MBB Box: No. 14/14 Baylor 62, Cincinnati 59

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 14/14 Baylor 62, Cincinnati 59
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Jan. 13, 2024

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  *   No. 14/14 Baylor improves to 14-2 and 3-0 in Big 12 play. Cincinnati is 12-4, 1-2 in league play.
  *   The Bears improved to 3-0 (2-0) in Big 12 play in games decided by five points or less.
  *   Baylor is 3-0 in conference play for the fourth time in the last five years.
  *   Baylor improved to 3-0 this season and 157-9 in the Scott Drew Era when holding opponents to 60 points or fewer.
  *   BU is 3-0 all-time at the Foster Pavilion and are 64-6 at home over the last five seasons.
  *   BU is 57-18 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the best record of any power-5 team in league play.
  *   Baylor now leads the all-time series 2-0.
  *   This marked the first meeting in the series since 1946, a 55-45 Baylor win.
  *   Baylor is 400-166 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   The Bears and Bearcats were tied 27-27 at the half. BU is 12-0 this season when tied or leading at the half.
  *   Over the last five seasons, Baylor is 118-26, the best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Drew is 454-246 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 434-235 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 179-162 at BU and is 191-164 in his career.
  *   The Bears are one of just two teams in the conference with an unblemished league record. The other is Texas Tech (3-0) led by former Drew assistant Grant McCasland.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Tuesday, when it travels to Kansas State at 7 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 13th time this season. The Bears are 11-2 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Dennis played in his 145th-straight game and scored in double figures for the 62nd time in his last 65 games.
  *   Dennis had a team-high nine assists, his 14th time leading the team in dimes this season.
  *   Walter tied for a team-high 14 points, all coming in the second half.
  *   Walter pulled down seven rebounds, two shy of his career high (9).
  *   Langston Love tied for the team high with 14 points, his 11th time this season leading the team in bench points.
  *   Josh Ojianwuna tied a career high with 11 points.


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