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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>13/14 BAYLOR BEARS (4-1, 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>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2024-25">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2024/11/22/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_6_Tennessee_24-25.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">13/14 BAYLOR</span></b><span style="color:black"> (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs.<b> 11/9 TENNESSEE </b>(5-0, 0-0 SEC)<br>
<b>Nov. 22, 2024 • 8:30 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Nassau, Bahamas • Baha Mar Convention Center </b>(2,000) <br>
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<b>LIVE STATS: </b><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<b>WATCH:</b> CBS Sports Network<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b><i> Chris Sylvester</i> <i>(pxp), Kyle Macy (analyst), Sam Hyman (sideline)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>Baylor Sports Media Network via<b> </b>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at <a href="http://www.centexsportsfan.com">centexsportsfan.com</a><br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Pat Nunley (PBP), David Kaye (Analyst)</i><br>
<b>SIRIUS XM:</b> SiriusXM 198 or on the <a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/sports/mens-college-basketball">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>11/9 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (5-0, 0-0 SEC)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Knoxville, Tenn.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> SEC<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Rick Barnes (Lenoir Rhyne, 1977)<br>
<a href="https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2024/11/22/G6_11-22-24_Baylor.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8"><b><i>Media Materials Folder</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">***For those interested, Jeremy Roach and Coach Drew’s FULL postgame press conference from Thursday night is available in the media materials folder***</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Story lines</b><br>
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• No.13/14 Baylor takes on No. 11/9 Tennessee in the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship Game on CBS Sports Network<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Thursday's matchup will be Baylor's fourth against a ranked opponent in six games this season (2-1)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• The Bears are the first team to have multiple ranked wins this season<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• BU is 34-17 against ranked teams over the last six seasons, including a 17-13 mark away from home<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Baylor is 43-13 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including titles in 4 of the last 5 tournaments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• The Bears have won seven regular-season tournament titles under Drew – 2023 NIT Season Tip-Off, 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2011 Las Vegas Classic and 2007
Paradise Jam.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• BU is 30-5 in its eight regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, going 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-0, 4-0, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 1-1, 2-0 and 1-0<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• While Tennessee and Baylor have never met, the Bears are no stranger to Rick Barnes facing him 39 times from 1999-2015 when he was the head coach at Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• After Barnes and Texas won the first 24 meetings, <b>Scott Drew</b> and the Bears won nine of the next 15 meetings<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>Barnes</b> and <b>Drew</b> are two of the three winningest coaches in Big 12 history, and join Bill Self as one of three coaches with 150+ Big 12 wins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>Drew</b> boasts a 21-11 against SEC foes, including a 16-7 mark since 2012-13<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Baylor is coming off a thrilling double-overtime win over No. 22 St. John's, thanks to
<b>Jeremy Roach's</b> buzzer-beating three-pointer, BU's first buzzer-beater since
<b>Lester Medford</b> hit a triple at the buzzer to beat Texas Tech in 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>Norchad Omier</b> had a game-high in points (24) and rebounds (10) giving him 71 double-doubles for his career, building on his lead as the NCAA's active career-leader in that stat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>Omier</b> is the first bear since <b>Ekpe Udoh</b> in 2009 to have three double-doubles in his first five games in a Baylor uniform<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• BU's 14-point halftime deficit was its largest in a comeback win since it trailed by 15 at the break against Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals in the Battle '4' Atlantis Championship in 2016. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• The Bears have scored 307 points in the last three games combined, the most points in a three-game stretch since December of 2017 (322)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• A balanced scoring attack, the Bears have six players in double figures, and welcomed back a key piece in
<b>Langston Love</b>, getting his first game action since March in a double-overtime win vs. St. John's<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Through the early part of this season, BU has the toughest strength of schedule among power-five conference teams<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Ranked as the 24th-toughest schedule by Ken Pom, the next hardest schedule by a power-conference team is Alabama at No. 72.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Against Tarleton, Baylor allowed just 13 first-half points, the second fewest allowed by the Bears in the Big 12 era<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• The 63-point margin of victory over the Texans marked just the second 60+ point win over a D1 team (and fourth overall) for BU since 1980<o:p></o:p></p>
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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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