MBB Box: No. 8/8 Baylor 81, West Virginia 77 (Waco)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor played without leading scorer LJ Cryer (13.9 ppg; foot injury) and third-leading scorer Adam Flagler (12.7 ppg, knee injury). The Bears had two available scholarship guards (James Akinjo and Dale Bonner), with all other scholarship players 6’8 or taller.
  *   Baylor committed only one turnover in the final 15 minutes (charge on Sochan with 3:42 left). The Bears had 10 turnovers in the prior 25 minutes.
  *   Baylor trailed by 10 points (41-31) with 19 minutes left and by 9 points (57-48) with 10 minutes left.
  *   Baylor had a 24-2 edge in second-chance points (17-5 offensive rebounds).
  *   BU improved to 16-0 this season when winning points off turnovers (17-7) and 15-0 when winning points in the paint (42-20).
  *   This is the 3rd-straight season Baylor is 7-2 or better at the midway point of Big 12 play – prior to that, BU was 7-2 or better in league play just once in the conference’s first 23 seasons (2012).
  *   Dale Bonner made his first Division I start, playing a season-high 36 minutes. He had come off the bench in the last 7 games after 2-consecutive healthy DNPs.
  *   Bonner (36:07) and Akinjo (38:14) combined to play 74:21 of 80 minutes in the backcourt.
  *   Baylor is 34-2 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor has forced 10+ turnovers in 30-straight games, including 12+ turnovers in 21 of 22 games this season.
  *   Baylor is 47-5 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 73-9 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor has had 3+ players make 3-pointers in 25-consecutive games and has made at least 3 treys as a team in 111-consecutive games.
  *   James Akinjo (25 points) had his 4th 20-point game of the season and 16th career 20-point game. It was his 13th game this season with 10+ points this season (62nd career).
  *   Jeremy Sochan (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 8th time this season and was one rebound shy of his second double-double.
  *   Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (14 points) scored in double-figures off the bench for the 9th time this season. He had 6 double-figure scoring games last season.
  *   Matthew Mayer scored all 9 of his points in the final 3:27, scoring 9 of Baylor’s 11 points from 3:27 remaining until 0:34 remaining.

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