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<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>Jan. 14, 2025 • 10:00 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Tucson, Ariz. • McKale Center </b>(14,688) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">RV/RV Arizona Wildcats (10-5, 4-0 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Tucson, Ariz.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation: </b>Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Tommy Lloyd (Whitman)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8"><b><i><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Media Materials Folder</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Story lines</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• No. 25/24 Baylor wraps its road trip in Tucson with a showdown at Arizona at 10 p.m. CT on ESPN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The all-time series is tied 5-5, with BU leading 2-0 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> Era<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• With a win against ASU on Saturday, Baylor aims to remain perfect against ASU and Arizona in the Drew Era (8-0) entering Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The last meeting came on Dec. 7, 2019 when No. 18 BU beat No. 12 Arizona 63-58 in Waco, holding the Wildcats to 27% shooting,
which was the lowest in the Sean Miller Era at the time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears last time in Tucson they snapped 'Zona's 52-game home-court winning streak with a 58-49 victory in 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• BU returns to the AP Top-25 after a brief absence last week, and have now been ranked in 103 of the last 107 polls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• According to KenPom, BU has played the sixth-hardest schedule in the Power-5 (10th overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is 31-15 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, The best mark in the league in that span<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• BU is 166-100 in Big 12 play in 15 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is one of five programs to be ranked inside the top-10 in each of the last six seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Last time out the Bears held off a feisty Arizona State squad in overtime 72-66, snapping a four-game road losing streak, picking
up its first road win since Feb. 26, 2024 at TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor limited the Sun Devils to 20 first-half points, and have now held three of its first four Big 12 opponents to 20-points
or fewer in the first half<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">•
<b>Josh Ojianwuna</b> recorded his third double-double in the last five games with 12 points and a career-high 17 rebs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">•
<b>Ojianwuna's </b>17 rebounds were the most by a Baylor player against a Big 12 opponent since Freddie Gillespie had 17 at TCU on Feb. 29, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is the only team in the Big 12 with 11+ conference wins in a Power conference in 5-straight seasons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears lead the conference and rank 17th nationally with 14.1 offensive rebounds per game <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Sitting at +3.5 BU is third in the Big 12 and 15th in the Power-5 in turnover margin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor is one of three Big 12 teams with 5+ players averaging double figures (ISU (6), BYU (5))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">•
<b>Scott Drew </b>secured his 450th win at Baylor and the 470th of his career overall earlier this month against ACU, and now sits just 10 wins shy of 200-career Big 12 wins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">•
<b>Drew</b> is one of just seven active coaches with at least 450 wins at their current institution (Mark Few, Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Greg Kampe, Randy Bennett, Matt Painter)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• One of six active coaches who have won a national title,
<b>Drew </b>will see four of the five other coaches as a part of its regular season schedule.
<b>Drew</b> has wins against John Calipari & Rick Pitino, with his only loss coming to Dan Hurley in Dec.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Hailing from basketball families, the Drews are the second winningest father-son combination in NCAA history, compiling 1,384
wins between Scott, Bryce and Homer, trailing only the Iba family (1,624) for the most by a family in NCAA history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears are led by Miami transfer,
<b>Norchad Omier</b>, The NCAA's active leader in career rebounds (1,474), double-doubles (76) and rebound average (10.9), while sitting 10th in career points (2,062)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• The senior is just 26 rebounds from becoming the 14th player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">• Omier is tied for 14th in NCAA history with 76 career double-doubles, with two more, he will tie three players including Lou
Alcindor (<b>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)</b> for the 11th-most in NCAA history<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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