MBB Box: No. 2/2 Houston 82, No. 11/11 Baylor 76 OT

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 2/2 Houston (24-3, 11-3 Big 12) 82, No. 11/11 Baylor (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) 76 OT
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Feb. 24, 2024

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  *   No. 11/11 Baylor is 19-8, 8-6 in the Big 12 Conference. No. 2/2 Houston is 24-3, 11-3 in the Big 12.
  *   Houston leads the all-time series with Baylor, 39-16, including a 14-9 mark in games played in Waco.
  *   Baylor had won two straight in the series with the last meeting coming in the 2021 Final Four, a dominating 78-59 win over the Cougs. That was the only prior meeting between the schools under Coach Scott Drew.
  *   Baylor is 82-25 vs. in-state foes since the start of the 2011-12 season and are 94-27 vs. Texas teams over the last 14 seasons.
  *   The Bears are a nation’s best 31-15 against ranked teams over the last five years.
  *   Baylor is 12-5 in its last 17 games vs. AP top-10 teams.
  *   Baylor is 66-8 in home games over the last five seasons.
  *   The Bears are 6-2 at the Foster Pavilion and 13-2 on the year at home.
  *   Baylor is 405-172 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 459-252 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 439-241 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 184-167 at BU and is 196-169 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 123-32 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Baylor is 62-24 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 Monday, traveling to face TCU at 8 p.m. on ESPN and the Baylor Sports Media Network.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 23rd time this season. The Bears are 15-8 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Houston opened up a 27-10 lead with just over 10 minutes elapsed, using a 10-0 run to take a lead it would not relinquish until the closing seconds of the second half.
  *   Baylor trailed 29-12 with 7:57 left in the first quarter, marking its largest deficit since trailing by 30 vs. Michigan State in Detroit.
  *   The 17-point deficit was Baylor’s largest overcome since they trailed by 20 in the second half to North Carolina in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, before forcing overtime in Fort Worth.
  *   With 4.4 seconds left in regulation, Missi was fouled while finishing at the rim evening the game at 69-69 and taking it to overtime.
  *   Baylor outscored UH 44-28 in the second half.
  *   Baylor is 1-3 in overtime games on the year and 22-10 in OT under Drew.
  *   The Bears played four overtime games in 2023-24, the most in a season since playing four in 1970-71.
  *   The Bears took their first lead of the game on a Dennis basket to open overtime.
  *   Bridges had 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 42 minutes.
  *   Bridges scored in double figures for the 16th time on the year.
  *   Bridges notched his first double-double of the year and his first since going for 10 points and 11 rebounds at West Virginia in 2022-23. He has four career double-doubles, including two while at BU.
  *   Walter had 23 points and four rebounds in 43 minutes.
  *   Walter notched double-figures for the fifth-straight game and the 19th time this season and reached 20+ points for the eight time on the year.
  *   Walter finished with five 3-pointers made, equaling a season high, done last vs. Mississippi Valley State.
  *   Dennis chipped in 21 points with five assists and three steals in 43 minutes. It marked his fourth game of the year reaching 20+ points.
  *   Dennis reached double figures for the 20th time in 2023-24, with the Bears going 16-4 in those games.
  *   Nunn had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. It marked his 13th game with double-digit points.
  *   Baylor connected on 10 3-pointers, its 14th game with 10+ triples on the year.
  *   The Bears held UH to nine made field goals in the 20 minutes of the second half, holding the Cougs to 33.3 percent shooting in the period.


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