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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No. 15/14 Baylor 62, TCU 54</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">Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)</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. 26, 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 |
<a href="https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8">Media Materials</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:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">No. 15/14 Baylor is 20-8, 9-6 in the Big 12 Conference. TCU is 19-9, 8-7 in the Big 12. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor leads the all-time series 107-87, and 18-6 in the
<b>Scott Drew</b> era.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">56 points are the fewest allowed by the Bears in conference play this season, and the fewest allowed to a conference opponent
since giving up just 49 against Kansas State on Jan. 25, 2022.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 158-9 when holding opponents under 70 points in the
<b>Drew</b> Era.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 83-25 vs. in-state foes since the start of the 2011-12 season and are 95-27 vs. Texas teams over the last 14 seasons. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears have eclipsed the 20-win mark for the sixth-straight season and the 15<sup>th</sup> time in the last 17 seasons.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 64-51 in Big 12 road games since 2012, second-best in the league, behind only Kansas.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">BU held a halftime lead (25-23) for the 19<sup>th</sup> time this season. The Bears are 17-2 this season with a halftime lead.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">25 points were Baylor’s second-fewest in a first half this season (17 vs. Michigan State).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is 406-172 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:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drew is 460-252 in his 22<sup>nd</sup> season as a head coach and owns a 440-241 record at Baylor. In league play, Drew is 185-167
at BU and is 197-169 in his career. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are 124-32 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:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor will return to action on Saturday, hosting No. 7 Kansas at 12 p.m. on ABC and the Baylor Sports Media Network. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 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 24<sup>th</sup> time
this season. The Bears are 16-8 when utilizing that lineup.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 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"> tied a season high with nine rebounds.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">With nine more assists tonight,
<b>Dennis</b> moved into a tie for eighth among single-season assist leaders in program history (185).</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 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 in double figures for a 17<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:l1 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">grabbed a career-high 4 steals.
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The senior scored 9-straight points to start the game for Baylor, the second time this season he has started a game with at least
8-straight points for BU. He scored the Bears’ first eight points at UCF earlier this season 1/31/24.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Missi</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> recorded his 18<sup>th</sup> game in double figures this season.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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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>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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