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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">20/17 BAYLOR BEARS (1-0, 0-0 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/2023/11/8/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_2_JB_23-24.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">20/17 BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="color:black"> (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs.
<b>JOHN BROWN </b>(2-0, 0-0 SAC)<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov. 9, 2023 • 11:00 a.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&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> John Morris<i> (pxp), King McClure (analyst)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Baylor Sports Media Network via<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at <a href="http://www.centexsportsfan.com">centexsportsfan.com</a><br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Ryan Boyd (PBP), David Kaye (Analyst)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SIRIUS XM:</span></strong> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">SiriusXM</span> 199 or on the SXM App<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">JOHN BROWN GOLDEN EAGLES (2-0, 0-0 SAC)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Siloam Springs, Ark.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> SAC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Jason Beschta (Baylor, 2004)<br>
<a href="https://jbuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://jbuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats" target="_blank">Stats</a><a href="https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats"> </a>|<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>Story lines</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 20 Baylor hosts it's home opener against John Brown University on its annual "Future Bears Day"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have won four-straight home openers, and 18 of 20 under <b>Scott Drew </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 54-6 in home games over the last four seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Thursday marks the first of eight remaining home games scheduled for the Ferrell Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU welcomes in several local elementary schools as a way for the Bears to engage local classrooms with a fun and educational experience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Thursday marks the third all-time meeting with the Golden Eagles, the last coming in 2016 when No. 4 BU beat JBU 107-53.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• JBU head coach Jason Beschta is a 2004 Baylor Graduate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Current Baylor Director of Video Operations, Ty Beard, served as an assistant for
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Beschta</span> from 2014-17. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is coming off a season-opening win against Auburn, 88-82, at the Sanford Pentagon on Tuesday night.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Trailing by 9 at the half and 6 with 6-minutes to play, BU used a 13-2 run over the next five minutes to take control of the game and open the season with a win against a power conference opponent for the first time since Colorado in 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU improved to 19-2 in season openers under <b>Scott Drew</b> (five-straight wins).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 20 of its last 21 neutral-site games against non-conference opponents (only loss in that span was vs. Virginia 11/18/22).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Five-star freshman <b>Ja'Kobe Walter</b> burst out of the gates with 28-points, the most by a freshman in a debut in program history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Walter</b> is one of four freshman in Big 12 history to score at least 28 points in his debut, and the only one to do it against a power conference opponent. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Walter</b> went a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line making him the ninth different player in program history to shoot 1.000 percent from the line [min. 10 attempts]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 78-13 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.855%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 79-20 over the last three-plus seasons, tied for the nation's best record by a Power-6 team in that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears opened the season as a ranked team for the fifth-straight season, and 11 of the last 14 seasons since its first preseason ranking in 2010-11.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 105-24 over the last four-plus seasons, the nation's best winning percentage among Power-6 teams in that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are a nations-best 27-11 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>• The Bears have been ranked in 74 of the last 75 AP Polls.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is replacing four of its five starters and 68% of its scoring from a season ago. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Only one returning player averaged more than 20-minutes per game last season (<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Jalen</span> Bridges). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is the only program with three-straight top-16 picks and only one of two with three-straight top-20 picks (Duke).<br>
For full Baylor game notes, <a href="file:///documents/2023/11/8/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_2_JB_23-24.pdf">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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