MBB Box: No. 15/14 Baylor 62, TCU 54

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 15/14 Baylor 62, TCU 54
Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Feb. 26, 2024

Box Score Attached | Media Materials<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>


  *   No. 15/14 Baylor is 20-8, 9-6 in the Big 12 Conference. TCU is 19-9, 8-7 in the Big 12.
  *   Baylor leads the all-time series 107-87, and 18-6 in the Scott Drew era.
  *   56 points are the fewest allowed by the Bears in conference play this season, and the fewest allowed to a conference opponent since giving up just 49 against Kansas State on Jan. 25, 2022.
  *   The Bears are 158-9 when holding opponents under 70 points in the Drew Era.
  *   Baylor is 83-25 vs. in-state foes since the start of the 2011-12 season and are 95-27 vs. Texas teams over the last 14 seasons.
  *   The Bears have eclipsed the 20-win mark for the sixth-straight season and the 15th time in the last 17 seasons.
  *   Baylor is 64-51 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league, behind only Kansas.
  *   BU held a halftime lead (25-23) for the 19th time this season. The Bears are 17-2 this season with a halftime lead.
  *   25 points were Baylor’s second-fewest in a first half this season (17 vs. Michigan State).
  *   Baylor is 406-172 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 460-252 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 440-241 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 185-167 at BU and is 197-169 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 124-32 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Saturday, hosting No. 7 Kansas at 12 p.m. on ABC 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 24th time this season. The Bears are 16-8 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Dennis tied a season high with nine rebounds.
  *   With nine more assists tonight, Dennis moved into a tie for eighth among single-season assist leaders in program history (185).
  *   Bridges scored in double figures for a 17th time this season.
  *   Bridges grabbed a career-high 4 steals.
  *   The senior scored 9-straight points to start the game for Baylor, the second time this season he has started a game with at least 8-straight points for BU. He scored the Bears’ first eight points at UCF earlier this season 1/31/24.
  *   Missi recorded his 18th game in double figures 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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