MBB Box: No. 3/4 Baylor 68, No. 21/21 Texas 61 (Austin)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor improved to 12-1 in its last 13 games against Texas (5-0 in Waco, 6-1 in Austin, 1-0 in Kansas City).
  *   Baylor has won its last 6 games when facing a ranked Texas team (tonight’s 7-point victory was the first of those closer than 14 points).
  *   Baylor closed down the Erwin Center with wins in its last 3 and 6 of its last 7 trips to Austin.
  *   BU is now 21-8 against UT since snapping a 24-game series losing streak in 2009.
  *   Baylor has swept the round-robin season series vs. Texas in 6 of the last 12 seasons after doing so only once in the Big 12’s first 13 years.
  *   Baylor held Texas without a point for 4:45 in the final 7 minutes (6:21 to 1:36).
  *   Baylor has trailed at halftime in each of its last 3 games and come back to win all 3 (out-scoring opponents 129-97 in those 2nd halves).
  *   Baylor finished 7-2 in Big 12 road games this season, the league’s best record in conference road games. BU is 21-5 in Big 12 road games over the last 3 seasons.
  *   Baylor improved to 22-6 against ranked opponents over the last 3 seasons, including a 13-4 record away from home.
  *   Baylor is now 79-6 over the last 3 seasons when taking a holding a 2nd-half lead.
  *   Baylor played without three injured scholarship players – LJ Cryer, Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Langston Love.
  *   Baylor’s 41-8 Big 12 record over the last 3 seasons is the nation’s best league record among Power-5 teams.
  *   The Bears forced only 9 turnovers. BU has forced 12+ turnovers in 26 of 30 games this season.
  *   Baylor is 53-7 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 79-11 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Kendall Brown (13 points) scored 12 first-half points and reached double-figure scoring for the 18th time this season. It tied his most points in a Big 12 game.
  *   Flo Thamba (12 points) had his 6th double-figure scoring game of the season (8th of career) and his 4th in the last 6 games – he has as many double-figure scoring games in his last 6 games (4) as his previous 106 games combined (4).
  *   Adam Flagler (19 points) scored in double-figures for a team-high 22nd time this season, 36th time in his BU career and 68th time in his collegiate career.
  *   Flagler has scored in double-figures in 11-straight games and 19 of his last 20 games played.
  *   James Akinjo (19 points) scored in double-figures for the 19th time this season and 68th time in his collegiate career.
  *   Akinjo also had a career-high 8 rebounds along with 7 assists in 38 minutes.



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