MBB Box: No. 12/13 Baylor 94, West Virginia 81

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 12/13 Baylor 94, West Virginia 81
Morgantown, W. Va. (WVU Coliseum)
Feb. 17, 2024

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  *   No. 12/13 Baylor is 19-6, 8-4 in the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia is 8-17 and 3-9 in league play.
  *   BU’s 94 points are it’s most points in a regulation Big 12 game since scoring 107 against Kansas State on Jan. 27, 2021.
  *   Baylor won a seconds-straight Big 12 game by 10+ points, marking the first time the Bears have had back-to-back double-digit conference wins since Feb. 8, 2023 (Texas Tech +27 & Oklahoma +10)
  *   The Bears are 17-8 all time against the Mountaineers and have won 6-straight, the longest streak by either team in the series.
  *   Baylor held a first-half lead for the 19th time this season (42-34), they are 17-2 when holding the first-half advantage.
  *   The Bears shot .536 from the field compared to .529 for WVU and have now won 92-straight when shooting a higher percentage than the opponent.
  *   BU is 105-6 when building a double-digit lead over the last five seasons.
  *   Baylor is 405-170 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 459-250 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 439-239 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 184-165 at BU and is 196-167 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 123-30 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   BU is 69-53 in Big 12 Road games since 2012, the second-best in the conference during that span.
  *   Baylor is 62-22 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, traveling to BYU for an 8pm tip on ESPN.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 21st time this season. The Bears are 14-6 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   The Bears had six players in double figures for the first time since Jan. 25, 2023, against No. 8 Texas.
  *   Walter had a team-high 23 points, establishing a new Big 12-career high, and were his most since scoring 23 against Cornell on 1/2/23.
  *   Walter has now scored 20+ points, seven times this season, with the Bears holding a 6-1 mark in those contests.
  *   With 20 points, Nunn topped the 20-point mark for the second-straight game and third time this season.
  *   Nunn is averaging 21.3 points in his last four contests, while he averaged 9.3 points per game in his previous 21.
  *   Dennis netted 18 points, his 19th double-figure game of the season, and the 68th in the last 74.
  *   Dennis led the Bears with X assists, moving him within XX of the Baylor single-season top-10.
  *   Missi had 13 points, his 16th double-figure game of the season.
  *   Bridges had 10 points and tied for the team-high with seven rebounds in his return to WVU.
  *   Bridges has now averaged 10 points and nine rebounds in two road games against his former School.
  *   Josh Ojianwuna tied for a team-high seven rebounds to go along with 10 points and a career-high three steals.
  *   Ojianwuna led the team in bench scoring for the fourth time this season.


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