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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">BAYLOR 70, KANSAS STATE 56
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – March 12, 2025</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nunn Explosion Leads MBB Past K-State in Big 12 Second Round</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu" title="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#96607D">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">KANSAS CITY, Mo. --</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> Jayden Nunn sank his first five shots to held Baylor men’s basketball build an early double-digit lead, leading
the No. 7 seed Bears to a 70-56 win over No. 10 seed Kansas State in the second round of the 2025 Big 12 Championships, on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo., at the T-Mobile Center.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Baylor (19-13) cruised past Kansas State (16-17) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships and is set to face No. 2 seed and No. 9/9 ranked Texas Tech on Thursday at 6 p.m.
on ESPN or ESPN2, and the Baylor Sports Media Network. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The teams traded the first six points and K-State took an early 8-6 lead with just over three minutes gone in the game. The Bears then used seven straight points from Nunn to regain an advantage
and a Nunn 3-pointer push the lead to double-digits with 7:49 left in the first.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The Bears extended their lead in the closing minutes of the first half, using a 9-0 run to take a 41-24 advantage at halftime, featuring a pair of VJ Edgecombe baskets, including a furious slam
on a baseline out-of-bounds play. A total of 26 of Baylor’s 41 points in the first half came in the paint.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">In the midst of the comfortable win, the Bears got a historic outing from Norchad Omier, who shattered the program record with his 20<sup>th</sup> double-double of the year, and his school-record
eighth straight. He finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Omier passed Tim Duncan and Armando Bacott for second in NCAA history with his 88<sup>th</sup> career double-double and sits shy of first-place Tom Golla’s 96, which came for La Salle.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Nunn totaled 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers. Baylor also got 19 points and 10 rebounds from Edgecombe, his second career double-double.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 189-13 on the season and Kansas State is 16-17.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor will advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big 12 Championships and will face off with No. 9/9 ranked Texas Tech, the No. 2 seed, on Thursday at 6 p.m.
on ESPN or ESPN2, and the Baylor Sports Media Network. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 19-26 all-time in the Big 12 Championships and 15-22 in Kansas City in the event. Under Coach
<b>Scott Drew</b>, the Bears are 15-20 in the Big 12 Championships. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are 27-26 all-time against Kansas State and are 4-3 in neutral-site meetings.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Under Drew, the Bears are 20-19 against the Wildcats.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Facing another former assistant coach in Kansas State head coach
<b>Jerome Tang</b>, Drew is now 3-5 against his former assistant coaches and 2-3 vs. Tang.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Drew</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> is 483-268 in his 23<sup>rd</sup> year and 463-257 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> year at Baylor.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since owning a full complement of scholarships, Baylor is 428-185 under Drew, dating back to 2007-08. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are 147-48 over the last six seasons. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 110-5 since 2019 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears used the starting lineup of<b> Robert Wright</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier </b>for the eighth time. That combination
is now 4-4 this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor held a 41-24 lead at halftime, owning a 16-4 record on the year when leading or tied at halftime and a 375-61 record under Drew. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 41 points in the first half marked the most for the Bears since going for 45 in the first half vs. UCF on Feb. 8.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had 12 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">now has 88 career double-doubles passing Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) and Armando Baccott (North Carolina) for second
in NCAA history. He is eight shy of the NCAA record, owned by La Salle’s Tom Gola (96).
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">broke the program record for double-doubles in a season (20), passing Jerome Lambert (1993-94).
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">is the first player in program history to have a double-double in eight straight games. The previous standard was five straight.<b>
</b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games in 2024-25, with the Bears going 19-8 in those outings. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With 14 rebounds, <b>Omier </b>is 12<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history with 1,660 career boards and is behind
<b>Kenneth Farried</b> for 11<sup>th</sup> (1,673). </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had 19 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes, adding three assists.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in 24 games on the year, with the Bears going 16-7 in those outings.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It marked
<b>Edgecombe’s </b>second career double-double and his first since going for 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Sam Houston.<b>
</b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wright
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has 142 assists in 2024-25, the Baylor freshman record.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jayden Nunn
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">charted an 18-point game on 7-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nunn
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in 14 games on the year, with the Bears going 11-3 in those games. He has 31 career double-figure games at Baylor.<b>
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