Baylor MBB Hosts No. 8 Texas Tech for Immortal Ten Game

Fri Jan 18 12:48:17 CST 2019

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BAYLOR BEARS (10-6, 2-2)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> (Butler, 1993)
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BAYLOR (10-6, 2-2) vs. TEXAS TECH (15-2, 4-1)
January 19, 2018 • 5:05 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)

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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (15-2, 4-1)
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Chris Beard (Texas, 1995)
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STORY LINES
• Baylor returns home to host No. 8 Texas Tech in the 92nd anniversary Immortal Ten Game.
• Saturday's game will be televised on ESPN2 with Mark Neely and Reid Gettys on the call.
• Baylor and Texas Tech meet for the 137th time overall and 64th time in Waco. TTU leads the series 79-57, but BU is 36-27 against Tech in Waco and 18-12 against the Red Raiders in the Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> era.
• BU is 18-8 against Texas Tech since 2006, including an 11-2 mark in Waco during that stretch.
• Baylor and Texas Tech have split the season series in 3 straight years. BU has swept the series 4 times in the last 10 seasons (2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015), while Tech's last sweep was in 2005.
• Baylor and Tech have been within 4 points in the final minute in 6 of 8 series meetings since 2015.
• Baylor is facing a top-10 ranked Texas Tech team for the 2nd time in series history (Feb. 17, 2018).
• The Bears knocked off No. 7 Texas Tech 59-57 in Waco last season. BU trailed 57-53 with 3 minutes to play, but Baylor closed the game on a 6-0 run as Tech went 0-for-6 from the field in that span.
• All 4 of Baylor's Big 12 games have been within 4 points in the final minute (all decided by 5 or fewer pts).
• Baylor is 5-3 in home games vs. top-10 teams over the last 3 seasons – BU defeated No. 4 Oregon, No. 7 Xavier and No. 10 West Virginia in 2016-17 and No. 10 Kansas and No. 7 Texas Tech last season.
• Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> is in his 16th season in Waco and is the Bears' all-time wins leader (306-201).
• BU is coming off a 73-69 win over Oklahoma State in Stillwater. King McClure<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> posted a career-high 29 points, including 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Baylor's 15 made 3-pointers were its most since 2014.
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has scored in double-figures in a career-best 8 straight (15.5 ppg, 32.4 mpg during streak).
• BU has used 5 different starting lineups and 9 different starting players over its first 16 games.
• Baylor returned 3 letterwinners from last year's team, the nation's fewest among Power-5 teams.
• McClure is the lone returning senior, while Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> and Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> are back as sophomores.
• McClure and Vital are the only healthy BU players who have faced Texas Tech.
• BU added 9 newcomers for 2018-19, including 5 transfers (two Division I, two JuCo, one Division III).
• Clark was ruled out for the season after suffering a left-knee injury in the Jan. 20 win over Iowa State.
• Vital moved to the starting 5-spot with Clark out and has 24 rebounds (14 offensive) in 2 games since.
• Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> joined the starting lineup with Clark out and is averaging 15.0 ppg and 4.0 apg in 2 starts.
• Baylor ranks 5th nationally in block percentage (16.8) and 25th in defensive 2-point FG pct. (.449).
• BU is 10th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (37.9), and Vital ranks 11th nationally (16.0).
• Drew is 1 of 17 Division I coaches with 300+ wins at his current school (1 of 9 in Power-5 conferences).
• BU is 105-88 in Big 12 play in 11 seasons since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.
• Baylor is 1 of 16 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (5 NCAAs, 2 NITs).
• Baylor is 23-2 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2017-18 season (8-2 this season).
• BU is 78-17 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (10-2 this season).
• Drew is coaching his 508th game at Baylor (306-201). His .604 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .673 winning percentage since 2007-08 (272-132).

IMMORTAL TEN GAME
• BU will honor the 92nd anniversary of the 1927 Immortal Ten team. That season was canceled after the team bus was hit by a train while traveling to Austin, killing 10 of 22 players, coaches and fans in the Baylor travel party.
• BU players will wear the last names of the Immortal Ten on the backs of their jerseys.

ON THE CALL
• Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Mark Neely and Reid Gettys calling the action.
• Neely called Baylor's win over Oregon on Dec. 21 and is calling his 7th Baylor game over the last 2 seasons.
• Gettys is calling a Baylor game for the first time this season, but he was on the call for 6 Baylor games last year.

QUICK HITS
• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.
• BU is 39-68 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor defeated 6 top-10 teams between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
• Baylor is 11-22 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10.
• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (141-18).
• Baylor is 181-85 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012.
• Baylor's 181 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (225).
• Baylor is 272-132 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 885 straight games.

SERIES HISTORY VS. TEXAS TECH
• Saturday is the 137th all-time series meeting dating back to 1937.
• Baylor is 58-78 in the series, including a 36-27 mark in Waco and an 18-12 mark in the Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> era.
• Baylor is 18-8 vs. Texas Tech since 2006 and has won 11 of its last 13 games vs. Texas Tech in Waco.
• Baylor's last 5 wins vs. Texas Tech have all been by 5 or fewer points. BU won 59-57 in Waco last season, 65-61 in Waco in 2017, 63-60 on a buzzer-beater 3-pointer in Lubbock in 2016 and 77-74 in Waco and 54-49 in Lubbock in 2015.

A WIN WOULD ...
• Be Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378>'s 307th win at Baylor and the 327th of his Division I coaching career.
• Improve BU's record to 79-41 during King McClure's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> 4-year career and 76-41 in games McClure has played.
• Be Baylor's 7th win over a top-10 team in the last 3 seasons and 22nd win over a ranked opponent in the last 5 years.
• Improve Baylor's record against Texas Tech to 58-79, including a 37-27 mark in Waco and a 19-12 mark in the Drew era.
• Make Baylor 19-8 against Texas Tech since 2006, including a 12-2 mark in Waco during that stretch.
• Improve Baylor's record to 106-88 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.

TWENTY-ONE WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS IN LAST FIVE SEASONS
• Baylor has gone 21-28 against ranked teams since the start of the 2014-15 season (1-1 this season).
• BU is 39-68 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first four rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor has won multiple games vs. AP Top 25 teams in each of the last 11 seasons entering 2018-19. The Bears have defeated at least five ranked teams in four of the last five seasons dating back to 2013-14.
• BU has knocked off six AP top-10 teams in the last 3 seasons (6-7 vs. AP Top 10).

DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS
• Drew is coaching his 508th game at Baylor (306-201). His .604 winning percentage is best in BU history, and he's the program's all-time wins leader by 105 victories over the next closest coach.
• Baylor has a .673 winning percentage (272-132) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .680 winning percentage (181-85) over the last 7 seasons since 2011-12.
• In Drew's 16 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has been ranked in 211 of 507 games. Prior to Drew, BU was ranked in 2 of 2,197 games over 97 seasons. In 10 seasons since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 208 of 372 games.
• BU has graduated 91 percent of its scholarship seniors since Drew took over in 2003 (31 of 34).
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers.
• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under Drew — 2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 Postseason NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic. BU is 20-4 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14.

CLARK OUT FOR SEASON WITH LEFT KNEE INJURY
• Sophomore forward Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> is out for the year after suffering a left-knee injury in the Jan. 8 win over Iowa State.
• Clark started the first 14 games this season and was leading the nation with a .737 field goal percentage, which was on pace to become the 4th-best single-season mark in NCAA Division I history.
• Clark averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.8 minutes per game prior to the injury. At the time of the injury, he was 7th in the Big 12 in scoring, 9th in rebounding and 3rd in blocks.

MCCLURE LEADING AS LONE RETURNING SENIOR
• Senior King McClure<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064>, Baylor's lone player with 3+ years in the program. He has played in 116 games at Baylor, while his teammates who played in Monday's game at Oklahoma State have combined to play 143 games at BU.
• McClure slid to the starting 3-spot with Clark's injury. He posted a career-high 29 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a career-high 38 minutes of Monday's win at Oklahoma State.
• McClure has made 2 starts this season as point guard, 9 starts as shooting guard and 5 starts at the 3-spot.
• McClure has posted 20+ points 4 times this season after doing so in 1 of 100 games over his first 3 years.
• In 2 games since Clark's injury, McClure is averaging 16.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

MASON RETURNS AFTER MISSING TWO SEASONS
• Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> has started the last 13 games after missing the majority of the previous 2+ seasons due to injury.
• Mason played in only 1 game over his last two seasons at Yale before joining the Bears as a grad transfer. He also missed the first 3 games at Baylor with an ankle injury before debuting as the first grad transfer in program history on Nov. 16.
• Mason leads the team with 14.6 points, 2.8 assists and 31.8 minutes per game.
• Mason is on a career-best streak of 8 straight games scoring in double-figures, averaging 15.5 points in that span.
• Mason led the Bears to a huge road win at Arizona (12/15) with a game-high 22 points and career-high 7 rebounds.
• Mason has a season-high 25 points in the win over No. 20 Iowa State (1/8), including 7 points in the final 2 minutes.
• He has scored 10+ points in 12 of 13 games played, including 4 games with 18+ points.

VITAL DOING THE DIRTY WORK
• Despite being undersized at 6-foot-5, Mark Vital<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7066> slid to the starting 5-spot with Tristan Clark<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> out. Vital leads the Big 12 with 3.9 offensive rebounds per game, ranks 4th in rebounding (7.7 rpg), 15th in steals (1.3), 15th in blocks (0.7) and 29th in minutes (27.3 mpg).
• Vital had team-highs with 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes of Monday's win at Oklahoma State.
• In 2 games starting at the 5-spot with Clark out, Vital has grabbed 22 rebounds, including 14 offensive boards.
• Vital ranks 18th nationally in free throw rate (77.1). He's attempted nearly as many free throws (64) as 2-point FGs (68).
• Vital posted 17 rebounds in Baylor's win at Arizona, which were 3 more than all Arizona players combined (14).

BUTLER STEPS INTO STARTING ROLE WITH CLARK OUT
• Freshman guard Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> leads the team with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (34a/20t). He's played in all 16 games and joined the starting lineup at the 2-spot with Tristan Clark's<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7060> injury.
• Butler had 16 points (4-of-7 on 3FGs) and 4 assists in a career-high 35 minutes of Monday's win at OSU.
• Butler led the team with 14 points, 4 assists and four 3-pointers made in 31 minutes of the Jan. 12 game vs. KU.
• In his last 5 games, Butler has posted 20 assists and just 9 turnovers, averaging 10.4 ppg and 4.0 apg.
• Butler has scored in double-figures 5 times (3 off bench), including 3 games with 16+ points.

KEGLER SETTLING IN AFTER LONG LAYOFF
• Mario Kegler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7062> went 629 days between games after sitting out the 2017-18 following his transfer from Mississippi State and then missing the first 6 games this season.
• Kegler had started the last 10 games and ranks 3rd on the team in rebounding (6.1), 4th in scoring (7.6), 2nd in blocks (1.0) and 4th in minutes (27.7).
• Kegler had a career-high 10 rebounds, 7 points, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in the win over No. 20 Iowa State.
• Kegler has played at 22+ minutes and grabbed 5+ rebounds in 9 of 10 games played this season.

MAYER SCORING AT HIGH RATE OFF BENCH
• Freshman wing Matthew Mayer<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7074> ranks 2nd on the team with an average of 19.2 points per 40 minutes.
• Mayer has scored in double-figures off the bench 4 times, including two games with as many points as minutes — 18 points in 18 minutes vs. Nicholls State and 17 points in 14 minutes at TCU.
• Mayer has played turnover-free in 11 of 16 games and has 8 assists and 2 turnovers over his last 10 games.

PROTECTING HALFTIME LEADS
• Baylor went 15-0 last season when leading at halftime and is 26-2 in its last 28 games when leading at the half.
• Baylor has won 89% of its games (141-18) when leading at the half since 2011-12 (8-2 in 2018-19, 15-0 in 2017-18, 18-3 in 2016-17, 18-2 in 2015-16, 21-7 in 2014-15, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12).
• BU has won 37% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 40-67 in those.
• BU has led at halftime in 159 of 266 games over the last eight seasons, and BU is 181-85 since 2011-12.

BEST IN TEXAS
• Baylor is 56-14 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, and the Bears have advanced deeper into postseason play than any of Texas' 23 Division I team in five of the last seven seasons.
• BU is a combined 70-18 against Lone Star State teams over the last nine seasons after going 10-27 against in-state teams in Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378>'s first six seasons at Baylor (1-2 in 2018-19, 6-3 in 2017-18, 7-1 in 2016-17, 9-3 in 2015-16, 10-1 in 2014-15, 6-3 in 2013-14, 7-1 in 2012-13, 10-0 in 2011-12, 5-3 in 2010-11 and 9-1 in 2009-10).
• Additionally, six of the 18 NBA Draft picks from Texas colleges since 2012 have come from Baylor. SMU (three), Texas (three), Texas A&M (two), North Texas (one), Houston (one), Texas Tech (one) and UT Arlington (one) have also had players selected in the last seven NBA Drafts.

MCCLURE'S CAREER NIGHT LEADS TO HUGE ROAD WIN AT OKLAHOMA STATE
• King McClure<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7064> posted a career-high 29 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a career-high 38 minutes to lead Baylor to a crucial 73-69 win at Oklahoma State. The Bears' 15 made 3-pointers were their most since 2014.
• BU shot 60% from 3-point range (15-of-25) and only 27% from inside the 3-point line (8-of-30).
• Baylor's trio of starting guards shot a combined 14-of-23 from 3-point range, with Jared Butler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7072> posting 16 points and 4 assists, including 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, and Makai Mason<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7071> adding 13 points on 3-of-5 from downtown.
• OSU also had a hot shooting night, making 45% from downtown (13-of-29) and only 32% inside the arc (9-of-28).

UP NEXT
• The Bears go back on the road for a Monday game at West Virginia. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
• BU then returns home to host Alabama at 11 a.m. CT Saturday in the 2019 Big 12/SEC Challenge.

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