MBB Box: No. 15/13 Baylor 99, Kansas City 61

[Roberts, Matt]

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No. 15/13 Baylor 99, Kansas City 61
Waco, Texas (The Ferrell Center)
Nov. 14, 2023


  *   The Bears even the all-time series with Kansas City at 4-4.
  *   Baylor improves to 4-0 all-time at home against the ‘Roos
  *   51 points are the most in a first half for BU since scoring 61 in the first half against Mississippi Valley last year in the season opener (11/7/22).
  *   99 points are BU’s most since scoring 117 against the Delta Devils in the season opener last season (11/7/22).
  *   BU had multiple 20-point scorers (Nunn 25 & Walter 23) for the first time since 2/18/23 at Kansas (Flagler and George).
  *   BU improves to 4-0 to start a season for the fourth time in the last six years.
  *   Baylor is 84-4 in its last 88 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
  *   Baylor is 148-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 118-8 since 2007-08.
  *   Baylor is 64-8 in home games against unranked opponents (including Big 12 play) since 2016-17.
  *   Baylor is 81-13 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.860%).
  *   Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (236-28).
  *   Baylor has built leads of 10+ points in 54 of 77 games since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament (51-3 record).
  *   BU has won 81-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).
  *   Baylor has taken a lead in 158-consecutive games (last wire-to-wire loss Dec. 1, 2018 at Wichita State).
  *   BU deployed a starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for a second time this season and improved to 2-0 when starting those five players
  *   Nunn established season highs in points (25) and assists (4).
  *   Walter recorded his second 20-point game of the season.
  *   Dennis eclipsed the 500-assist mark for his career with eight assists on Tuesday Night.
  *   With 11 points, Dennis scored in double figures for the 52nd time in his last 53 games.
  *   Bridges made his team-leading 90th-consecutive start.
  *   Bridges scored 12 points to notch his 36th-career double-figure scoring game (21st at BU).
  *   Miro Little scored a season-high eight points.
  *   Caleb Lohner appeared in his 100th career game (38th at BU).
  *   Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua appeared in his 100th career game (69th at BU).
  *   Austin Sacks scored his career-first points.


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