MBB Box: No. 17 Baylor 75, No. 9 Kansas 69

[Roberts, Matt]

Game Book Attached.

17/17 Baylor 75, 9/9 Kansas 69
Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)
Jan. 23, 2023

  *   Baylor is 15-5 and 5-3 in the Big 12. Kansas is 16-4, 5-3 in the Big 12.
  *   Baylor has won five consecutive games.
  *   Kansas leads the all-time series 36-19, including a 14-6 mark in Waco.
  *   Baylor is 12-1 vs. top-10 ranked teams in the last three years and are 10-4 in home games against top-10 foes over the last 10 seasons.
  *   The Bears are 25-8 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years.
  *   Baylor is 78-7 when leading at halftime and 95-10 when taking a second-half lead.
  *   The Bears are 108-10 when leading at halftime over the last six seasons.
  *   Baylor is 49-5 in home games over the last four seasons.
  *   Baylor’s 47-10 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any power five team
  *   Baylor head coach Scott Drew is 432-240 all-time in his 21st season as a head coach and is 412-227 in his 20th year at Baylor. Drew is 170-158 in the Big 12 and is 8-27 vs. Kansas.
  *   The starting lineup of Adam Flagler, Keyonte George, LJ Cryer, Jalen Bridges and Flo Thamba was used for a seventh-straight game, that combo is 11-4 this season.
  *   LJ Cryer finished with a team-leading 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting with three assists and two boards in 37 minutes. Cryer has scored in double figures in 12 of his 17 games on the year and in 27 in his career, with the Bears owning a 23-4 mark in those games.
  *   Cryer had five 3-pointers in the first half, the first player with five triples in the first half since Adam Flagler had five at Oregon in 2021-22.
  *   It was Cryer’s first 20+ point game since going for 28 vs. No. 8 UCLA in 2022-23.
  *   Flagler had 17 points, two rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes. He reached double figures for the 39th time in his last 42 games.
  *   Langston Love finished with 11 points and a rebound. He reached double figures for the eighth time on the year.
  *   Jalen Bridges added 11 points and nine boards. Bridges scored in double figures for the 11th time on the year, with Baylor owning a 10-1 record in those outings.
  *   Thamba played in his 137th career game, the fourth most in program history.


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