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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9/9 BAYLOR BEARS (20-6, 9-4 Big 12)</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">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/2/17/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_22-23_27_KANSAS.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 18, 2023 • 3:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lawrence, Kan. • Allen </span>
</strong><span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Fieldhouse</b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (16,300) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=bay" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Dan
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Shulman</span> <i>(pxp), Jay <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Bilas</span> (analyst) Holly Rowe (sideline)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Learfield</span>/<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and on the Varsity
Network App.<br>
Talent: John Morris (PBP), Pat <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Nunley</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SIRIUS XM:</span></strong> Sirius 83, XM 83, Internet 83<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5/7 KANSAS
</span></strong><span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>JAYHAWKS</b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (21-5, 9-4 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Lawrence, Kan.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Bill Self (Ok. State — 1985)<br>
<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/cumestats/season/2021-22/" target="_blank">Stats</a> | <a href="file:///documents/2023/2/17/G27_KUMBB_Baylor.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>STORY LINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 9/9 Baylor travels to Lawrence on Saturday to face No. 5/7 Kansas on at 3 p.m. on ESPN. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• ESPN's College <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Gameday</span> will broadcast live from Lawrence on Saturday morning.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• This will be the fourth time BU is featured on <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Gameday</span> and the third time in the last four seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• This matchup features each of the last two National Champions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• After a 75-69 BU win in Waco last month, The Bears aim to win multiple games against the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Jayhawks</span> in the same season for the first time ever.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is looking to become the first B12 team to sweep a season-series from Kansas since Texas in 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's five wins over Kansas since 2018 are the most in the conference (Texas — 4).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Saturday is the 45th series meeting. BU is 5-5 in the last 10 meetings after starting 4-30 in the series.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's nine quad-one wins are tied for the second-most in the nation (Kansas — 12).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 12-2 against top-10 ranked teams over the last 3 years, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8 an 9.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the last meeting, BU led for nearly 39 minutes to win its third-straight game against KU in Waco.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>LJ <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Cryer</span> </b>finished with a team-leading 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting with three assists and two boards in 37 minutes against the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Jayhawks</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Last time out, <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Cryer</b></span><b> </b>
scored 26 points with eight three-pointers, two shy of the school record to top WVU 79-67.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Drew has won 20+ games in 14 of the last 16 years — the Bears had 3 seasons of 20+ wins prior to his arrival.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 8+ Big 12 games in 12-straight seasons after winning 8+ just 3 times in the league's first 15 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 75-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are a nations-best 26-9 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last four years, with 16 of those wins coming away from home.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• At 25-7, BU has the best Big 12 road record over the last four seasons, and is one of just three teams with a .500+ road record in the conference during that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's 52-12 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any Power-5 team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 163-93 in Big 12 play in 13 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Against TCU, BU trailed by 10 with 8:44 to play, overcoming a 10-point deficit 2nd-half deficit on the road for the first time in over three years (1/18/20, at OSU). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Adam Flagler </b>scored 16-straight second-half points against the Frogs to lift BU to its fourth Big 12 road win of the season (T-most in the conference).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>• Flagler </b>leads the Big 12 (9th in the nation) in assist-turnover ratio (2.98).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Keyonte</b></span><b> George </b>and <b>
Flagler </b>were named to the Jerry West Top-10 and the Naismith <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Midseason</span> team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The BU duo made the Bears one of two teams in the nation with multiple members on the Naismith
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Midseason</span> Team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>George </b>has 10, 20-point games this season, the most by a BU freshman since Lawrence Roberts (11) in 2001-02.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>George's </b>16.5 points per game rank third among freshman in Division I.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• With a win over TCU, <b>Flo <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Thamba</span> </b>
surpassed Matthew Mayer for the most Big 12 wins in program history (54).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Against WVU, <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Thamba</b></span><b> </b>played in his 142nd career game, the most in program history.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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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