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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10/10 BAYLOR BEARS (9-1, 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>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dec. 20, 2023 • 6:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden </span></strong>(19,736) <br>
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<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> <i>Karl Ravech</i> <i>(pxp), Jay
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Bilas</span> (analyst)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris</i> (PBP),
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pat Nunley</span></em> (Analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">21/19 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (7-3, 0-1 ACC)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Durham, N.C.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> ACC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Jon Scheyer (Duke, 2010)<br>
<a href="https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank">Roster</a> | <a href="https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats" target="_blank">Stats</a><a href="https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats"> </a>|
<a href="file:///documents/2023/12/19/Baylor__12-20-23_.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>• No. 10/10 Baylor faces No. 21/19 Duke in the Garden Classic at famed Madison Square Garden.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor will be making its sixth appearance at Madison Square Garden and its first since 2017 (3-2).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears won the '13 NIT Championship, and finished runners up in the '09 NIT at the iconic New York venue.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The only previous meeting between these two teams came in the 2010 Elite Eight in Houston.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Holding a two-point lead with under five minutes to play, the Blue Devils closed on a 15-3 run, to beat BU en route to the 2010 national championship.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Reaching the top-10 again this season, BU and Duke are two of the four programs to reach the AP top-10 in each of the last five seasons. (Kansas & Gonzaga).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU and Duke are the only two programs to have three-straight top-20 NBA Draft picks, while BU is the only program to have three-straight top-16 selections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The <span class="scayt-misspell-word">matchup</span> is one of eight on BU's schedule against an opponent that has played in the Final Four since 2019. Over one quarter of Baylor's regular-season games will be played against a Final Four team from the
last six seasons.<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 are 13-3 in the last 16 games against AP Top-10 teams, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5, 8, 9 and 8. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Entering on just three-days rest, Baylor is second in the nation with a 26-3 record when faced with a rest disadvantage since 2020-21.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 2nd in the nation in 3-point FG% (42.1), 4th in offensive efficiency (121.5) and rank eighth in points per game (88.4).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 126-101 following a loss under <b>Scott Drew, </b>and have won six of their last eight games (3-straight) when losing by 20+ points in the previous game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Last season BU lost at Marquette by 26-points, then beat No. 14 <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Gonzaga</span> three days later 64-63, in Sioux Falls, S.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 2-1 in NBA venus so far this season (2-0 at Barclays Center, 0-1 at Little Caesars Arena).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU enters this contest winners of 15 of its last 17 regular-season neutral-site contests (3-1 this year).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has posted a combined 195-38 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 121-16 mark in November and December games since 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears opened the season 9-0 or better for the third time in the last four years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Last time out, BU dropped its first game of the season against Michigan State where the Bears never led, snapping a streak of 164 games where Baylor held a lead.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor improved to 14-3 against the Big East in the Scott Drew Era, including a 3-1 mark in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>RayJ Dennis</b> ranks 11th in the nation in assists per game (6.6), with the Bears getting 14.3 points per game from
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter</b> to lead the offense. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Six Bears are averaging at least 10 points per game, including <b>Dennis</b> (14.3),
<b>Langston Love</b> (10.8), <b>Jayden Nunn</b> (10.6), <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
<b>Jalen</b></span><b> Bridges</b> (10.5) and <b>Yves Missi</b> (10.1). Missi leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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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