MBB Box: No. 10/10 Baylor 80, No. 20/20 Texas 63 (Waco)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua suffered a significant knee injury in the first half and is out indefinitely.
  *   Baylor also played without leading scorer LJ Cryer (13.9 ppg; foot injury) for a 5th-straight game and 7th time this season.
  *   Baylor’s 17-point margin of victory was the largest by any team against Texas since Oklahoma State won 81-59 in Austin on March 7, 2020.
  *   Baylor’s 80 points were the 2nd-most allowed by Texas this season behind only the 86 points Gonzaga scored in its win vs. UT.
  *   Baylor improved to 20-5 against ranked teams over the last 3 seasons, including 8-2 in home games.
  *   Baylor improved to 11-1 in 12 games against Texas since Feb. 20, 2016, including 5-0 in Waco, 5-1 in Austin and 1-0 in Kansas City.
  *   Baylor has won its last 5 games against ranked Texas teams (2015-Waco, 2016-Austin, 2016-Kansas City, 2021-Austin, 2022-Waco).
  *   BU is 20-8 against Texas since snapping a 24-game series losing streak in 2009.
  *   Baylor improved to 17-0 this season when winning points in the paint (28-22).
  *   Baylor improved to 62-3 when leading at the half in the last 3 seasons and 75-5 when taking a 2nd-half lead.
  *   Baylor now leads the nation with 9 Quad 1 wins.
  *   Baylor head coach Scott Drew improved to 8-3 against Chris Beard (1-0 at Texas, 7-3 at Texas Tech).
  *   Baylor is 23-2 in home games over the last 2 seasons and 37-3 in home games over the last 3 seasons.
  *   This was the first time all 5 Baylor starters scored in double-figures since Feb. 8, 2020 vs. Oklahoma State.
  *   Baylor’s 37-7 Big 12 record over the last 3 seasons is the nation’s best league record among Power-5 teams.
  *   Baylor has forced 10+ turnovers in 33-straight games, including 12+ turnovers in 23 of 25 games this season.
  *   Baylor is 49-6 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 75-10 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor has had 3+ players make 3-pointers in 28-consecutive games and has made at least 3 treys as a team in 114-consecutive games.
  *   Adam Flagler (20 points) scored in double-figures for the team-high 18th time this season, 32nd time in his BU career and 64th time in his collegiate career. He’s scored in double-figures in 15 of his last 16 games played.
  *   Flagler had his 4th 20-point game of the season, 5th of his BU career and 15th of his collegiate career.
  *   Flo Thamba (12 points, career-high 11 rebounds) had his career-first double-double. It was his 3rd double-figure scoring game of the season (5th career) and his 3rd double-digit rebounding game of the season (4th career).
  *   Thamba’s 8 free throws made and 11 free throws attempted were both the most by any Baylor player this season.
  *   Thamba also played career-high 30 minutes. His previous high was 28 at Oklahoma on Jan. 22, 2022.
  *   James Akinjo (15 points) scored in double-figures for the 15th time this season and 64th time in his collegiate career.
  *   Kendall Brown (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 16th time this season, 2nd-most on the team.
  *   Matthew Mayer (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 11th time this season and 32nd time in his career.



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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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