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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No. 25/21 BYU 78, No. 11/11 Baylor 71</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Provo, Utah (Marriott Center)</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Feb. 20, 2024</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Box Score Attached
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">|</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></span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">No. 11/11 Baylor is 19-7, 8-5 in the Big 12 Conference. No. 25/21 BYU is 19-7 and 7-6 in league play. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 6-6 all time against the Cougars and had their four-game winning streak against the Cougars snapped. It was the
longest streak by either team in the series.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are a nation’s best 31-14 against ranked teams over the last five years.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor trailed at halftime (42-37), they are 3-5 when trailing at the break this season. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears shot 49% as compared to BYU’s 44%, snapping a streak of 92-straight wins when shooting a higher percentage than the
opponent, dating back to March 2, 2019 at Kansas State</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 405-171 since 2007-08, the first year Drew had a full allotment of scholarships. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drew is 459-251 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> season as a head coach and owns a 439-240 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 184-166
at BU and is 196-168 in his career. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 123-31 over the last five seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-6 teams in that stretch.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU is 69-54 in Big 12 Road games since 2012, the second-best in the conference during that span.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 62-23 in the Big 12 over the last five seasons, the second-best record of any power-conference team in that span (Kansas). </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor will return to action on Saturday, Hosting No. 2 Houston in an 11am tip on CBS. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU deployed the starting lineup of <b>RayJ Dennis, Jayden Nunn, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi</b> for the 22<sup>nd</sup> time
this season. The Bears are 15-7 when utilizing that lineup.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Bridges
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">scored a game-high 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.</span><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday marked the 15<sup>th</sup> time in his BU career
<b>Bridges</b> led the team in rebounds.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Bridges</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> extended his career-long streak having
hit a three-pointer in 10-straight games.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Missi</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> poured in 13 points and pulled down seven
rebounds, his 17<sup>th</sup> double-figure scoring game of the season.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Walter
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">notched double-figures for the fourth-straight game and the 18<sup>th</sup> time this season.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dennis
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">accounted for all of Baylor’s eight assists, his 23<sup>rd</sup> time to lead the team in assists this season.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Langston Love
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">made his first appearance since suffering an injury on Feb. 6 against Texas Tech.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Love
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">made one of his two shot attempts to finish with three points.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">With four points,<b> Josh Ojianwuna
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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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