No. 9 Baylor MBB Hosts No. 8 Texas in a Top-10 Matinee Saturday

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9/10 BAYLOR BEARS (20-8, 9-6 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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8/8 Texas (22-6, 11-4) vs. 9/10 BAYLOR (20-8, 9-6)
Feb. 25, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • The Ferrell Center (10,284)

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WATCH: ESPN
Talent: Dave O'Brien (pxp), Dick Vitale (analyst), Kris Budden (Sideline)
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8/8 TEXAS LONGHORNS (22-6, 11-4 Big 12)
Location: Austin, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Rodney Terry (St. Edwards — 1990)
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• No. 9 Baylor puts its six-game home win streak on the line against No. 8 Texas in a Saturday matinee on ESPN.

• Fans who bring a pair of new or gently used shoes to donate on Saturday will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win custom pair of Nike ID shoes.

• Saturday is the 261st series meeting – the most-played rivalry in Baylor history dating back 107 years.

• BU is 12-2 in its last 14 games vs. Texas since Feb. 20, 2016 (5-0 in Waco, 6-2 in Austin, 1-0 in KC).

• The Bears have won six of the last seven meetings in Waco with the last loss coming Feb. 1, 2016.

• Baylor is 22-9 vs. Texas since snapping a 24-game series losing streak at the 2009 Big 12 Championship.

• This is the fourth-straight meeting where both programs are ranked, the longest such streak in series history.

• BU has won six of the last seven series meetings when Texas was ranked.

• Baylor is 80-22 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, and the Bears have Advanced deeper into postseason play than any of Texas' 23 Division I teams in five of the last nine seasons.

• The Bears are aiming to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Longhorns for the first time since 2014.

• In the last meeting in Waco, No. 3 BU won 80-63 against No. 20 Texas. In that game, all five BU starters scored in double-figures but the Bears lost Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua to a season-ending knee injury.

• BU is coming off an 75-65 loss to Kansas State where the Wildcats shot 58% in the second half.

• Against KSU, Tchamwa Tchatchoua recorded his first double-double in 392 days with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

• Keyonte George had a game-high 23 points against the Cats, setting a new program record for the most 20-point games by a freshman (12).

• George's 16.9 points per game rank third among freshman in Division I.

• Baylor's eight quad-one victories are the third most in the Big 12 and fourth most in the country.

• Baylor is 12-3 against top-10 ranked teams over the last 3 years, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8 an 9.

• Drew has won 20+ games in 14 of the last 16 years — the Bears had 3 seasons of 20+ wins prior to his arrival.

• BU has won 8+ Big 12 games in 12-straight seasons after winning 8+ just 3 times in the league's first 15 years.

• Baylor has double-digit Big 12 wins in 7 of the last 8 years and 9 of the last 13 seasons. BU didn't reach double-digit Big 12 wins in any of its first 13 years in the league.

• BU has won 75-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).

• The Bears are a nations-best 26-11 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years, with 16 of those wins coming away from home.

• At 25-9, BU has the best Big 12 road record over the last four seasons, and is one of just three teams with a .500+ road record in the conference during that span.

• Baylor's 52-14 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any Power-5 team.

• BU is 163-95 in Big 12 play in 13 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 seasons.

•Against TCU, BU trailed by 10 with 8:44 to play, overcoming a 10-point deficit 2nd-half deficit on the road for the first time in over three years (1/18/20, at OSU).

• Adam Flagler scored 16-straight second-half points against the Frogs to lift BU to its fourth Big 12 road win of the season (T-most in the conference).

• Flagler is second in the Big 12 (17th in the nation) in assist-turnover ratio (2.89).


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