BAYLOR (2-0) vs. NOTRE DAME (2-0)
2007 Paradise Jam - Semifinals
Nov. 18, 2007 - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
RADIO: Baylor-ISP Sports Radio Network (ESPN/KRZI 1660AM Waco / Sirius Satellite ch. 161)
INTERNET AUDIO: live broadcast at BaylorBears.com
TELEVISION: Fox College Sports [FSN Southwest in state of Texas]
INTERNET VIDEO: none
THE SEMIFINALS
With a 64-55 win over Wichita State in the opening round of the Paradise Jam Friday, Baylor advanced to a semifinal matchup vs. Notre Dame Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. CST/9:30 p.m. AST and will be televised live on Fox College Sports and on FSN Southwest within the state of Texas. The Bears (2-0) face a Notre Dame (2-0) squad that crushed Monmouth 76-33 Friday night. The semifinal game is Baylor's second-ever meeting against the Fighting Irish on the hardcourt, the first since a 98-57 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame on Nov. 30, 1977 in South Bend. The winner of Sunday game will advance to the Paradise Jam championship game to be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. CST/9:30 p.m. AST and face the winner of Georgia Tech and Winthrop. The losers will play a consolation game scheduled for Monday at 5 p.m. CST/7 p.m. AST. Both the championship and consolation game Monday will be televised live on Fox College Sports.
BAYLOR vs. NOTRE DAME
Series record: ND leads 1-0
Last meeting: #3 ND 98-57, Nov. 30, 1977 at South Bend, Ind.
Drew vs. ND: 0-1 (L 55-53 in '02-03 as head coach at Valparaiso)
Baylor vs. Big East Conf.: 2-8
BAYLOR TIP-INS
• Through 2 games BU is out-shooting its opponents 50.5-37.1%, including a 47.7-26.8% discrepancy on 3-pointers.
• Guards Aaron Bruce and Curtis Jerrells are shooting 57.1 (4-7) and 53.8 (7-13), repectively, on 3-pointers.
• Bruce and Jerrells are both perfect from the FT line through 2 games in '07-08 (6-6 & 5-5, respectively).
• Curtis Jerrells boasts a 10-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio through 2 games this season.
• Baylor is 6-43 in its last 49 away games dating to `02-03 (4-6 in neutral-site games during that span).
• The Bears are 64-21 in regular-season, non-league play over the last 8 seasons (6 straight non-conference wins).
• Baylor is 84-93 all-time in in-season tourneys and last won a title in 1996 (Dr Pepper Invitational in Waco, Texas).
• Curtis Jerrells has scored in double-digits in 16 straight games (dating to 2006-07).
• Aaron Bruce ranks 14th on BU's all-time scoring list (1,082 career points).
• Djibril Thiam scored a career-high 5 points off the bench in BU's win over Wichita State.
• 64% (180-282) of Tweety Carter's career points have come from 3-pointers (60).
• Junior C Mamadou Diene is out 6-8 weeks to rehab an ankle injury.
• Baylor is 19-1 in the Drew Era when scoring 80-plus points.
• Scott Drew's 38 wins at Baylor ranks 10th in school history.
• Over the past six seasons BU is 70-8 when totaling an equal or higher shooting % than its opponent (2-0 in 2007-08).
• Baylor is 19-6 when totaling 40+ rebounds (last 6 seasons).
• BU is 2-39 when allowing opponents to shoot 50% or higher (in 5 years under Drew).
MILESTONES & RECORDS WATCH
• Aaron Bruce is 12 points shy of moving into 13th place & 22 shy of 12th place (1,072, Roddrick Miller No. 13 with 1,094 & William Chatmon No. 12 with 1,104) on Baylor's career scoring list.
• Henry Dugat is 7 points shy of reaching the 500 career-points plateau (493).
