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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">12/13 BAYLOR BEARS (19-6, 8-4 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
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<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><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris </i>(PBP),
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BYU COUGARS (18-7, 6-6 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Provo, Utah<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: Mark Pope</span></strong> (Kentucky, 1996)<br>
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<p><b>Story lines</b></p>
<p>• No. 12/13 BU makes the cross-conference trip to complete the regular-season series with BYU in prime time on ESPN.</p>
<p>• The Bears enter on the heels of a 94-81 road win in Morgantown, BU's most points in a regulation Big 12 game since they rolled up 107 against Kansas State Jan. 27, 2021.</p>
<p>• 94 points are Baylor's most in a regulation Big 12-road game since rolling up 100 at K-State on Dec. 19, 2020.</p>
<p>• BU has won 8+ Big 12 games in 13-straight seasons after winning 8+ just 3 times in the league's first 15 years.</p>
<p>• In a <span class="scayt-misspell-word">matchup</span> of the top two offensive teams in the conference, the Bears enter fourth in the nation in 3-point FG% (40.1) and offensive efficiency (123.2), while ranking second in the Big 12 in points per game (83.0).</p>
<p>• BU leads the all-time series 5-4, with a 2-4 record in Provo.</p>
<p>• In the last meeting in Provo, <b>Perry Jones III</b> had 28 points and <b>Brady
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Heslip</span></b> (who was in attendance on Saturday at WVU) added 18 as the No. 6 Bears knocked off BYU 86-83 on Dec. 17, 2011.</p>
<p>• The Bears have won four-straight in the series, including an 81-72 win over the Cougars in the first conference game played at Baylor's Foster Pavilion on Jan. 9, 2024.</p>
<p>• The Bears are the only team in the conference with six active players averaging double-digit points.</p>
<p>• <span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter</b> averages a team-leading 14.5 points per game, most among Big 12 freshmen, followed by
<b>RayJ Dennis'</b> 13.4 points per game, and is averaging a Big 12-best 37.2 minutes per game in conference play.</p>
<p>• <b>Dennis</b> leads the conference and ranks eighth in the nation in assists per game (6.6). The senior transfer is just 11 assists (163) from breaking into the top-10 in program history for most assists in season.</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.</p>
<p>• BU has had six players win Big 12 Sixth-Man of the Year, no other conference school has more than two.</p>
<p>• In addition to his 11.1 points per game,<b> Yves Missi </b>is tied for second in the Big 12 with 1.6 blocks per game.</p>
<p>• <b>Jayden Nunn</b> has picked up steam lately averaging 17.0 points per game in his last five games, including 47 last week with 27 against Oklahoma and 20 at West Virginia. The junior transfer averaged 9.3 points per game through the first 20 games of
the season.</p>
<p>• <b>Jalen Bridges</b> enters Tuesday averaging a career-best 10.7 points per game.</p>
<p>• A game after tying a season high in turnovers (21) against Kansas, The Bears have combined for just 13 in each of the last two games. </p>
<p>• Baylor has won two-straight Big 12 games 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)</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>).</p>
<p>• All four of BU's losses in Big 12 play have come by a combined 12 points.</p>
<p>• Baylor is a nations-best 31-13 against ranked teams over the last five seasons. </p>
<p>• BU's 123-30 record since 2019-20 is the best among Power Six teams in that span (Kansas).</p>
<p>• Baylor's 314 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (351).</p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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