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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">No. 21/19 Duke 78, No. 10/10 Baylor 70</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Dec. 20, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Box Score Attached. <a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylor.app.box.com%2Fs%2Fpixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8&data=05%7C02%7Cwm_roberts%40baylor.edu%7Cfc32beec1d0445223aa608dbfe8b4491%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638383646508"><span style="color:#0078D7">Media
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Baylor is 9-2 (0-0) on the season.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Duke leads the all-time series 2-0.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
The Bears are 3-3 in Madison Square Garden.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 27-12 vs. AP top-25 teams over the last five years, with 16 of those<span class="apple-converted-space"> coming away from home.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is now 26-4 record when faced with a rest disadvantage since 2020-21.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 126-102 following a loss under
<b>Scott Drew</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU is 2-2 in NBA venues so far this season (2-0 at Barclays Center, 0-1 at Little Caesars Arena and 0-1 at Madison Square Garden).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU is 15-3 in its last 18 regular-season neutral-site contests (3-2 this year).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">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></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Bears played in front of their largest crowd of the season (18,512).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor’s 12-0 run in the first half was its second longest of the year and its longest since a 13-0 run against John Brown on Nov. 11.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU deployed a starting lineup <b>of RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges</b> and <b>Yves Missi</b> for an eighth time this season and fell to 7-1 when starting that lineup.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
With 11 points and 10 rebounds<b>, Missi</b> recorded his third double-double of the season, the most in a single-season by a Baylor player since James Akinjo had 3 in 2021-22<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
With his team-high 17 points,<b> Dennis</b> scored in double figures for the 58<sup>th</sup> time in his last 60 games.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Dennis </b>pulled down a season-high 7 rebounds.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Bridges </b>scored in double figures<b> </b>for the sixth time this season.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Walter </b>poured in 15 points scoring in double figures for the eight time this season. Baylor is now 8-1 when Walter scores in double figures.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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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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