MBB Box: No. 3 Baylor 94, No. 6 West Virginia 89 OT (Morgantown, W.Va.)

[Kaye, David]

Postgame video files and pool photos uploaded here: http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB

No. 3/3 Baylor 94 (19-1, 11-1 Big 12), No. 6/6 West Virginia 89 (17-7, 10-5) OT
Morgantown, W.Va. (WVU Coliseum)
March 2, 2021


  *   Baylor clinched its first conference championship since sharing the 1950 Southwest Conference title.
  *   This marks the 6th conference championship in program history (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950 Southwest Conference, 2021 Big 12 Conference). The 1932, 1946, 1948 and 2021 years were outright champions.
  *   Baylor improved to 4-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season, including two road wins (Texas and West Virginia), one neutral win (Illinois) and one home win (KU).
  *   Baylor is now a nation’s-best 11-2 against AP Top 25 teams over the last 2 seasons, including 4-1+X this season.
  *   Baylor improved to a Big 12-best 26-4 in conference play over the last 2 seasons, and the Bears are 14-3 in Big 12 road games over that span, which is also the league’s best mark.
  *   Baylor’s 19-1 start matches the 2019-20 season for the best 20-game record in program history.
  *   Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 50 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.
  *   Baylor has built double-digit leads in 18 of 20 games this season (1 of 3 since 21-day layoff).
  *   Jared Butler (1,165 career points) passed Brady Heslip and Cory Jefferson for 22nd on Baylor’s all-time scoring list.
  *   Mark Vital (730 career rebounds) passed Cory Jefferson and Doug Brandt for 9th on Baylor’s all-time rebounding list.
  *   Baylor improved to 45-5 since MaCio Teague and Davion Mitchell became eligible.



 Thanks,

DK


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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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