MBB Box: No. 21 Duke 78, No. 10 Baylor 70

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 21/19 Duke 78, No. 10/10 Baylor 70
New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 20, 2023

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  *   Baylor is 9-2 (0-0) on the season.
  *   Duke leads the all-time series 2-0.
  *   The Bears are 3-3 in Madison Square Garden.
  *   The Bears are 27-12 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last five years, with 16 of those coming away from home.
  *   Baylor is now 26-4 record when faced with a rest disadvantage since 2020-21.
  *   The Bears are 126-102 following a loss under Scott Drew
  *   BU is 2-2 in NBA venues so far this season (2-0 at Barclays Center, 0-1 at Little Caesars Arena and 0-1 at Madison Square Garden).
  *   BU is 15-3 in its last 18 regular-season neutral-site contests (3-2 this year).
  *   Baylor has posted a combined 195-39 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 121-17 mark in November and December games since 2013.
  *   The Bears played in front of their largest crowd of the season (18,512).
  *   Baylor’s 12-0 run in the first half was its second longest of the year and its longest since a 13-0 run against John Brown on Nov. 11.
  *   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.
  *   With 11 points and 10 rebounds, Missi recorded his third double-double of the season, the most in a single-season by a Baylor player since James Akinjo had 3 in 2021-22
  *   With his team-high 17 points, Dennis scored in double figures for the 58th time in his last 60 games.
  *   Dennis pulled down a season-high 7 rebounds.
  *   Bridges scored in double figures for the sixth time this season.
  *   Walter poured in 15 points scoring in double figures for the eight time this season. Baylor is now 8-1 when Walter scores in double figures.



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