MBB Box: No. 13/12 Baylor 88, Oregon State 72

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 13/12 Baylor 88, Oregon State 72
New York, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
Nov. 22, 2023

Box Score Attached. Media Materials link<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>


  *   In the first meeting since 1972, The Bears take the 2-1 lead in the all-time series with the Beavers.
  *   Baylor has won 14 of its last 15 regular-season neutral-site contests

·         Baylor is 41-13 in regular-season tournaments during the Drew era, including titles in 4 of the last 5 tournaments.

  *   The Bears are 12-1 against their last 12 Pac 12 opponents, with wins in each of their last 7 meetings against teams from out west.
  *   BU is 109-24 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-conference teams in that span
  *   BU improves to 5-0 to start a season for the fourth time in the last six years.
  *   Baylor is 82-13 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.860%).
  *   Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (237-28).
  *   Baylor has built leads of 10+ points in 55 of 78 games since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament (52-3 record).
  *   BU has won 82-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).
  *   Baylor has taken a lead in 159-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 third time this season and improved to 2-0 when starting those five players.
  *   With 24 points on Wednesday, Walter now has the most points by a freshman through five games in the Scott Drew Era (96).
  *   Walter recorded a career-high 3 assists.
  *   Missi recorded his career-first double-double, BU’s first since Flo Thamba had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Texas last season (2/25/23).
  *   Missi’s 14 rebounds are the most by a Baylor player since Mark Vital had 15 vs. Oklahoma State on March 12, 2021.
  *   Bridges played in his 100th career game, and notched his 22nd double-figure scoring game at Baylor.


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