MBB Box: No. 5 Kansas 87, No. 9 Baylor 71

[Roberts, Matt]

5/7 Kansas 87, 9/9 Baylor 71

Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)

Feb. 18, 2023



  *   Baylor is 20-7 (9-5) on the season.
  *   BU is 3-3 in its last 6 games against KU
  *   The Bears are 1-20 All time in Lawrence
  *   Baylor is 12-3 against top-10 ranked teams in the last 3 years.
  *   The Bears are 52-13 in Big 12 play over the last four seasons.
  *   The Bears are 26-10 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years.
  *   BU is 17-3 (7-2) this season when leading at the half.
  *   The Bears are 4-4 this season against ranked teams.
  *   BU allowed 50-plus points in the second half for the first time since Texas Tech had 51 on Feb. 16, 2022.
  *   Kansas’ four turnovers were the fewest by a Baylor opponent since Feb. 22, 2014, when West Virginia also had 4.
  *   Five of Baylor’s seven losses have come when a team reaches 80 points.
  *   Baylor had multiple 20-point scorers for the eighth time this season.
  *   Keyonte George scored 20 points for an 11th time this season, tying Lawrence Roberts for the most 20-point games by a freshman in program history. The Bears are 7-4 this season when George scores 20 points.
  *   Adam Flagler eclipsed the 20-point mark for the 15th time in his Baylor career (8th time this season), the Bears are 11-4 when Flagler scores 20-plus.
  *   Flagler’s nine field goals tied a season high.
  *   Flagler appeared in his 120th-career game
  *   LJ Cryer scored 15 points, his 20th-career game of 15+ points (13 in his career).
  *   Jalen Bridges appeared in his 90th-consecutive game.


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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