BAYLOR 54 - #7 OKLAHOMA 67
1/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2003
2002-03 BEAR BASKETBALL
JAN. 25, 2003 - FERRELL CENTER - WACO, TEXAS
BAYLOR 54 - #7 OKLAHOMA 67
Baylor game notes:
? Oklahoma leads the all-time series 22-5. The Sooners have won 17 straight. Oklahoma is now 10-2 in games played in Waco.
? At Baylor, Dave Bliss is 0-7 against Oklahoma and 1-9 all time against the Sooners. His only win came in 1984 while with SMU.
? Today's contest marked the Bears fifth straight game against a ranked opponent. Under Dave Bliss the Bears had never played four consecutive ranked teams.
? Today's loss marks the first time that the Bears have lost three straight home games under Bliss.
? Tonight's attendance: 9,370. It is the second largest crowd at the Ferrell Center this season and the 12th biggest in the 15-year history of the arena.
? Baylor has now lost five straight games against teams ranked in the top-10. The Bears last win over a team in the top-10 came against 7th ranked Iowa State at the Big 12 tourney on 3/9/01.
? Freshman G Corey Herring made his second start of the season and first in Big 12 play.
? Junior F Carlton Dotson's first half FG was his first field goal of the conference season. It was the first time in 12 games that he had scored in double figures.
? Kenny Taylor, who averaged 3.6 three pointers per game was (1-7) tonight from behind the arc.
? Sophomore F Lawrence Roberts grabbed three offensive rebounds tonight, he is 2nd in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds, averaging 4.38 per game.
? Baylor grabbed a season-low 20 rebounds, the teams previous low was 26 against TCU on 12/7
? Oklahoma outscored the Bears in the paint 42-12.
? Baylor made a season-low 6 three pointers tonight. Its 26.1% from behind the arc was the teams lowest percentage in eight games.
