No. 13 MBB Heads to Lawrence for a showdown with No. 4 Kansas

Fri Feb 9 09:29:26 CST 2024

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13/13 BAYLOR BEARS (17-5, 6-3 Big 12)
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Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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13/13 BAYLOR (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) vs. 4/4 Kansas (18-5, 6-4 Big 12)
Feb. 10, 2024 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. • Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)

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4/4 KANSAS JAYHAWKS (18-5, 6-4 Big 12)
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Head Coach: Bill Self (Ok. State, 1985)
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• No. 13 BU heads to Lawrence for a third-straight top-25 showdown, against No. 4 Kansas on ESPN. Lawrence is also the site of ESPN's College Gameday on Saturday morning.

• Saturday is the 46th all-time series meeting, with KU holding a 36-9 series advantage, but the two have split the season series in each of the last five seasons, the only Big 12 team to do so in that span.

• One of these two teams has claimed the last four Big 12 Titles ('20: KU, '21: BU, '22: BU/KU, '23: KU)

• Baylor is 4-4 against the Jayhawks in the last eight meetings, Baylor's four regular-season wins against the Jayhawks since 2019-20 are tied for the most among any Big 12 team.

• The Bears are one of just four teams to win at Allen Fieldhouse in the last five seasons. (Kentucky, Texas, TCU)

• Baylor and Kansas are two of the three teams to be a 3-seed or higher in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments.

• The Bears and Jayhawks are two of just four teams to win a game in four-straight NCAA Tournaments.

• Baylor is a nations-best 30-12 against ranked teams over the last five seasons.

• BU's 121-29 record since 2019-20 is the best among Power Six teams in that span (Kansas is 2nd 129-31).

• Baylor's 312 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (350).

• BU and KU are the only Power Six schools to win 18+ games every year since 2008.

• Baylor is 68-52 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league behind only Kansas (74-48).

• Baylor is 12-3 in its last 15 games against AP top-10 teams.

• BU's 60-21 Big 12 record over the last five seasons is the second best record of any power-conference team during that span (Kansas).

• The Bears have now been ranked in the top-10 for a fifth-straight year, one of just four programs (Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas) to accomplish that feat.

• In the last meeting, the Bears built a 17-point first-half lead and led by 13 at the break, only to see the Jayhawks storm back, outscoring the Bears by 29 in the second half for the 16-point win.

• Last time out, Baylor used a 13-0 run and a game-high 21 points from RayJ Dennis to down No. 23 Texas Tech for the Bears' third-straight win over the Red Raiders.

• The win gave Scott Drew his first win over a former assistant coach, as McCasland served under Drew at Baylor from 2011-2016.

• The Bears are third in the nation in 3-point FG% (40.3), fourth in offensive efficiency (122.1) and lead the Big 12 in points per game (83.7).

• Ranked in the AP Top-25 for 23-straight weeks, BU is riding the nation's eighth-longest active streak and the third-longest in the Big 12 (Houston 78, Kansas 57).

• Langston Love is averaging 12.8 points per game in Big 12 play, most in the league among players with no starts.

• BU has had six players win Big 12 Sixth-Man of the Year, no other conference school has more than two.

• Dennis ranks second in the Big 12 in assists per game (6.4), with the Bears getting 14.2 points per game from Ja'Kobe Walter to lead the offense, the most among Big 12 Conference freshmen.

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