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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">6/6 Houston 76,</span></b><span style="color:#212121">
<b>NR/RV<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>BAYLOR 65</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Houston, Texas (Fertitta Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Feb. 10, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Box Score Attached. <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%7Cwm_roberts%40baylor.edu%7C265efeb4fabb4ee396a408dd459ffa09%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638743275890"><span style="color:#96607D">Media
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Tonight’s postgame press conference can be found here:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 15-9 on the season and 7-6 in conference play. Houston is 20-4 and 12-1 in Big 12 play<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is now 16-40 against Houston all-time and 1-2 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> Era<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU is 71-27 in Big 12 Play over the last six years, its 71 wins are second to only Kansas (73)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears are now 13-9 in the last 22 games against AP top-10 teams<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 32-19 against ranked opponents over the last six seasons<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor is 4-3 this season and 88-28 since 2011-12 against in-state opponents<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU is 32-18 in Big 12 road games since 2019-20, the best mark in the conference
<s><o:p></o:p></s></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU shot .579 from the field it’s highest percentage in a loss in the
<b>Drew</b> era<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Monday was just Baylor’s second loss since 2017-18 (66-2) when shooting 50% or higher, and the Bears are 208-14 in the
<b>Drew</b> Era when shooting 50% or higher<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears had a season-low 20 rebounds, their fewest since grabbing 20 against Michigan State on Dec. 16, 2023<s><o:p></o:p></s></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The Bears had just four offensive rebounds, its fewest since getting four at Oklahoma on Feb. 27, 2010<s><o:p></o:p></s></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Baylor shot 60% from three it’s highest three-point percentage in a loss since shooting 64.3% against Virginia on Nov. 18, 2022<s><o:p></o:p></s></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">BU allowed a season-high 28 points off turnovers, it’s most since allowing 29 against Michigan State on Dec. 16, 2023<s><o:p></o:p></s></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">The Bears used the starting lineup of<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> Robert </b></span><b>Wright</b>,<b> Jeremy Roach, VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love and Norchad
Omier </b>for the first time.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>That combination is now 0-1</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Omier</span></b><span style="color:black"> scored a game-high 19 points, his most since scoring 22 at Utah on Jan. 25</span>. It’s the 13<sup>th</sup> time he has
led the team in scoring this season, and the Bears are 8-5 in those games<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">With five more rebounds<b> Omier
</b>now has 1,561 for his career,<b> </b>moving him past <b>Elgin Baylor</b> for 19<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Edgecombe</span></b><span style="color:black"> made every shot tonight going 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line en route to 14 points
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Edgecombe
</span></b><span style="color:black">led the team with six rebounds, the fourth time he has led the team in boards this season. Baylor is now 2-2 in those games</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Love
</span></b><span style="color:black">scored 15 points on a season-high four three pointers</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Monday marked the third time in his career that<b> Love
</b>has scored 15+ points in Back-to-back games </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Love
</span></b><span style="color:black">made his fourth career start</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="color:black">Wright
</span></b><span style="color:black">finished with 10 points, his 16<sup>th</sup> game in double-figures this season</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">With three assists<b> Wright
</b>has<b> </b>112 for the season and is now eight away from tying the freshman record held by
<b>John Lucas III (120)</b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Jalen Celestine<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>appeared in his 100<sup>th</sup> career game<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><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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