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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">12/13 BAYLOR BEARS (18-6, 7-4 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Feb. 17, 2024 • 5:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Morgantown</b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">, W.Va. • WVU Coliseum </span></strong>(14,000) <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN2<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Pete Sousa <i>(pxp), Chris
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Spatola</span> (analyst)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris </i>(PBP),
<em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pat Nunley</span></em> (Analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WVU MOUNTAINEERS (8-16, 3-8 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Morgantown, W.Va.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: Josh Eilert</span></strong> (Kansas St., 2004)<br>
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<p> <b>STORY LINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 12/13 BU heads east for it's only regular-season meeting with West Virginia on Saturday at 5pm on ESPN2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have won five-straight in the series and eight of the last nine overall.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 7-4 all time in Morgantown and have won four if the last five games in the hills of West Virginia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor clinched its first of two Big 12 Championships at WVU Coliseum with a 94-89 OT win on March 2, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears enter third in the nation in 3-point FG% (40.3), fifth in offensive efficiency (122.3) and second the Big 12 in points per game (82.6).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are the only team in the conference with six active players averaging double-digit points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter </b>averages a team-leading 14.1 points per game, most among Big 12 freshmen, followed by
<b>RayJ Dennis' </b>13.2 points per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Dennis </b>leads the conference and ranks 10th in the nation in assists per game (6.5). The senior transfer is just 19 assists from breaking into the top-10 in program history for most assists in season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Langston Love </b>is averaging a team-leading 12.8 points per game in Big 12 play, most in the league among players with no starts.<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>• <b>Jalen Bridges </b>returns to his home state to face his former school averaging a career-best 10.8 points per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In two games against his former team last year, <b>Bridges </b>averaged 11 points and 6.0 rebounds, including a double-double (10 pts., 11
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">rebs</span>.) in his only other visit to WVU Coliseum.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In addition to his 11 points per game, <b>Yves Missi </b>is second in the Big 12 with 1.7 blocks per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Jayden Nunn </b>has picked up steam lately averaging 16.3 points per game in his last four, including a BU career-high 27 points on Tuesday against No. 25 Oklahoma. He averaged 9.3 points per game prior.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the last meeting in Morgantown, freshman <b>Keyonte George </b>scored a career-high 32 points, one of four players in double-figures, to help the Bears snap a three-game losing streak and pick up their first Big 12 win.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• A game after tying a season high in turnovers (21) against Kansas, the Bears committed a season-low five turnovers in a 17-point win over No. 25 Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The 17-point margin was Baylor's largest win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 20 Texas 80-63 on Feb. 12, 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• After averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebound and 1.5 blocks last week, <b>Missi </b>
was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the week, BU's third weekly award winner this season (<b>Walter & RayJ Dennis</b>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• All four of BU's losses in Big 12 play have come by a combined 12 points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is a nations-best 31-13 against ranked teams over the last five seasons. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's 122-30 record since 2019-20 is the second best among Power Six teams in that span (Kansas).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's 313 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (351).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 12-4 in its last 16 games against AP top-10 teams.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU's 61-22 Big 12 record over the last five seasons is the best record of any power-conference team during that span (Kansas).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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