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<b>12/14 BAYLOR BEARS (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
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<b><span style="color: black;">12/14 BAYLOR</span></b><span style="color: black;"> (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs.<b> TARLETON </b>(1-3, 0-0 WAC)<br>
<b>Nov. 17, <span class="grame">2024</span> • 7:00 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion </b>(7,500) <br>
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<b>TARLETON TEXANS (1-3, 0-0 WAC)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Stephenville, Texas<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> WAC<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Billy Gillispie (Texas St., 1983)<br>
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• No.12/14 Baylor hosts former BU assistant Billy Gillispie (1995-97) and his Tarleton Texans on Sunday for a 7 p.m. tip at Foster Pavilion, on student appreciation night<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• The Bears are 7-2 all-time against the Texans and 3-6 all-time against Gillispie (won three-straight)<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Baylor boasts an impressive 70-8 mark in home games over the last five-plus season, including a 9-2 record at Foster Pavilion<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• BU is 85-25 against Texas teams since the start of 2011-2012<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• BU gave the home fans plenty to cheer about the last time out with a 104-67 win over Sam Houston <span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• For the first time since 2013, the Bears had seven players score in double figures against the Bearkats<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Baylor has not trailed in either of its last two games, marking the first time since last December
<span class="grame">The</span> Bears have gone back-to-back games without ever trailing<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• The last time Baylor didn't trail in three-straight games was Dec. 20, 2021-Jan. 1, 2022 (Alcorn State, Northwestern State & Iowa State)<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Baylor's 30 assists against SHSU were its most since it had 30 against McNeese Nov. 23, 2022<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• <span class="spelle"><b>Norchad</b></span><b> <span class="spelle">Omier</span></b> and
<b>VJ Edgecombe </b>both recorded double-doubles for the Bears, the second time in the last six games BU had multiple players notch a double-double in the same game<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• With two <span class="grame">double-doubles</span> in three games this year, <span class="spelle">
<b>Omier</b></span> is the first player since <b>Lawrence Roberts </b>in 2001 with two in the first three games of a Baylor career<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• <b>Edgecombe </b>is the fastest Bear to record a double-double since Kendall Brown got one in his second game of his freshman season in 2021<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• <b>Jayden Nunn</b> scored a game-high 19 points, his seventh game in his last 14 in double-figures<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Entering this game with 999 career points, <b>Nunn</b> is on the cusp of becoming the fourth BU player on the roster with 1,000 career points (Hubbard,
<span class="spelle">Omier</span>, Roach)<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Scoring 10 points on Tuesday night, Robert Wright is the second freshman in the last three seasons to record double figures in each of his first three games (<span class="spelle">Keyonte</span> George).<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• The NCAA's active leader in career double-doubles (70), <span class="spelle"><b>Omier</b></span> added one more to his illustrious career with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No. 16 Arkansas, earning "4PT Dallas Duel" MVP honors<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• <span class="spelle"><b>Omier</b></span> is the NCAA's active leader in career rebounds (1,346) and
<span class="grame">double-doubles</span> (70), while ranking 10th in career points (1,871)<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• With his 12 pts and 6 assist against Gonzaga, <b>Wright </b>became the first freshman in the
<b>Drew</b> era with 10+ points and 6+ assists in their debut, and the first Baylor player since
<b>Manu Lecomte</b> in 2016 with those numbers in a Baylor debut.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• Baylor is one of just four teams to win at least one NCAA Tournament game in each of the last five tournaments.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• The Bears are one of four programs to be ranked inside the <span class="grame">
top-10</span> in each of the last six seasons<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• The Bears are the only team in the country with a <span class="grame">top-19</span> pick in each of the last four NBA Draft, and one of just two programs with a top-20 pick in fourth-straight drafts (Duke)<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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• <b>Edgecombe</b> is Baylor's 4th-straight Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year. BU and KU are the only teams in league history to have the preseason conference freshman of the year in 4-straight seasons<span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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