MBB Box: Oklahoma 72, No. 3/3 Baylor 67 (Kansas City)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor shot a season-worst 3-of-22 (13.6%) from 3-point range – the previous low was 18.2% (2-of-11) vs. TCU on Feb. 19. The 3 made 3-pointers were second-fewest in a game.
  *   Baylor’s 9-game winning streak in neutral-site and tournament elimination games was snapped.
  *   Baylor also had its 8-game winning streak against Oklahoma snapped. The Bears are 10-2 in their last 12 games against OU and now trail 22-46 in the all-time series.
  *   Baylor’s 12 steals tied its second-most in a Big 12 Championship game behind the 13 vs. Kansas in 2015.
  *   Baylor fell to 38-3 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor is now 80-7 over the last 3 seasons when holding any 2nd-half lead.
  *   Baylor played without three injured scholarship players – LJ Cryer, Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Langston Love.
  *   Baylor is 54-8 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 80-12 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   James Akinjo (16 points) scored in double-figures for the 21st time this season and 70th time in his collegiate career.
  *   Flo Thamba (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 5th time in the last 8 games. Prior to that stretch he scored in double-figures in 4 of 106 career games.
  *   Dale Bonner had a season-high 9 points and a career-high 6 steals in 20 minutes off the bench.
  *   Bonner’s 6 steals tied a Baylor record for most in a Big 12 Championship game – Wendell Greenleaf also had 6 vs. Colorado on March 8, 2001.
  *   Bonner’s 6 steals also tied the 13th-most in any game in program history and were the most since Lester Medford had 7 vs. Savannah State on Nov. 23, 2015.
  *   Jeremy Sochan (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 12th time this season and came up one rebound shy of a double-double.
  *   Matthew Mayer (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 15th time this season and 36th time in his career.
  *   Adam Flagler’s streak of 13-straight games scoring in double-figures was snapped. He has scored 10+ points in 20 of his last 22 games played.



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

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