Jan. 2, 2001

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* Baylor is now 3-0 all-time against Texas Southern. Both previous meetings were also held in the Ferrell Center -- a 94-63 BU victory in 1996, and an 87-73 Bear triumph in 1993.

* Baylor is 18-0 all-time against teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

* The Bears are 20-2 against non-Big 12 Conference foes under Dave Bliss. Baylor has won 16 consecutive such games.

* Dave Bliss is now 5-1 all-time against Texas Southern. This was his first time to coach against the Tigers while at Baylor, he posted a 2-1 mark against TSU while at New Mexico State and a 2-0 mark against Texas Southern while at the helm of the Southern Methodist program.

* Greg Davis matched his career high with 15 points, he also matched his season high with nine rebounds.

* Wendell Greenleaf tied his personal best with five assists, a plateau he has reach on two other occasions including once this season.

* With his 10 points on the night, DeMarcus Minor has now reached double figures in scoring in 12 consecutive games.

* Minor also hit both free throw opportunities, pushing his streak of consecutive charity shots made to 40.

* As a team, Baylor hit a season-low three shots from three-point range. That is the lowest in a game by Baylor since making two Jan. 15, 2000 against Oklahoma State.

* Texas Southern's 19 points in the first half ties for the fewest first-half points allowed by Baylor this season. Arkansas-Pine Bluff also netted just 19 points in the opening half during the Nov. 22 season opener. The fewest points allowed in either half this season by the Bears was the 18 points scored by Arkansas-Little Rock in the second half of the 54-51 Dec. 2 Baylor victory.

* Entering the game with an average of 15.3 points per game in his first six contests, Chad Elsey was held scoreless in the first half. Included in that dry spell was an 0-for-6 drought from three-point range. Elsey missed his first eight from long range before connecting at the nine-minute mark. He entered the game 22 of 52 from three-point land this season.