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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (0-11, 0-0
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Itta</span> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Bena</span>, Miss.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> SWAC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>George Ivory (MVSU, 1988)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10/10 BAYLOR </span></strong>(9-2, 0-0 Big 12)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dec. 22, 2023 • 6:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center </span></strong>(10,7284) <br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris</i> <i>(pxp), King McClure (analyst)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>Ryan Boyd</i> (PBP),
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10/10 BAYLOR BEARS (9-2, 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/2023/12/21/BU_MBB_Game_Notes_12_MVSU_23-24.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>• No. 10/10 Baylor returns home for the final game at the Ferrell Center against Mississippi Valley State.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Over 80 former players are expected to be in attendance to help close down the home of Baylor basketball for the last 35 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have played in the Ferrell Center since 1988 and hold a 400-169 record in the building.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The team scoring record at the Ferrell Center is 118 points by BU against Savannah State on 12/17/2017. The Bears got within one point of that in a 117-53 win over MVSU in the season opener last season (11/7/22).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 4-0 all time against the Delta Devils with their most-recent win coming last year in Waco. The 64-point win ranked as the third largest margin of victory in program history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 87-15 vs. <span class="scayt-misspell-word">unranked</span> teams over the last four seasons (.853%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 60-6 in home games over the last five seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 86-4 in its last 90 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Entering on just one day of rest, Baylor is third in the nation with a 26-4 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% (42.3), 4th in offensive efficiency (120.7) and rank 13th in points per game (86.7).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Last time out, the Bears fell to No. 21 Duke 78-70, dropping its second-straight game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The <span class="scayt-misspell-word">matchup</span> with Duke was BU's third game this season against a team that has made the Final Four since 2019. They will have five more this season when they get to conference play.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 126-101 following a loss under <b>Scott Drew</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 87-22 over the last four seasons, the nation's second best record by a Power-6 team in that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has posted a combined 195-39 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 121-17 mark in November and December games since 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>RayJ Dennis</b> ranks 12th in the nation in assists per game (6.4), with the Bears getting 14.4 points per game from
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter</b> to lead the offense, the most among Big 12 Conference Freshmen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Six Bears are averaging at least 10 points per game, including <b>Dennis</b> (14.2),
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Langston</b></span><b> Love</b> (10.5), <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
<b>Jalen</b></span><b> Bridges</b> (10.5), <b>Yves Missi</b> (10.2) and <b>Jayden Nunn</b> (10.0).
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Missi</span> leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Missi's</b></span> 2.3 blocks per game are tops among freshman in Division I.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has had six players win Big 12 Sixth-Man of the Year, no other conference school has more than two.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 113-26 over the last five seasons, the nation's second-best winning % among Power-6 teams in that span (.819%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is playing its 358th game as a ranked team under Scott Drew — Baylor was ranked in just two of 2,197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has built leads of 10+ points in 59 of 84 games since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament (56-3 record).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has won 86-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).<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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