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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete game notes attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2/2 BAYLOR BEARS (14-1, 4-0)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378">Scott Drew</a></span></dfn> (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/1/16/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_19_20_16_at_Oklahoma_State.pdf" target="_blank">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(14-1, 4-0) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (9-7, 0-4)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jan. 18, 2020 • 11 a.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: baylorstats.com</span></strong><br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></em> <i>Clay Matvick (pxp), <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tim McCormick (analyst)</span></em></i><br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent: <a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52">John Morris</a> (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NR/NR OKLAHOMA STATE (9-7, 0-4)</b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Stillwater, Okla.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Mike Boynton (South Carolina, 2003)<br>
<a href="https://okstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://okstate.com/documents/2019/11/19/OSU_Web_Stats.pdf?id=23179">Stats</a> | <u><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/1/17/G17_Baylor_Game_Notes.pdf?id=15327"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">STORY LINES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• No. 2 Baylor puts its 13-game winning streak on the line at Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. CT Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Saturday is the 85th series meeting. OSU leads 55-29, but BU is 17-16 vs. OSU in the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 7-1 vs. Oklahoma State since 2016 and 12-5 vs. OSU since 2012.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has swept the series in 5 of the last 8 seasons after not doing so in any of the Big 12's first 15 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears won 73-69 when the teams last met in Stillwater on Jan. 14, 2019.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 4 in a row in Stillwater and is 6-2 at OSU since 2012 after being 3-24 at OSU prior to 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 13-game winning streak is tied for the 3rd-longest in program history (record 17 in 2011-12) and is the nation's 2nd-longest active streak behind San Diego State (18).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is the nation's only program with 5 wins vs. AP Top 25 ranked teams this season (5-0).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 5 consecutive games vs. ranked teams for the first time in program history. BU defeated No. 17 Villanova (n), No. 12 Arizona (h), No. 18 Butler (h), No. 22 Texas Tech (r) and No. 3 Kansas (r).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is looking to start Big 12 play 5-0 for the 2nd time in league history (1998).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor ranks 6th nationally in scoring defense (57.9) and 9th nationally in scoring margin (+15.4).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has trailed for only 6% of game time over its last 9 games (22:13 of 360:00). Baylor's largest deficit faced in that stretch was 20-15 in the first half at Kansas, and BU closed the half on a 22-4
run.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's defense has forced 15+ turnovers in 9 of 15 games after doing so in 7 of 34 games last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has held 5 of its last 6 high-major opponents to season-low scoring totals – season-lows for Arizona (58), Butler (52), Texas (44), Texas Tech (52) and Kansas (55); 2nd-lowest for Iowa State (55).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has held all 4 Big 12 opponents to 55 or fewer points, matching the program record for a season (4 in 2013 & 2017). Entering 2020, BU held teams to 55 or fewer 23 times in the Big 12's first 23 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 1 in the NET rankings with wins vs. No. 2 (road), No. 7, No. 16, No. 21 and No. 33 (road).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is No. 2 in the most recent AP Top 25 and has moved up in the rankings in 8 consecutive weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's No. 2 AP ranking is its highest since the Bears were No. 2 on Jan. 30, 2017. This is the 4th time Baylor has been top-2 ranked (No. 2 on Jan. 2, 2017, No. 1 on Jan. 9, 2017 and No. 2 on Jan. 30,
2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU received the most first-place votes (31) in the AP Top 25 for the 2nd time in program history (Jan. 9, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's streak of 11 consecutive AP polls ranked is the 6th-longest in program history (all since 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is the only school with FB, MBB, WBB & VB all ranked. Those teams are a combined 68-7 this year and all four are currently top-13 ranked (No. 2 MBB, No. 2 WBB, No. 3 VB, No. 13 FB).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Head coach Scott Drew is in his 17th season in Waco and is BU's all-time wins leader (330-210).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Drew is coaching his 541st game at Baylor (330-210). His .611 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .677 winning percentage since 2007-08 (296-141).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 36-38 in Big 12 road games since 2012, 2nd-best in the league behind only Kansas (46-28).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is playing its 227th game as a ranked team under Drew – BU was ranked in 2 of 2197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew. Since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 224 of 406 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• This is the 7th straight year BU has ranked top-10 nationally in offensive rebounding pct (No. 5 this year).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">QUICK HITS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 41-4 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18 (11-1 this season).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (159-20).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 102-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (14-1 this season).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 205-94 over the last 9 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor's 205 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (249).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 296-141 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU returned 8 letterwinners from last season, including 5 players who made at least 7 starts – Mark Vital (34), Jared Butler (21), Tristan Clark (14), Freddie Gillespie (11) and Devonte Bandoo (7).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor returned 9 players with at least 26 games of Division I experience, including a pair of transfers who are now starters after sitting out last season – Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Eight of Baylor's 14 players either have used or are currently using a redshirt year. Five after transferring to BU – Flagler, Gillespie, Mitchell, Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Teague, and three as freshmen —
Moffatt, Turner and Vital. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Eight of Baylor's nine starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (14 of last 15 seasons).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has defeated 8 top-10 teams in the last 4 seasons, including a 6-3 mark vs. top-10 teams in Waco.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 20+ games in 10 of the last 12 seasons after recording only three 20-win seasons in the previous 100 years of Baylor Basketball (1946, 1948, 1988).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are one of 11 programs nationally (1 of 6 in Power-5) to win 18+ games in every year since 2008.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 1 of 14 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (6 NCAAs, 2 NITs).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU is 5-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league. Combined with a 3-1 mark in the Big 12/Pac-10 Series and 1-0 in the Big 12/Big East Battle, Baylor is 9-2 in conference
challenges. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 918 straight games — the last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer was more than 29 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1990 vs.
Texas Tech (0-8). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons (all except 2012-13).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor has won 6 tournament titles under Drew (2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic and 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SERIES HISTORY <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Saturday's game is the 85th all-time meeting between Baylor and OSU. BU trails 29-55 in the series
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor is 17-9 against OSU since March 2007 after going 12-46 vs. the Cowboys from 1917 through 2006.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU swept the series vs. OSU in 5 of the last 8 seasons (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), after not doing so in any of the Big 12's first 13 years.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• OSU has swept the series 8 times, but only once since 2006 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU has won 4 straight in Stillwater and is 6-2 at OSU since 2012. BU was 3-24 in Stillwater prior to 2012.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA STATE <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Baylor led for the majority of the game, but Oklahoma State used a 16-4 run to turn a 6-point deficit with 11:15 left into a 6-point lead with 5:15 to play, and the Bears never regained the lead in a 67-64
loss on March 6, 2019, in Waco. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU had a season-low 3 second-chance points on 9 offensive rebounds, and the Bears shot just 25% in the 2nd half.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Makai Mason had 19 points, his most since a 40-point game vs. TCU on Feb. 2, and Freddie Gillespie added 14.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA STATE IN STILLWATER
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• King McClure had a career-high 29 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a career-high 38 minutes to lead Baylor to a crucial 73-69 win at Oklahoma State on Jan. 14. The Bears' 15 made 3-pointers were their
most since 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• BU shot 60% from 3-point range (15-of-25) and only 27% from inside the 3-point line (8-of-30).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• OSU also had a hot shooting night, making 45% from downtown (13-of-29) and only 32% inside the arc (9-of-28).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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