Baylor MBB Box: No. 11/11 Baylor 93, Texas 85

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 11/11 Baylor 93, Texas 85
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
March 4, 2024

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


  *   No. 11/11 Baylor is 22-8, 11-6 in the Big 12 Conference. Texas is 19-11, 8-9 in the Big 12.
  *   The Bears went 15-2 at home in 2023-24 and were 8-2 at the Foster Pavilion in its debut season.
  *   Baylor has won seven straight vs. Texas in Waco.
  *   The Bears are 14-3 in the last 17 games vs. Texas.
  *   The Bears are 22-10 vs. Texas since 2009.
  *   Under Coach Scott Drew, Baylor trails the series 23-22.
  *   Texas leads the all-time series, 165-98, including a 23-22 mark in games played in Waco.
  *   The Bears 93 points against the Horns are its most against Texas since scoring 100 in a 107-100 loss on Jan. 25, 1995.
  *   Baylor made a season-high 34 free throws while taking a season-best 42 free throws.
  *   Baylor’s 42 free-throw attempts were the most since taking 43 vs. Mississippi Valley State in 2022-23.
  *   Baylor’s 34 made free throws are its most since making 38 against Nebraska in the 2014 NCAA Tournament (3/21/14).
  *   Baylor is 408-172 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships.

  *   Drew is 462-252 in his 22nd season as a head coach and owns a 442-241 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 187-167 at BU and is 199-171 in his career.
  *   The Bears are 126-32 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.
  *   Baylor is 68-7 in home games over the last five seasons.
  *   Baylor will return to action on Saturday, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, to face Texas Tech in the regular-season finale. The game will tip-off at 5 p.m. on ESPN2 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 26th time this season. The Bears are 18-8 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Texas made its first six shots of the game, including three triples, and splashed six 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes to build a 30-16 lead midway through the first half.
  *   The Bears used a 21-2 run that started with 12:54 to play in the game to rally and take their first lead at 6:50 in the second half. Texas went without a made field goal for 9:41 during the stretch.
  *   Baylor ended the game on a 34-17 run over the final 12:54 in the game.
  *   The Bears shot 73.7 percent (14-for-19) in the second half and was 21-for-27 at the free-throw line in the final period. BU outrebounded UT 19-7 in the final stanza.
  *   Overall, Baylor held a 36-21 margin in rebounds in the win.
  *   A total of 22 of the points scored (25.8 percent scored in the game) by Texas came off Baylor turnovers.
  *   Bridges had a career-high 32 points, topping his previous career best of 28 vs. Iowa State in the 2023 Big 12 Tournament.
  *   Bridges was 8-for-11 from the field, 6-of-7 from 3-point range and a career-best tying 10-of-13 from the free-throw line in 39 minutes, adding nine rebounds, two steals and a block.
  *   Bridges has hit a 3-pointer in 14 consecutive games.
  *   Bridges made his team-high 116th straight start and his 64th straight at Baylor.
  *   Bridges has scored in double figures in 18 games on the year and in 36 in his Baylor career, with the Bears going 29-7 in those games.
  *   Dennis had 16 points and eight assists in 39 minutes.
  *   Dennis now has 203 assists on the year, ranking fifth in Baylor single-season history, shy of fourth-place Lester Medford (2015-16; 222).
  *   Dennis has scored in double-figure points in 22 of Baylor’s 30 games on the year, with the Bears going 18-4 in those games.
  *   Nunn finished with eight points and five rebounds in 31 minutes.
  *   Missi had seven points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes.
  *   Walter finished with 15 points, adding three rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes.
  *   Walter was 9-of-12 from the free-throw line.
  *   It marks the 22nd game of the year for Walter in double figures, with BU going 16-6 in those games.
  *   Josh Ojianwuna had 10 points and four rebounds in 15 minutes, marking his fourth double-digit scoring effort of the year, and the sixth of his career (Bears are 6-0 in those games).


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