 12 Sixth-Man of the Year, no other conference school has more than two.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Missi’s</b></span> 1.8 blocks per game puts him fifth among freshman in Division I.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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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