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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">No. 13/13 Baylor 79, No. 23/23 Texas Tech 73</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Feb. 6, 2024</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Box Score Attached |</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#215F9A"><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215F9A">Media
Materials folder</span></a></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 13/13 Baylor is 17-5, 6-3 in the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech is 16-6 and 5-4 in league play.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears have a three-game winning streak.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas Tech leads the all-time series 82-65, with Baylor leading 40-30 in Waco.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears have won 10 of their last 11 games against the Red Raiders in Waco.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor Coach<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Scott Drew</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>owns a 25-15 record vs. Texas
Tech and has won three straight vs. the Red Raiders.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 4-3 vs. Texas Tech in matchups when both teams are ranked.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 30-12 vs. ranked teams over the last five seasons with 14 of those wins coming at home.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 3-0 against top-25 opponents in Big 12 play. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 403-169 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drew is 457-249 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> season as a head coach and owns a 437-238 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 182-164 at BU and is
194-166 in his career. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 121-29 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 60-21 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor will return to action on Saturday, traveling to face No. 4/4 Kansas at 5 p.m. on ESPN. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU deployed the starting lineup of <b>RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi</b> for the 19<sup>th</sup> time this
season. The Bears are 14-5 when utilizing that lineup.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 242-28 when leading at halftime since 2011-12.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Under Drew, Baylor is 354-58 when leading at halftime and is 14-2 in 2023-24.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">had a game-best 21 points, with five assists, four rebounds and four steals
in 35 minutes.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">has 20+ points in three games on
the year.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">has scored in double figures in 17
games this year, with the Bears sporting a 14-3 record in those games.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The senior played in his 151st consecutive game tonight, and ranks in the top-15 among active players in the country in career games played.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Missi</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">finished
with 17 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes, connecting on 5-of-7 shots and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Missi’s
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">seven made free throws set a new career high.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">has scored in double figures in 13
games in 2023-24, with BU going 10-3 in those games.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nunn </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">chipped in 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nunn </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">reached double figures for the second straight game and the 10<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>game
of the year, with the Bears going 9-1 in those outings.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears shot 49 percent from the field in the win, including a 65 percent (13-of-20) clip in the second half.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU, the nation’s leading 3-point shooting team, was held to 5-of-18 from distance in the game. The Bears shot 60.6 percent from inside the arc in
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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