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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">N<b>o. 12/14 Baylor 104, Sam Houston 67</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov. 12, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Box Score Attached.
<a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8">Media Materials Link</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">No. 12/14 Baylor improves to 2-1 on the season</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears have now won six-straight home openers</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU improves to 20-2 in home openers under Scott Drew</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 70-8 in home games over the last five-plus seasons</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor improves to 10-3 all-time against Sam Houston and 4-0 in the Drew era</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU improves to 85-25 against Texas teams since the start of 2011-2012</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor had seven players score in double figures for the first time since 2013 against Long Beach State</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor’s 30 assists were its most since it had 30 against McNeese Nov. 23, 2022</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears shot .586 from the field, it’s best clip since shooting .672 against Mississippi Valley State in the final game at the Ferrell Center (12/22/23).</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">14 made threes ties a Foster Pavilion record set on opening night against Cornell (1/2/24).</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU scored 104 points, a new Foster Pavilion record, and the most since notching 107 in a win against Mississippi Valley State last year on Dec. 22, 2023.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 30-1 in the Drew Era when scoring 100+ points.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Over the last six seasons, Baylor is 100-11 when leading at the half and 124-18 when taking a second-half lead.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU has built double-digit leads in 118 of 155 games over the last five-plus seasons (112-6)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor improves to 97-1 in its last 98 games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor used the starting lineup of
<b>Jeremy Roach</b>, <b>Jayden Nunn</b>, <b>VJ Edgecombe</b>, <b>Norchad Omier</b>
<b>and Josh Ojianwuna</b> for the third time this season, improving to 2-1 in those games.
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier </b>and <b>Edgecombe</b> recorded double-doubles, the second Baylor duo in the last six games to accomplish that joining
<b>Jalen Bridges</b> and <b>Yves Missi</b>, who both had double-doubles in the Big 12 tournament last season against Iowa State.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Roach</b> recorded 12 points, his 77<sup>th</sup> career game in double figures and his second in three chances with the Bears.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Additionally, <b>Roach</b> recorded a Baylor career high with eight assists, his most in a game since dishing eight dimes against Hofstra last season with Duke (12/12/23).</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Nunn</b> scored 19 points his most since pouring in 20 against West Virginia last season (2/17/24)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Nunn’s </b>five made threes were one off the Foster Pavilion record of six, held by Nunn and Jalen Bridges.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>recorded his career-first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds to go along with his 7 assists, establishing career highs in all three categories for the second-straight game</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">In just his third game with the Bears,
<b>Edgecombe </b>is the fastest Baylor player to record their first double-double since
<b>Kendall Brown</b> nothed one in his second game against Nicholls (11/15/21).</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier </b>scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his 70<sup>th</sup> career double-double and his third-straight to start his Baylor Career.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier </b>is the<b> </b>
first Baylor player<b> </b>since <b>Terry Black</b> in 1999 to get three double-doubles in his first three games in a Baylor unform<b>.</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Ojianwuna </b>tied a career high with 11 points in the win, the fourth time in his career he has hit the 11-point mark.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Robert Wright </b>notched double-figures for the third-straight game to open his career, the first BU freshman since Keyonte George in 2022-23 to accomplish that</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Jalen Celestine </b>hit a three-pointer for the 15<sup>th</sup>-straight game en route to a Baylor career high 10 points.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Jason Aseomta </b>knocked down his career-first three pointer</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omar Adegbola </b>notched the first points of his career finishing with six on the night</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Davidson Hubbard </b>scratched his first Division I points tonight with two, to go along with one block
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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>
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