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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">RV/RV<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>Baylor 76, Utah 61</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Waco, Texas (Jon M. Huntsman Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Jan. 25, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Today’s postgame press conference can be accessed at the following link, once available:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 13-6 on the season and 5-3 in conference play. Utah is 11-8 and 3-5 in Big 12 play<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears sweep the regular-season series from the Utes, improving to 2-3 all-time against Utah<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 168-102 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">Baylor is 32-16 in Big 12 road games over the last six seasons, the best mark in the league in that span<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears are 141-41 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">BU Shot .439 from the field to Utah’s .400, improving to 107-2 in it’s last 109 games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 12- this season and 5-0 in Big 12 play this season when holding the opponent under 70 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU is now 326-59 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era when limiting the opponent to 70-or-fewer points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The Bears improve to 11-3 and 5-0 in Big 12 play when out-rebounding the opponent<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">BU is 12-3 (4-2) when scoring 70+ points this season
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Drew </b>is 477-261 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 192-172 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 423-179 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:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 109-13 when leading at the half over the last six seasons and 131-20 when leading in the second half during that stretch. Baylor is 11-2 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 129 of 165 games over the last five seasons, owning a 121-8 mark in those games. <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 second time this season, the Bears are 2-0
using that lineup<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Omier</b> recorded a game-high 22 Points and 12 rebounds for the 77<sup>th</sup> double-double of his career, which ranks 14<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">With his 12 rebounds,<b> Omier</b> is now the 13<sup>th</sup> player in NCAA history with 2,000+. Career points and 1,500+ career rebounds<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe</b> scored 21 points, his second-straight game of 20+points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe</b> is the first Baylor freshman since
<b>Keyonte George</b> to have back-to-back 20+ point games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe</b> is now averaging 19.6 points per game in his last five games and 17.4 points per game in conference play<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>
has now scored 20+ points in three games this season and the Bears are 2-1 in those games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Edgecombe </b>
has scored in double-figures in six-straight games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">With 14 points,<b> Wright
</b>scored in double-figures for the 12<sup>th</sup> time this season, with the Bears boasting a 9-3 record in those games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b>Wright</b> tied for the team-high with three assists, the ninth time he has led the team in assists. Baylor is 5-4 in those nine games
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Going 1-for-5 from three,<b> Nunn
</b>extended his streak of 18-straight games with a made three-pointer<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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