MBB Box: TCU 105, No. 15/14 Baylor 102 (3 OT)

[Roberts, Matt]

TCU 105, No. 15/14 Baylor 102 (3 OT)
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Jan. 27, 2024

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  *   No. 15/14 Baylor is 14-5, 3-3 in Big 12 Conference play. TCU is 15-5, 4-3 in the Big 12.
  *   The Bears are 106-87 all-time vs. TCU and 57-40 vs. TCU in Waco.
  *   Each of the last three meetings between these two teams has been decided by four points or less.
  *   Baylor has won six of the last nine meetings in the series.
  *   Baylor Coach Scott Drew is 17-6 all-time vs. TCU.
  *   Three of Baylor’s six Big 12 games in 2023-24 have required overtime.
  *   This was Baylor’s first double OT game since Feb. 12, 2018, a 74-73 win at Texas.
  *   It marked Baylor’s first triple OT game since Jan. 23, 2008 at Texas A&M and was just the fourth time in program history a game has gone at least three overtimes, with the Bears going 2-2 in those games.
  *   Baylor is 22-9 under Drew when playing overtime and 1-2 in 2023-24.
  *   All-time the Bears are 48-34 in overtime games and 0-2 in three-overtime games.
  *   The Bears are 6-2 in games that go at least two overtimes under Drew.
  *   Baylor is 81-24 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-2012 season.

  *   Baylor is 400-169 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.
  *   Drew is 454-249 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 434-238 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 179-164 at BU and is 191-166 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 118-29 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Baylor is 3-1 at the Foster Pavilion and 10-1 at home in 2023-24.
  *   The Bears are 63-7 in home games over the last five seasons.
  *   This was Baylor’s third 100+ point game of the year.
  *   Saturday marked Baylor’s first loss under Drew when the Bears score 100+ points (29-1).
  *   BU drops to 76-4 all-time when scoring 100+ points.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Wednesday, traveling to Orlando to face UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
  *   Baylor is 91-11 when leading at halftime over the last four seasons and 113-17 when taking a second-half lead.
  *   Baylor had two players with double-doubles for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 15th time this season. The Bears are 11-5 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Walter had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a career-high 40 minutes.
  *   Missi had a career-best 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting with nine rebounds in a career-high 42 minutes.
  *   It marked the most points out of the center position since Jo Lual-Acuil had 31 points vs. Savannah State in 2017.
  *   Dennis had 24 points, 10 assists and four rebounds, playing a career high 50 minutes.
  *   Dennis had his second double-double of the year and the seventh of his career.
  *   It marked his eighth game this year with 10+ points and 7+ assists.
  *   Bridges made his team-leading 105th consecutive start and chipped in nine points, five rebounds and four assists.
  *   Langston Love scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds, his first career double-double, and played a career-high 41 minutes.
  *   Caleb Lohner had six points, his career high in a Big 12 game.


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