No. 9 Baylor MBB Set for Big Monday in Stillwater

[Roberts, Matt]

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9/10 BAYLOR BEARS (21-8, 10-6 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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OKLAHOMA STATE (16-13, 7-9) vs. 9/10 BAYLOR (21-8, 10-6)
Feb. 27, 2023 • 8:00 p.m. CT
Stillwater, Okla • Ghallager-Iba Arena (13,611)

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OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (16-13, 7-9 Big 12)
Location: Stillwater, Okla.
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mike Boynton (South Carolina — 2004)
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• No. 9 Baylor Heads to Stillwater for an 8pm Big Monday matchup with the Oklahoma State Cowboys on ESPN.

• Monday is the 93rd all-time series meeting – with Oklahoma State holding a 57-35 series advantage.

• The Bears hold the 32-25 series edge since the two squads joined the Big 12.

• BU is 13-3 in its last 16 games against the Pokes, including seven straight in Stillwater.

• In the last meeting in Waco, BU led wire-to-wire for a 74-58 victory, the second of a season-best six-game winning streak.

• It its last game, Baylor erased a 14-point first-half lead by No. 8 Texas to down the Horns 81-72 for a sixth-straight-win over Texas in Waco.

• BU improved to 13-3 in its last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8, 9 and 8.

• On his birthday, Flo Thamba recorded his second career double-double with a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 12 points. Baylor is 7-0 in Thamba's career when he pulls down double-digit rebounds.

• In a 75-65 loss to Kansas State, Jonathan 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 16.3 points per game rank fifth among freshman in Division I.

• Baylor's 10 quad-one victories are tied for the second most in the country.

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

• Baylor has double-digit Big 12 wins in 8 of the last 9 years and 10 of the last 14 seasons. BU didn't reach double-digit Big 12 wins in any of its first 13 years in the league.

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

• BU has won 76-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).

• The Bears are a nations-best 27-11 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 53-14 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any Power-5 team.

• BU is 164-95 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).

• All eight of BU's losses have come against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25.


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