MBB: No. 13/13 Baylor 79, No. 23/23 Texas Tech 73

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 13/13 Baylor 79, No. 23/23 Texas Tech 73
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Feb. 6, 2024

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  *   No. 13/13 Baylor is 17-5, 6-3 in the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech is 16-6 and 5-4 in league play.
  *   The Bears have a three-game winning streak.
  *   Texas Tech leads the all-time series 82-65, with Baylor leading 40-30 in Waco.
  *   The Bears have won 10 of their last 11 games against the Red Raiders in Waco.
  *   Baylor Coach Scott Drew owns a 25-15 record vs. Texas Tech and has won three straight vs. the Red Raiders.
  *   Baylor is 4-3 vs. Texas Tech in matchups when both teams are ranked.
  *   Baylor is 30-12 vs. ranked teams over the last five seasons with 14 of those wins coming at home.
  *   The Bears are 3-0 against top-25 opponents in Big 12 play.
  *   Baylor is 403-169 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 457-249 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 437-238 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 182-164 at BU and is 194-166 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 121-29 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Baylor is 60-21 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Saturday, traveling to face No. 4/4 Kansas at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 19th time this season. The Bears are 14-5 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Baylor is 242-28 when leading at halftime since 2011-12.
  *   Under Drew, Baylor is 354-58 when leading at halftime and is 14-2 in 2023-24.
  *   Dennis had a game-best 21 points, with five assists, four rebounds and four steals in 35 minutes.
  *   Dennis has 20+ points in three games on the year.
  *   Dennis has scored in double figures in 17 games this year, with the Bears sporting a 14-3 record in those games.
  *   The senior played in his 151st consecutive game tonight, and ranks in the top-15 among active players in the country in career games played.
  *   Missi finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes, connecting on 5-of-7 shots and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
  *   Missi’s seven made free throws set a new career high.
  *   Missi has scored in double figures in 13 games in 2023-24, with BU going 10-3 in those games.
  *   Nunn chipped in 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes.
  *   Nunn reached double figures for the second straight game and the 10th game of the year, with the Bears going 9-1 in those outings.
  *   The Bears shot 49 percent from the field in the win, including a 65 percent (13-of-20) clip in the second half.
  *   BU, the nation’s leading 3-point shooting team, was held to 5-of-18 from distance in the game. The Bears shot 60.6 percent from inside the arc in the win.


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