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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Game Book attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Media materials available here:
<a href="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB">http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor lost consecutive games for the first time since March 14, 2019, snapping a streak of 76-consecutive games without back-to-back losses.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor trailed by 17 points with 11 minutes remaining, then went on a 25-9 run to cut it to 55-54 in the final minute. BU had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead twice in the last minute, but turned the ball over both
times. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor scored a season-low 54 points and its 22 first-half points were its fewest in any half this season.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">BU also had season-lows in field goals made (18), field goal percentage (.310), assists (10), blocks (1) and steals (4).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is now 30-1 against unranked teams over the last 2 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is 31-6 in Big 12 Conference play over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record among Power-5 Conference teams.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is now 20-2 at home over the last 2 seasons and 34-3 at home over the last 3 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is now 19-4 all-time when playing as a No. 1-ranked team.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor’s streak of 22-consecutive games building double-digit leads was snapped (largest lead today was 1). The Bears had led by at least 4 points in all 76 games over the last 3 seasons before that streak ended today. This was
only the 4<sup>th</sup> time in the last 2 seasons that Baylor didn’t build a double-digit lead.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor forced a season-low 10 turnovers and had a season-low 4 steals. The Bears extended their streak to 25-straight games forcing double-digit turnovers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is 43-4 over the last 2 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is 69-8 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Freshman <b>Jeremy Sochan</b> missed his second-consecutive game with a sprained ankle – he is averaging 21.9 minutes per game.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p2" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">James Akinjo </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (3 points) sat the last 9:49 after fighting through a lower back injury in 23 minutes played. It was the first time all season he didn’t record a steal and the first time
multiple assists. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">LJ Cryer
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(18 points) has posted double-digit scoring in 10 of 15 games this season, despite coming off the bench in all but one game. It was his 7<sup>th</sup> game with 15+ points this season (9<sup>th</sup> of career).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cryer
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">tied his career-high with 32 minutes played.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Matthew Mayer
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(season-high 16 points) scored in double-figures for the 7<sup>th</sup> time this season and 28<sup>th</sup> time in his career. It was his first double-figure scoring game since Dec. 4.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dale Bonner</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> played 17 minutes off the bench, nearly matching the 18 minutes he had played over Baylor’s first 4 Big
12 games combined. He had 4 rebounds, 2 points and 1 assist.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 254-709-5147</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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