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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>No. 8/8 Baylor 72, No. 16/16 Arkansas 67</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nov. 9, 2024</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor improves to 1-1 on the season</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 4-1 in their last five meetings with Arkansas</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The BU is now 3-2 when playing as the eighth-ranked team in the country<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 33-17 against ranked teams over the last four seasons, including a 17-8 mark away from home. </li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Over the last six seasons, Baylor is 99-11 when leading at the half and 123-18 when taking a second-half lead.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU has built double-digit leads in 117 of 154 games over the last five-plus seasons (111-6).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p1" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor is 411-176 since 2007-08, the first year Drew’s staff had a full allotment of scholarships.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="p1" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears never trailed in this game, marking the second time in the last four games they have led
wire-to-wire (March 22, 2024 vs. Colgate).</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="p1" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Saturday marked the first time since Jan. 1, 2022, where Baylor never trailed against a ranked opponent.
(Iowa State)</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears used the starting lineup of
<b>Jeremy Roach</b>, <b>Jayden Nunn</b>, <b>VJ Edgecombe</b>, <b>Norchad Omier</b> and
<b>Josh Ojianwuna</b> for the second time this season. The Bears are 0-1 when starting this combo</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier </b>scored 15 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, for his career-first double-double at Baylor</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The NCAA’s active leader in career double-doubles,
<b>Omier </b>recorded his 69<sup>th</sup>-career double-double.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">With 16 points <b>Nunn</b> notched his 42<sup>nd</sup>-career double-figure scoring game, and his 17<sup>th</sup> at Baylor</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Roach</b> secured his 76<sup>th</sup> career double-figure scoring game, and his first at Baylor with 13 points on the night.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Robert Wright</b> scored 10 points, his second-straight game in double figures to start his career, becoming the second Baylor freshman in the last three years to accomplish that (Keyonte George)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>established a new career high in Points (11), rebounds (8) and assists (5)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Celestine </b>has made a three-pointer in 14-straight games, dating back to his time at Cal.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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