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<a name="_nmona3mh2g5p" data-outlook-id="52e05b58-8e98-48c2-95ac-3afff711ede8"></a><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 29, 2025</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.933334px;"><b>Baylor MBB Record Shooting Game Seals Dominant Win to Close Non-Conference Slate</b></span></p>
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</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); line-height: 13.8px;"><b><a href="https://baylorbears.com/MBBMedia" data-outlook-id="05bd388c-dba1-4fd8-b8c7-77357c3c896e" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://baylorbears.com/MBBMedia</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.8px;"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue; line-height: 13.8px;">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">Baylor men’s basketball
posted a commanding win over Arlington Baptist on Monday afternoon to end its non-conference season, shooting a program-record 73.5-percent from the field and earning the most points in the Scott Drew era, 124-61.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor (10-2) held nothing back in its final game of the calendar year, dominating Arlington Baptist (2-9) with a 63-point marginal victory, ranking tied for
fourth in program history. All nine Bears in rotation put points on the board, including two 20-point performances from Tounde Yessoufou and Isaac Williams IV. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yessoufou, reigning Big 12 Starting Five honoree, tied his career-best with 28 points along with seven rebounds, six steals and five assists. His six steals
tied for 13th in program history.<b> </b>The freshman is the first player in Baylor history to record a 25-5-5-5 game. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Williams earned his first start of the season and posted 22 points on 9-for-11 buckets, four steals and three rebounds. Dan Skillings Jr. grabbed 19 points
on nine rebounds and a career-high of seven assists. Cameron Carr continued his double-digit streak with 17 points, only missing one bucket on the day. Michael Rataj and Caden Powell both snagged double-doubles, with Rataj boasting 15 points on 12 rebounds
and Powell grabbing 12 points on 15 rebounds. It marked Powell’s third consecutive game with at least 15 rebounds.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Off the bench, James Goodis made his collegiate debut, earning five points while Will Kuykendall and Drew Perry put up three points each. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cameron Carr opened the scoring with a dunk to give Baylor its first bucket, but Arlington Baptist quickly answered with a three. The Bears responded by rattling
off a dominant 22-2 run, holding the Patriots to just 1-of-12 shooting during the stretch before a free throw from ABU finally halted the surge.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dan Skillings Jr. fueled Baylor’s fast start with nine points, knocking down the Bears’ first triple of the afternoon. Tounde Yessoufou followed with a layup
to further extend the lead, pushing Baylor ahead 34-11 and becoming the first Bear to reach double figures.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor went a perfect 8-for-8 from the field over a five-minute span to extend its lead to 24 just past the midway point of the first half. An and-one finish
by Michael Rataj made him the fourth Bear to reach double figures in the opening period and swung the momentum back in Baylor’s favor following a three from Arlington Baptist.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Carr remained perfect through the first half, shooting 5-for-5 from the field as Baylor posted its highest shooting percentage in a half since 1990, connecting
on 79 percent of its attempts (27-of-34). All six Bears who saw the floor reached double figures in the opening half, sending Baylor into the break with a commanding 69-33 lead.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the break, Arlington Baptist opened the second half with a three, but Skillings Jr. responded with a put-back layup for the Bears. Yessoufou then brought
Foster Pavilion to its feet with a breakaway dunk, as Baylor stayed hot to start the half, opening 6-for-6 from the field.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Caden Powell recorded the first double-double of the game early in the second half, marking his second of the season. Michael Rataj followed shortly after
with a double-double of his own, his fourth this year. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Will Kuykendall provided an instant spark off the bench, drilling his first shot, a three for the Bears. Isaac Williams later connected from beyond the arc
to push Baylor past the 100-point mark with 10:31 remaining, while Yessoufou continued his standout performance, tying his career high with 28 points on the day.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">James Goodis made his collegiate debut and delivered an immediate impact, knocking down a jumper and a three to add to Baylor’s scoring. Drew Perry also came
off the bench hot, connecting from beyond the arc as one of five Bears to hit a three in the contest.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor capped an impressive offensive performance by shooting 74 percent from the field, connecting on 50-of-68 attempts, the highest single-game shooting
percentage in program history. The record-setting effort sealed a dominant 124-61 victory over Arlington Baptist.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears travel up I-35 to open up conference play against TCU on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. </span></p>
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