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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">No. 3/3 IOWA STATE 74, 25/21 Baylor 55 </span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">No. 25/21 Baylor is now 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in conference play<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The all-time series is now tied 25-25<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears are 6-16 all-time in Ames, with four wins in the last six meetings<span class="apple-converted-space"> at Hilton</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:#212121">BU is 30-15 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, The best mark in the league in that span</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 4-10 all-time against No. 3 teams<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121">Baylor is 164-100 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121">BU is 34-19 against ranked teams over the last five seasons
</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears’ eight turnovers are tied for their second-fewest this season and the fewest since turning it over eight times against Norfolk State
on Dec. 12, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121">55 points are Baylor’s fewest scored in Big 12 Play since scoring 54 vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 15, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears had 10 second-chance points to Iowa State’s 8, marking the 11<sup>th</sup> time the Bears have had more second-chance points than
the opponent , and are now 9-2 in those games</span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Scott Drew </b>is 453-249 in his 22nd season with the Bears<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 137-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears used the starting lineup of <b>Jeremy Roach</b>, <b>Jayden Nunn</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier </b>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> <b>Josh</b> </span><b>Ojianwuna</b> for
the 10th time this season, the Bears are 7-3 using that lineup<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">With 13 points,<b> Ojianwuna
</b>tied a career-high in points and recorded his seventh double-figure scoring game this season after having five combined in his first two seasons combined<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">With 10 rebounds,
<b>Ojianwuna</b> recorded his second double-double in three games, after having one in his previous two seasons<o:p></o:p></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ojianwuna</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> has recorded a block in four-straight games, the longest streak
of his career<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ojianwuna
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">grabbed a career-high three steals<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">With 10-more rebounds on Saturday,<b> Omier<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>is now just 44 rebounds away from becoming the just the 14<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>player
in NCAA history with 2,000+ career points and 1,500+ rebounds<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Roach</b> tied for the game-high with 16 points is now averaging 15.5 points per game in Big 12 play.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>
tied a season high with 36-minutes played<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Robert Wright
</b>scored 10 points off the bench, leading the team in that category for the ninth time this season. The Bears are 5-4 in those games.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Wright </b>
notched a career-high with 17 shot attempts<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 | 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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