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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">RV/RV<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>Baylor 70, Kansas State 62</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 11-6 on the season and 3-3 in conference play. Kansas State is 7-11 and 1-6 in Big 12 play<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">With a win Baylor ties the all-time series 26-26, while holding the edge in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> Era 20-18<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The win by the Bears snaps a three-game skid against the Wildcats<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Drew</b> is now 1-3 against longtime assistant Jerome Tang and is 2-4 all-time against former assistants<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor trailed by as many as 12 in the second half, marking the largest second-half comeback at home since erasing Texas’ 13-point lead on March 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Wednesday was the second time this season BU came back from down double-digits in the second half (-16 vs. St. Johns)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">For the second-straight game the Bears notched a season-low with 4 turnovers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Four turnovers were Baylor’s fewest since only losing three at Texas Tech on Jan. 17, 2023
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">BU’s first field goal came at the 15:53 mark of the first half, the deepest the Bears have gone into a game before making their first bucket.
The previous long was 3:42 seconds into the game against Gonzaga</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">With the win, BU avoids just its fifth three-game losing streak since 2014-15</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">Drew improves to 17-4 in the third game following back-to-back losses in that span</span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU is 78-9 at home over the last six years
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 167-102 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 140-41 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:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Drew </b>is 476-261 in his 23 seasons overall and 456-250 in his 22nd season with the Bears.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Drew<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>is 191-172 in Big 12 conference play at Baylor<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Baylor is 422-179 since 2007-08, which marked Drew’s first season with a full allotment of scholarships.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">Baylor trailed at the half (30-26) for the sixth time this season, they are now 2-4 when trailing at the half this year</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears used the starting lineup of <b>Robert Wright</b>,<b> Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier </b>and <b>Josh</b> <b>Ojianwuna</b> for the first time this season, the Bears are 1-0
using that lineup<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe’s</b> 30 points were the most by a Baylor player since
<b>Jalen Bridges’</b> 32 points against Texas on March 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe’s</b> 30 points were the most by a Baylor freshman since
<b>Keyonte George</b> put up 32 at West Virginia on Jan. 11, 2023<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe</b> is the second player this season to score 20 points in a half (<b>Nunn</b> 20 vs. New Orleans (1<sup>st</sup> half)) and the first to do it in the second half of a game since
<b>RayJ Dennis</b> had 22 vs. Florida last season on Nov. 24, 2023<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe’s </b>
30-point performance is<b> </b>the eighth 30+ point showing by a Big 12 player this season and the only one by a freshman<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>
set new career highs with 11 free throw makes on 12 attempts<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Jalen Celestine
</b>poured in 18 points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Celestine’s </b>
18 points<b> </b>were his most against a power-conference foe since netting 20 against Washington State on Feb. 5, 2022<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Celestine</b> led the team in bench points for a fourth time this season, improving the Bears to 4-0 in those games
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Going 4-of-5 from the free throw line,<b> Celestine
</b>tied a career high with four free-throw makes<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Nunn</b> started his 52<sup>nd</sup> game at Baylor and his 116<sup>th</sup> of his career<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier </b>pulled down 13 rebounds, his most since grabbing 14 against Utah<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Wednesday was the 13<sup>th</sup> time<b> Omier
</b>led the team in rebounds, for the 13<sup>th</sup> time this season, helping BU to a 9-4 record in those games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Jason Asemota</b> Scored five points in the first half, his most since netting seven against Arlington Baptist on Dec. 27,
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