MBB Box: Kansas State 68, No. 9/9 Baylor 64

[Roberts, Matt]

Kansas State 68, No. 9/9 Baylor 64 OT
Manhattan, Kan. (Bramlage Coliseum)
Jan. 16, 2024

Box Score Attached. | Media Materials folder<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>
Postgame Press Conference (once available): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EumD2G5yXNgLSarXhsUzllnCQ7-ea9GjrtXuVomWN3U/edit?usp=sharing


  *   No. 9/9 Baylor falls to 14-3 and 3-1 in Big 12 play. Kansas State is 13-4 (3-1) in league play

·         BU is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Wildcats, including 3-2 in the last five games in Manhattan.

  *   Kansas State leads the all-time series 26-25
  *   Baylor is 11-14 all-time in Manhattan.
  *   The Bears fall to 22-8 in overtime games under Scott Drew.
  *   This is the first time since 2017-18 that Baylor has played multiple overtime games in Big 12 play.
  *   BU is 57-19 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the best record of any power-5 team in league play.

·         Baylor is 68-50 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league behind only Kansas (74-45).

  *   Baylor is 400-167 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   Drew is 454-247 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 434-236 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 179-163 at BU and is 191-165 in his career.
  *   The Bears pulled down a season-high 32 offensive rebounds.
  *   47 rebounds were BU’s most since grabbing a season-high 51 against Northwestern State (12/2/23).
  *   .474 from the free throw line was Baylor’s lowest percentage since shooting .429 from the line at TCU on Jan. 8, 2022.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Saturday, when it travels to Texas at 11 a.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 11-3 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Dennis pulled down a season-high nine rebounds, one shy of his career high.
  *   Missi grabbed 11 rebounds, his fifth double-digit rebounding performance of the season.
  *   Bridges scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season.
  *   Langston Love led the team in scoring for a second-straight game with 15 points.
  *   Love is the first Baylor player to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back games since Walter against MVSU (12/22/23) and Cornell (1/2/24).


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