MBB Box: No. 25/21 BYU 78, No. 11/11 Baylor 71

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 25/21 BYU 78, No. 11/11 Baylor 71
Provo, Utah (Marriott Center)
Feb. 20, 2024

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  *   No. 11/11 Baylor is 19-7, 8-5 in the Big 12 Conference. No. 25/21 BYU is 19-7 and 7-6 in league play.
  *   The Bears are 6-6 all time against the Cougars and had their four-game winning streak against the Cougars snapped. It was the longest streak by either team in the series.
  *   The Bears are a nation’s best 31-14 against ranked teams over the last five years.
  *   Baylor trailed at halftime (42-37), they are 3-5 when trailing at the break this season.
  *   The Bears shot 49% as compared to BYU’s 44%, snapping a streak of 92-straight wins when shooting a higher percentage than the opponent, dating back to March 2, 2019 at Kansas State
  *   Baylor is 405-171 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 459-251 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 439-240 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 184-166 at BU and is 196-168 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 123-31 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   BU is 69-54 in Big 12 Road games since 2012, the second-best in the conference during that span.
  *   Baylor is 62-23 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 Saturday, Hosting No. 2 Houston in an 11am tip on CBS.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 22nd time this season. The Bears are 15-7 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Bridges scored a game-high 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
  *   Tuesday marked the 15th time in his BU career Bridges led the team in rebounds.
  *   Bridges extended his career-long streak having hit a three-pointer in 10-straight games.
  *   Missi poured in 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds, his 17th double-figure scoring game of the season.
  *   Walter notched double-figures for the fourth-straight game and the 18th time this season.
  *   Dennis accounted for all of Baylor’s eight assists, his 23rd time to lead the team in assists this season.
  *   Langston Love made his first appearance since suffering an injury on Feb. 6 against Texas Tech.
  *   Love made one of his two shot attempts to finish with three points.
  *   With four points, Josh Ojianwuna led the Bears in Bench points for a second-straight game.



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