BU MBB Box: No. 14/14 Baylor 81, No. 18/17 BYU 72

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 14/14 Baylor 81, No. 18/17 BYU 72
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Jan. 9, 2024

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  *   No. 14/14 Baylor improves to 13-2 and 2-0 in Big 12 play. No. 18/17 BYU is 12-3, 0-2 in league play.
  *   BU is 2-0 all-time at the Foster Pavilion and are 63-6 at home over the last five seasons.
  *   Baylor is 28-12 against AP ranked teams over the last four seasons and have won three straight home games vs. AP top-25 foes.
  *   BU is 56-18 in the Big 12 over the last four seasons, the best record of any power-5 team in league play.
  *   The Bears are 14-7 in conference lid-lifters under Scott Drew and have won 14 of their last 17.
  *   The series with BYU is led by BU, 6-5, including a 4-0 record under Drew vs. the Cougs. The series is led by BU, 2-1 in Waco.
  *   This marked the first meeting in the series since 2013, a 76-70 Baylor win.
  *   Baylor is 398-166 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   Over the last five seasons, Baylor is 117-26, the best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Drew is 453-246 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 433-235 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 178-162 at BU and is 190-164 in his career.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Saturday, playing host to Cincinnati at 7 p.m. on ESPN and the Baylor Sports Media Network.
  *   Baylor shot 43.1 percent in the game but was 14-of-27 in the second half for a 51.9 percent.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 12th time this season. The Bears are 10-2 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Dennis finished with 10 points and four assists in 30 minutes.
  *   Dennis has scored in double figures in 12 of his 15 Baylor games.
  *   Bridges had a game-high and season-best 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting, with five rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes.
  *   Bridges has scored in double figures eight time on the year and 26 times in his two-year BU career. Baylor is 6-1 in his career when he leads the Bears in scoring.
  *   Bridges has two 20+ games on the year and four in his BU career.
  *   Walter had 16 points with two rebounds in 30 minutes. He has scored in double figures in 11 of his 15 collegiate games.
  *   Nunn finished with 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 28 minutes.
  *   Nunn has scored in double figures six times on the year.
  *   Langston Love had 15 points and four rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench.
  *   Love had scored in double digits in 10 games in 2023-24 and the Bears are 16-2 in his career when he scores 10+.


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