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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9/9 Baylor 79, West Virginia 67<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Feb. 13, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor is Now 20-6 (9-4) on the season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU is 16-8 against WVU in the Scott Drew Era.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor is 7-3 all time (four-straight) against WVU in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU is the only team in the Big 12 to have multiple 4+ game win streaks in conference play.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears are 52-12 in Big 12 play over the last four seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU has now won 20 games for a 14<sup>th</sup> time in the last 16 seasons. They won 20+ games just three times prior to
<b>Scott Drew’s</b> arrival.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU shot a season high .519 from three-point range.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears have won 75-straight games when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor has won its 42<sup>nd</sup>-straight game when shooting over 50%.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LJ Cryer </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">became the ninth BU player to make 8+ threes in a game and the first since MaCio Teague had a school-record 10 against Texas Tech (3/7/21)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nine made field threes are a career high for
<b>Cryer.</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With 26 points on Monday, <b>Cryer </b>
has six 20-point games this season, and the Bears are 6-0 in those games (11-0 in his career).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Keyonte George </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, and tied a career high with seven assists.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears improved to 5-0 this season when<b> George
</b>leads the team in assists.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jalen Bridges </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">scored 12 points, his 10<sup>th</sup> double-figure scoring effort in his last 12 games.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adam Flagler</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> scored 13 points in the win his 22<sup>nd</sup> double-figure game of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Flo Thamba </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">moved past A.J. Walton and Rico Gathers for the most games played in program history (142).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> scored 11 points, his first double-figure scoring game since he had 21 last year at Kansas State (2/9/22).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:#211D1E;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tchamwa Tchatchoua </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">has led the bears in Bench points in two of his four games since his return (BU is 2-0 in those games).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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