<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:914630865;
mso-list-template-ids:852238984;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1954093193;
mso-list-template-ids:-206785952;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">CINCINNATI 69, BAYLOR 67</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Cincinnati, Ohio (Fifth Third Arena)</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Feb. 25, 2025</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;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%7C8fc24cd68951435e58a208dd4fe80333%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638754580115"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#96607D">Media
Materials Link</span></a></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 16-12 on the season and 8-9 in conference play. Cincinnati is 17-11 and 7-10 in Big 12 play</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are now 4-1 all-time against the Bearcats and 3-1 in the Scott Drew Era</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU is 72-30 in Big 12 Play over the last six years, its 72 wins are second to only Kansas (75)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are 32-21 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, the best road record in the league in that span</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU shot .473 from the field to Cincinnati’s .463 and its now 12-3 on the season when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are now 108-5 in the last 113 games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears out-rebounded their opponent for the second-straight game and are now 13-4 (7-2 in Big 12 play) when beating its opponent on the boards this season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor shot just five free throws, it’s fewest free-throw attempts since only taking five against Nicholls on Nov. 15, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Five foul shots are Baylor’s fewest in a Big 12 game since shooting four at Texas on Feb. 2, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Bears used the starting lineup of<b> Robert Wright</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier </b>for the fourth time. That
combination is now 1-3 this season</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> tied for a game-high 18 points, his 21<sup>st</sup> game in double figures this season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It’s the 21<sup>st</sup> time this season and the 10<sup>th</sup>-straight game<b> Omier
</b>has notched double-figures<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It’s the sixth time<b> Edgecombe
</b>has led the team in scoring this year and the Bears are 3-3 in those games<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> had 15 points to go along with a game-high 10 boards for his 16<sup>th</sup> double-double of the season, the
most since <b>Rico Gathers</b> had 17 in 2014-15<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier’s
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">15 double-doubles are tied for the fourth-most in a season in program history, tied with
<b>Epke Udoh’s </b>16 in 2009-2010<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier’s
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">84 career double-doubles tie him with<b> Ralph Sampson
</b>for the fifth-most in NCAA history<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With 10 more rebounds,<b> Omier
</b>moved past Elvin Hayes for 15<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history with 1,605<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Celestine
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">tied a season high with seven rebounds his most since grabbing seven at Texas Tech on Feb. 4<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wright
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had a team-high four assists, the 15<sup>th</sup> time he has led the team in assists this season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Love
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">notched a three-pointer for the<b> </b>
sixth-straight game<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1D1D1D;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="152" height="43" style="width:1.5833in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB87C2.BD632C40" alt="signature_339785252"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>