No. 4/4 Kansas 64, No. 13/13 Baylor 61

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 4/4 Kansas 64, No. 13/13 Baylor 61
Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)
Feb. 10, 2024

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  *   No. 13/13 Baylor is 17-6, 6-4 in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is 19-5 and 7-4 in league play.
  *   The Bears tied a season high with 21 turnovers.
  *   All four of Baylor’s losses in Big 12 play have come by four point or fewer. All four losses have come by a combined 12 points.
  *   BU outscored KU 15-4 in second chance points, and is now 14-3 on the season when outscoring the opponent in that category this season.
  *   Baylor is a nations-best 30-13 vs. ranked teams over the last five seasons.
  *   The Bears are 4-5 in the last eight meetings with the Jayhawks and 9-36 overall.
  *   Baylor is 12-4 in its last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams.
  *   The Bears are 3-2 against top-25 opponents in Big 12 play.
  *   BU is 3-4 and 2-2 in Big 12 play when trailing at the half this season.
  *   The Bears are now 3-2 against AP top-25 teams this season.
  *   Baylor is 403-170 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 457-250 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 437-239 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 182-165 at BU and is 194-167 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 121-30 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch (Kansas).
  *   Baylor is 60-22 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span (Kansas).
  *   Baylor will return to action on Tuesday, hosting Oklahoma at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 20th time this season. The Bears are 14-6 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Missi scored a game-high 21 points, his second 20-point game of the season.
  *   Missi tied for a team-high 8 rebounds, his 11th time leading the team in rounds this season.
  *   Missi set a career high in made free throws for a second-straight game with nine on a career-high 12 attempts.
  *   Missi’s 21 points are the most by a BU freshman at Kansas since Jared Butler had 31 against the Jayhawks at AFH on 3/9/2018.
  *   Walter scored in double figures for the 15th time this season (17) and the first time since 1/27 against TCU.
  *   Walter tied for a game-high eight rebounds and finished one shy of his season high.
  *   Bridges has made a three-pointer in seven-straight games, tying the longest stretch of his career.
  *   Miro Little scored his career-first points in Big 12 play.
  *   Little finished with career highs in rebounds (6) and minutes (19).
  *   Little led the team in Bench points for the second time this season.

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