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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR 71, OKLAHOMA STATE 61</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">March 1, 2025</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Box Score Attached</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 17-12 on the season and 9-9 in conference play. Oklahoma State is 14-15 and 6-12 in Big 12 play</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are now 38-57 all-time against the Cowboys and 27-18 in the Scott Drew Era</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor has won five-straight against Oklahoma State, BU’s second-longest win streak in series history</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">BU is 73-30 in Big 12 Play over the last six years, its 73 wins are second to only Kansas (75)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">BU
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">p</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">ulled down 29 rebounds in the first half,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">the most rebounds in a half in Big 12 play for BU in the last five years<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">BU led at half for the 17<sup>th</sup> time this season despite shooting a season-low 23.5%. BU is now 14-3 this season when leading at the half</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 261-31 since 2011-12, when leading at the half
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor took a double-digit lead for the 132<sup>nd</sup> time over the last six seasons, and is now 123-9 in those games</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears out-rebounded their opponent for the third-straight game and are now 14-4 (8-2 in Big 12 play) when beating its opponent on the boards
this season</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor’s 34 free-throws are its second-most this season and its most in a Big 12 game</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s 11 steals as a team ties a Big-12 season-high
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">OSU’s two three-pointers allowed ties the fewest allowed by the Bears this season (ACU)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 13-1 this season when holding opponents under 70 points this season, and 372-60 in the Drew Era
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears used the starting lineup of<b> Robert Wright</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier </b>for
the fifth time. That combination is now 2-3 this season</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jeremy Roach</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> scored a game-high and season-high 21
points, his most since scoring 21 points at NC State on March 4, 2024</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Roach
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">led the team in scoring for a second time this season, on a season-high eight made field goals</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Roach
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">also had a team-high three assists, the fifth time he has led the team in assists. BU is 4-1 in those games</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">had 10 points to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">now has 85 double-doubles moving him past UVA’s Ralph Sampson for the fifth-most double’s in NCAA history</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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;mso-ligatures:none">With 13 rebounds on Saturday<b>, Omier
</b>moved into 13<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history with 1,618 career boards</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">has 17 double-doubles, the most since Rico Gathers had 17 in 2014-15</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">, he is now just two shy of the all-time Baylor record of 19<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Edgecombe
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">tied his career-high with 10 rebounds, and the Bears are 2-0 when the freshman eclipses double-digit boards</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wright
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">scored 16 points, his most since scoring 16 against West Virginia on Feb. 15, 2025</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Jayden Nunn</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> scored 11 points, his first game in double-figures since scoring 10 against Arizona on Feb. 17. 11
Points are his most since scoring 12 against UCF on Feb. 8.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Marino Dubravcic
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">pulled down his career-first rebound in Big 12 play<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<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>
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