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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">No. 4/4 Kansas 64, No. 13/13 Baylor 61
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Feb. 10, 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:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 13/13 Baylor is 17-6, 6-4 in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is 19-5 and 7-4 in league play.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears tied a season high with 21 turnovers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All four of Baylor’s losses in Big 12 play have come by four point or fewer. All four losses have come by a
combined 12 points.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU outscored KU 15-4 in second chance points, and is now 14-3 on the season when outscoring the opponent in
that category this season.</span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is a nations-best 30-13 vs. ranked teams over the last five seasons.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 4-5 in the last eight meetings with the Jayhawks and 9-36 overall.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 12-4 in its last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 3-2 against top-25 opponents in Big 12 play. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is 3-4 and 2-2 in Big 12 play when trailing at the half this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are now 3-2 against AP top-25 teams this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 403-170 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:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drew is 457-250 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> season as a head coach and owns a 437-239 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 182-165 at BU and is
194-167 in his career. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 121-30 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch (Kansas). </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 60-22 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span (Kansas).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor will return to action on Tuesday, hosting Oklahoma at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 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 20<sup>th</sup> time this
season. The Bears are 14-6 when utilizing that lineup.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored a game-high 21 points, his second 20-point game of the season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tied for a team-high 8 rebounds, his 11<sup>th</sup> time leading the team in rounds this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> set a career high in made free throws for a second-straight game with nine on
a career-high 12 attempts.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi’s
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">21 points are the most by a BU freshman at Kansas since Jared Butler had 31 against the Jayhawks at AFH on 3/9/2018.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Walter</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> scored in double figures for the 15<sup>th</sup> time this season (17) and the
first time since 1/27 against TCU.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Walter
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tied for a game-high eight rebounds and finished one shy of his season high.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bridges</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> has made a three-pointer in seven-straight games, tying the longest stretch
of his career.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Miro Little
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">scored his career-first points in Big 12 play.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Little
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">finished with career highs in rebounds (6) and minutes (19).</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Little
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">led the team in Bench points for the second time this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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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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