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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>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor finished the 2021-22 season with 27 wins, the 4<sup>th</sup>-most in program history (30 in 2012, 28 in 2010 and 2021).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor’s comeback from 25 points down to force overtime tied the largest in NCAA Tournament history. The Bears trailed 67-42 with 10:10 remaining, then out-scored
North Carolina 38-13 to close regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is now 21-15 in 14 all-time NCAA Tournaments, including an 18-9 record under head coach Scott Drew. This was Baylor’s first NCAA Tournament game to go to
overtime.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor fell to 5-2 in NCAA Tournament Second Round games during the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor’s streak of 16-straight wins in neutral-site non-conference games was snapped. It was the first such loss since Nov. 8, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor fell to 21-6 in overtime games during the Drew era.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 42 first-half points allowed were the most allowed before the break by a BU defense since Feb. 16, 2019 at Texas Tech (45).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor’s streak of 38-straight wins when scoring 80+ points was snapped (first such loss since Jan. 5, 2019).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor set school NCAA Tournament records for field goals attempted (81 – previously 75 vs. Hartford in 2021) and 3-point attempts (37 – previously 34 vs. Syracuse
in 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor’s 86 points tied the 2<sup>nd</sup>-most in an NCAA Tournament game in program history and the Bears’ 10 steals were their 2<sup>nd</sup>-most in an NCAA
Tournament game.<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 55-9 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 81-13 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">Baylor is 38-3 in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor played without three injured scholarship players –
<b>LJ Cryer</b>, <b>Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua</b>, <b>Langston Love</b>.<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">Flo Thamba</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> tied a Baylor record by starting his 8<sup>th</sup> career NCAA Tournament game. He tied Mark Vital and Jared Butler, who both started eight games total in the 2019 and 2021
NCAA Tournaments.<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">Thamba </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">and
<b>Matthew Mayer</b> extended their school-record by playing in their 10<sup>th</sup> career NCAA Tournament games.<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">Adam Flagler </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(27 points) scored in double-figures for a team-high 25<sup>th</sup> time this season, 39<sup>th</sup> time in his Baylor career and 71<sup>st</sup> time in his collegiate
career. He has scored 10+ points in 22 of his last 24 games played.<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">Flagler’s </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">27 points tied the 2<sup>nd</sup>-most in an NCAA Tournament game in program history (Taurean Prince had 28 in 2016).<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">Flagler’s </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">10 made field goals tied the 2<sup>nd</sup>-most in an NCAA Tournament game in program history (Prince had 12 in 2016).<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">Flagler </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">had his 6<sup>th</sup> 20-point game of the season, 7<sup>th</sup> of his BU career and 17<sup>th</sup> of his collegiate career.<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">(20 points) scored in double-figures for the 23<sup>4d</sup> time this season and 72<sup>nd</sup> time in his collegiate career.<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">Akinjo </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">had his 6<sup>th</sup> 20-point game of the season and the 18<sup>th</sup> of his collegiate career.<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">Jeremy Sochan </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(15 points, 11 rebounds) had his 2<sup>nd</sup> double-double. He scored in double-figures for the 14<sup>th</sup> time this season and had his 5<sup>th</sup> double-digit
rebounding 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">Sochan </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">became the first freshman to post an NCAA Tournament double-double in program history. His 11 rebounds tied the 4<sup>th</sup>-most by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament 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">Mayer </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(10 points) scored in double-figures for the 17<sup>th</sup> time this season and 38<sup>th</sup> time in his career.<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">Mayer</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> had a team-best +16 plus-minus in 27 minutes, while no other BU players were positive in plus-minus.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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