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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">RV/RV Baylor 68, RV/RV Cincinnati 48</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Jan. 7, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Box Score Attached. </span><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylor.app.box.com%2Fs%2Fpixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8&data=05%7C02%7CBrent_ingram%40baylor.edu%7C31fae0c10a334a5ede2108dd2d0d9ab4%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C6387162586"><span style="color:#96607D;mso-ligatures:none">Media
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 10-4 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Cincinnati is 10-4 and 0-3 in Big 12 action.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor leads the all-time series with Cincinnati, 4-0, including 3-0 in Waco.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 165-100 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 138-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Scott Drew </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">is 454-249 in his 22nd season with the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 77-8 in home games over the last six seasons.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 107-12 when leading at the half over the last six seasons and 131-19 when leading in the second half during that stretch. Baylor is 9-1 when leading
at half in 2024-25. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU has built double-digit leads in 126 of 162 games over the last five seasons, owning a 119-7 mark in those games.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor’s 329 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 420-178 since 2007-08, which marked Drew’s first season with a full allotment of scholarships.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 138-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-4 schools in that span.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Bears used the starting lineup of <b>Jeremy Roach</b>, <b>Jayden Nunn</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier </b>and <b>Josh</b> <b>Ojianwuna</b> for the 11th
time this season, the Bears are 8-3 using that lineup<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The win stretched Baylor’s home winning streak to 10 games, the fourth-longest active streak in the Big 12 and tying the 10<sup>th</sup>
longest home winning streak in school annals. It was Baylor’s longest home win streak since a 12-game stretch over the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 7-0 in 2024-25 and 207-12 under Drew when shooting 50% or higher.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU is 11-2 in 2024-25 when notching more points in the paint than its foe and 311-100 under Drew.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor held UC to just 48 points, the fewest vs. a Big 12 foe since 2020 vs. Texas, holding the Horns to 45 on Feb. 10, 2020.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">had 18 points, on 7-of-9 shooting, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 28 minutes.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Omier</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> is the NCAA’s active leader in career rebounds (1,466), double-doubles (76) and rebound average, while owning
2,043 career points. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">now just 34 rebounds away from becoming the just the 14<sup>th</sup> player in NCAA history with 2,000+ career points and 1,500+ rebounds.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">recorded his eighth double-double of the year and the 76th of his career.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">reached double digits in scoring for the 12<sup>th</sup> time on the year, with the Bears 10-2 in those games.<b>
</b>Over the last three years, Omier has 70 double-digit scoring in performances in 82 games.<b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">With 10 points,<b> Ojianwuna</b> recorded his eighth double-figure scoring game this season after having five combined in his first two seasons combined.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Ojianwuna</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> added seven rebounds in 27 minutes.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Edgecombe </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">finished with 18 points on 7-of-13 from the field, with four rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Edgecombe
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">reached double figures for the 10<sup>th</sup> time in 13 collegiate games, with the Bears 9-1 in those games.<b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Nunn
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">added nine points in 34 minutes. <o: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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