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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">No. 12/13 Baylor 94, West Virginia 81<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Morgantown, W. Va. (WVU Coliseum)</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Feb. 17, 2024</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Box Score Attached |</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#215F9A"><a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215F9A">Media
Materials folder</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://wvu.wetransfer.com/downloads/1f2e5b9a544497211323df88c384518920240218015438/f966d8aa29a43e006563feef05e4d05f20240218015438/bd6e42/grid">Press Conference Link</a></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 12/13 Baylor is 19-6, 8-4 in the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia is 8-17 and 3-9 in league play. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU’s 94 points are it’s most points in a regulation Big 12 game since scoring 107 against Kansas State on Jan. 27, 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor won a seconds-straight Big 12 game by 10+ points, marking the first time the Bears have had back-to-back double-digit conference wins since
Feb. 8, 2023 (Texas Tech +27 & Oklahoma +10)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 17-8 all time against the Mountaineers and have won 6-straight, the longest streak by either team in the series.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor held a first-half lead for the 19<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>time this season (42-34), they are 17-2 when holding
the first-half advantage.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><s><o:p></o:p></s></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears shot .536 from the field compared to .529 for WVU and have now won 92-straight when shooting a higher percentage than the opponent.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is 105-6 when building a double-digit lead over the last five seasons.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 405-170 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drew is 459-250 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> season as a head coach and owns a 439-239 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 184-165 at BU and is
196-167 in his career. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears are 123-30 over the last five seasons, the nation’s best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU is 69-53 in Big 12 Road games since 2012, the second-best in the conference during that span.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 62-22 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span (Kansas). </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor will return to action on Tuesday, traveling to BYU for an 8pm tip on ESPN. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU deployed the starting lineup of <b>RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi</b> for the 21<sup>st</sup> time this
season. The Bears are 14-6 when utilizing that lineup.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears had six players in double figures for the first time since Jan. 25, 2023, against No. 8 Texas.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b>Walter </b>had a team-high 23 points, establishing a new Big 12-career high, and were his most since scoring 23 against Cornell on 1/2/23.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b>Walter </b>has now scored 20+ points, seven times this season, with the Bears holding a 6-1 mark in those contests.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">With 20 points,<b> Nunn
</b>topped the 20-point mark for the second-straight game and third time this season.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b>Nunn</b> is averaging 21.3 points in his last four contests, while he averaged 9.3 points per game in his previous 21.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> netted 18 points, his 19<sup>th</sup> double-figure game of the season, and
the 68<sup>th</sup> in the last 74.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> led the Bears with X assists, moving him within XX of the Baylor single-season
top-10.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Missi
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">had 13 points, his 16<sup>th</sup> double-figure game of the season.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bridges
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">had 10 points and tied for the team-high with seven rebounds in his return to WVU.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bridges
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">has now averaged 10 points and nine rebounds in two road games against his former School.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josh Ojianwuna
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tied for a team-high seven rebounds to go along with 10 points and a career-high three steals.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ojianwuna
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">led the team in bench scoring for the fourth time this season.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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