MBB Box: Michigan State 88, No. 6/6 Baylor 64

[Roberts, Matt]

Michigan State 88, No. 6/6 Baylor 64
Detroit, Mich. (Little Caesars Arena)
Dec. 16, 2023

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  *   With the loss, Baylor falls to 9-1 on the year, while Michigan State improves to 5-5 (0-2).
  *   BU is now 2-1 all time against the Spartans
  *   Baylor is now 5-1 against Big Ten teams since 2016
  *   The Bears have won 14 of the last 16 regular-season neutral-site contests
  *   Scott Drew is 449-245 in his 22nd year as a head coach.
  *   Baylor is 112-25 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-five conference teams in that span.
  *   BU allowed Michigan State to shoot .633, Baylor’s highest opponent FG % allowed since Oklahoma shot .661 from the field on Feb. 26, 2005
  *   Baylor is 87-14 vs. unranked teams over the last five seasons (.861%).
  *   Baylor failed to take the lead at any point in the game for the first time since Dec. 2, 2018 at Kansas State, snapping a 164 game streak.
  *   BU deployed a starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for an eighth time this season and fell to 7-1 when starting that lineup.
  *   Missi scored 11 points, notching double figures for the seventh time in his career.
  *   Dennis dished out a team-high seven assists, leading the team in dimes for a ninth time this season.
  *   Dennis scored in double figures for the eighth time at Baylor and the 57th time in the last 60 games.


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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