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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Postgame video files and pool photos have been uploaded to Baylor’s Media Materials link:
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB">http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB</a><br>
Big 12 Conference Media Materials: </span></span><a href="http://big12.us/30b7fe0" target="_blank">http://big12.us/30b7fe0</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">No. 12/14 Oklahoma State 83 (20-7, 11-7 Big 12), No. 2/2 Baylor 74 (22-2, 13-1 Big 12),
<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">March 12, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s 22-2 record is its best entering the NCAA Tournament in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor had its 2<sup>nd</sup>-worst 3-point shooting game of the season, making 6-of-28 for 21.4% (worst was 4-of-19 for 21.1% in win at Iowa State).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s 5-point halftime deficit matched its largest of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has now led by at least 4 points in all 54 games since the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor has built double-digit leads in 21 of 24 games this season (all 17 before 21-day layoff, 4 of 7 since).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is now 48-6 since
<b>MaCio Teague</b> and <b>Davion Mitchell</b> joined the starting lineup at the start of the 2019-20 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jared Butler
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(1,239 career points) moved up to 15<sup>th</sup> on Baylor’s all-time scoring list, passing Willie Sublett (1,223), David Wesley (1,224), Henry Dugat (1,229), Johnathan Motley (1,229), Vinnie Johnson (1,231) and Pierre
Jackson (1,235).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mark Vital</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (15 rebounds) had his 3<sup>rd</sup> consecutive double-digit rebounding game (6<sup>th</sup> of season,
18<sup>th</sup> of career). It was Vital’s 4<sup>th</sup> game this season with 15+ rebounds.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teague
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(17 points) led the Bears in scoring for a 3<sup>rd</sup>-straight game and 9<sup>th</sup> time this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DK</span><span style="color:black"><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"><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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