MBB Box: No. 3 Baylor 68, No. 11 Cincinnati 56

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 3 Baylor 68, No. 11 Cincinnati 56
Kansas City, Mo. — Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal (T-Mobile Center)
March 14, 2024

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  *   No. 3-Seed Baylor is 23-9 (11-7). No., 11 Seed Cincinnati is 20-14 (7-11).
  *   BU is 2-2 all time when playing as a No. 3 Seed in the Big 12 tournament.
  *   The Bears are 8-8 under Scott Drew in the quarterfinal round.
  *   Baylor is 18-25 all time in the Big 12 Championship and 14-19 under Drew.
  *   The Bears are 6-7 under Drew in the Big 12 Championship when playing as the higher seed.

  *   BU is 3-0 all time against the Cincinnati Bearcats and 1-0 in the Big 12 Championship.
  *   Baylor is now 10-14 all time in Big 12 Championship games played at the T-Mobile Center.
  *   The Bears have advanced to the Big 12 Championship Semifinals for the eighth time in the Drew Era, and the first time since 2021.
  *   Baylor improved to 5-7 this season when trailing at the half.
  *   The Bears improve to 5-0 this season and 158-9 under Scott Drew when holding an opponent under 60 points.
  *   BU deployed the starting lineup of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi for the 28th time this season. The Bears are 19-9 when utilizing that lineup.
  *   Bridges notched his second-straight double-figure scoring game in the Big 12 Championship with 12 points on Thursday.
  *   Dennis led the team in assists for the 29th time in 32 games with six points to go along with his team-high 13 points.
  *   Missi recorded his 20th double-figure scoring game of the season with 12 points.
  *   Walter knocked down three shots from three-point range for a second-straight game en route to 11 points.
  *   Josh Ojianwuna scored six points to lead the Bears in bench points for the ninth time this season. The Bears are 20-2 when Ojianwuna leads the team in bench scoring.
  *   Caleb Lohner played 16 minutes tonight, his most since playing 18 minutes in a win over Mississippi Valley.

Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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