No. 24 MBB, No. 6 Texas Renew Rivalry Saturday
1/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| #24/RV Baylor (15-4) vs. #6 Texas (18-2) Jan. 30, 2010 | 3 p.m. CST Austin, Texas| Erwin Center (16,734) TV: Big 12 Network |
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GAME CENTER: GAME 20
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Sat., Jan. 30, 2010
Tip-Off: 3:01 p.m. CST
Location: Austin, Texas
Arena: Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Television: Big 12 Network, ESPN €ˆFull Court
Talent: Dave €ˆArmstrong (pxp), Jon Sundvold (analyst)
Available in Central Texas on The CW (Time Warner Digital 165, Grande 15) | Complete TV Listings
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco); FamilyNet/Sirius (Ch. 161)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
Baylor Record When Ranked in AP €ˆPoll: 12-8
Series: Texas leads 155-76
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: www.ESPN360.com
In-Game Blog: None
GAME DAY STORY LINES
• The 24th-ranked Baylor Bears (15-4, 2-3) will look to snap their eight-game Big 12 road losing streak when they face the No. 6 Texas Longhorns (18-2, 4-1) in a clash of nationally ranked Big 12 teams Saturday.
• Saturday is the 232nd series meeting between Baylor and Texas - the longest-running series in either program's history - the first with both teams ranked in the Top 25.
• Texas leads the all-time series, 155-76, and the Big 12-era series, 25-4.
• Baylor is 6-44 (.120) in its last 50 Big 12 road games, including a 5-13 mark over the previous two-plus seasons (1-7 last season).
• Baylor is shooting 79.5 percent (105-of-132) from the free throw line in its first eight games of 2010.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 570 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas).
• Through games of Jan. 24, Baylor ranks second nationally in FG €ˆpercentage defense (35.8), third in rebounding margin (9.9), fourth in blocked shots per game (7.7), fifth in FG €ˆpercentage (49.9), 10th in 3FG percentage (40.2) and 10th in scoring margin (16.1)
• Ekpe Udoh leads the Big 12 in rebounding (10.94), holding a slight edge over Texas' Damion James €ˆ(10.90). The Edmond, Okla., native also leads the league with 4.26 blocks per game and 4.37 offensive boards per contest. He ranks second in field goal percentage (52.4) and third in minutes played (34.79).
• LaceDarius Dunn, who ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring with 18.7 points per game, is also the leader in 3-point field goals made (3.37 3FGM per game).
• Tweety Carter is the Big 12 leader in assists (6.53) and minutes played (36.60). He is tied for second in 3-point field goals made (3.00) and is third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.51). Through games of Jan. 24, Carter ranked third nationally in assists.
• Opponents are averaging 63.2 points per game against the Bears, down 5.9 points per game (69.1 points per game in 2008-09) from this time last season.
• Dunn, who currently ranks seventh all-time at Baylor with 1,391 career points, is 109 points shy of the 1,500-point plateau and would become just the seventh player in school history to reach the mark. He would also become the second player in BU history to score his 1,500th point during his junior season (Terry Teagle).
• Udoh ranks second on the team with 52 assists and is the only Baylor Bear this season to record an assist in all 19 games.
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday is the 232nd series meeting between Baylor and Texas.
• Saturday will be the first series meeting with both teams ranked in the Top 25.
• The Texas series is the longest-running in Baylor men's basketball history.
• Texas leads the all-time series, 155-76, and 84-26 in Austin.
• Texas leads the Big 12-era series, 25-4.
• Baylor has lost 11 straight games in Austin.
• Head coach Scott Drew is 1-13 all-time vs. Texas.
• Baylor snapped a 24-game losing streak to the Longhorns with a 76-70 in the semifinals of the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
• Baylor hasn't defeated Texas in the regular season since an 80-75 win Feb. 21, 1998, in Waco.
• Baylor hasn't defeated Texas in Austin since an 87-81 victory Jan. 3, 1998.
A ROAD WIN IN THE BIG 12 IS HARD TO FIND
• Baylor is 6-44 (.120) in its last 50 Big 12 road games, including a 5-13 mark over the previous two-plus seasons (1-7 last season).
• Baylor has lost eight straight Big 12 road games.
• Under Scott Drew, Baylor has posted road wins against five different Big 12 schools, but the Bears are still winless on the road at six others, including Texas.
BAYLOR AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS
• Baylor is 21-134 (.135) - 4-40 (.091) in the Scott Drew era - vs. nationally ranked teams.
• 14 of Baylor's 21 wins over nationally ranked opponents have come in Waco.
• All four wins against ranked opponents under Drew have come during the previous two-plus seasons.
• Baylor's last win over a nationally ranked opponent was March 12, 2009, vs. No. 14/11 Kansas, 71-64, in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Big 12 Championship.
• Baylor has lost three straight games to nationally ranked opponents - Jan. 26, 2010, vs. No. 11/13 Kansas State (74-76); Jan. 20, 2010, at No. 3/3 Kansas (75-81); and March 14, 2009, vs. No. 9/15 Missouri (60-73).
BAYLOR AS A NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM
• Baylor is 12-8 (.600) - 11-7 (.611) in the Scott Drew era - when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 8-4 (.667) when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆToday Coaches €ˆTop 25 Poll.
• Baylor is 7-3 (.700) all-time - all 10 games have been in the last two seasons - when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
• Baylor is 10-4 (.714) at home when nationally ranked in either poll.
A BAYLOR WIN WOULD...
• Snap its eight-game Big 12 road losing streak.
• Give Baylor back-to-back wins over Texas for the first time since the 1997-98 season.
• Be its first regular season win over Texas since Feb. 21, 1998, in Waco.
• Be its first win over Texas in Austin since Jan. 3, 1998.
• Be its first over a ranked team since March 12, 2009, vs. No. 14/11 Kansas, snapping a three-game losing streak.
• Be its first over a ranked team on the road since Jan. 23, 2008, vs. No. 18/16 Texas €ˆA&M, snapping a four-game road losing streak.
• Be its first over a Top 10 team since March 9, 2001, vs. No. 7/9 Iowa €ˆState.
• Be its first over a Top 10 team on the road since Feb. 10, 1990, at No. 3 Arkansas.
• Be its 12th in the last 15 games.
• Be its 13th as a ranked team in the Scott Drew era.
• Be its fifth over a ranked team in the Drew era.
• Improve its record to 23-6 in its last 29 games.
• Improve its record in January to 21-34 in the Drew era.
• Be €ˆBaylor's 14th win in its last 23 January games.
NEW YEAR YIELDS BETTER FREE THROW SHOOTING
• As a team, Baylor's free throw shooting has improved drastically over the course of the season, especially since the start of 2010.
• In 11 games before the new year, Baylor was shooting 62.4 percent (148-of-237) from the free throw line with only player - Tweety Carter (82.6 percent) - shooting better than 80 percent.
• In their first eight games of 2010, the Bears are shooting 79.5 percent (105-of-132) from the free throw line with four players shooting 80 percent or better - Ekpe Udoh (88.2 percent), LaceDarius Dunn (86.7), Carter (81.0) and Anthony Jones (80.0).
• Udoh, Jones and Quincy Acy have all produced much improved free throw percentages. Udoh has improved his free throw shooting by 30 percentage points from 58.0 percent (29-of-50) in 2009 to 88.2 percent (30-of-34) in 2010. Jones has seen his shooting improve by nearly 28 points from 52.6 percent (10-of-19) to 80.0 percent (8-of-10). Acy's free throw percentage has jumped from 50.0 percent (11-of-22) in the first 11 games to 75.0 percent (12-of-16) over the last eight contests.
STEALING INTRIGUE
• Baylor swiped a season-high 14 steals in its 76-74 loss Jan. 26 to No. 11 Kansas State.
• Baylor's 14 steals matched its combined steal total from its three previous contests - UMass (five), Kansas (five), Oklahoma State (four).
• Baylor's 14 steals were the most since Nov. 22, 2008, vs. Southern, when the Bears had a season-high 17 steals.
STREAKS ARE MADE TO BE SET (AND BROKEN)
• BU established a Ferrell Center record this season with 11 consecutive home wins. The win streak was snapped Jan. 26 vs. Kansas State.
• Baylor snapped its 30-game losing streak to Oklahoma with a 91-60 rout Jan. 9 in Waco.
• Baylor has won 15 or more games in four consecutive seasons for just the second time in school history.
• LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games (Jan. 9-20, 2010).
• Tweety Carter scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games (Nov. 29-Dec. 15, 2009).
• Ekpe Udoh is the only Bear recorded at least one assist in all 19 games this season.
• Udoh has recorded at least one block in 23 consecutive games, including the last four contests of the 2007-08 season at €ˆMichigan.
KANSAS STATE LEFTOVERS
• Wednesday was the first matchup of two Top 25 men's basketball teams in Ferrell Center history.
• Baylor's 76-74 loss to Kansas State snapped a Ferrell Center-record 11-game home win streak.
• Baylor allowed 10-plus 3-point field goals for the first time since Dec. 3, 2009, at Arizona State.
• After outrebounding 17 straight opponents, Baylor has been outrebounded in back-to-back games.
• Quincy Acy scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season.
• Tweety Carter has scored 20-plus points five times this season.
• LaceDarius Dunn failed to score in double-figures for the first time since Dec. 15, 2009, against Jackson State.
• Anthony Jones scored in double-figures for the fifth time this season.
• Jones was one rebound short of his second career double-double.
• Ekpe Udoh recorded his 12th double-digit rebound game of the season.
AMONG THE BIG 12 LEADERS
• Ekpe Udoh, LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter each rank among the top three Big 12 leaders in at least two categories entering Saturday's game at No. 6 Texas.
• Udoh leads the Big 12 in rebounding (10.94), holding a slight edge over Texas' Damion James €ˆ(10.90). The Edmond, Okla., native also leads the league with 4.26 blocks per game and 4.37 offensive boards per contest. He also ranks second in field goal percentage (52.4) and third in minutes played (34.79).
• Dunn, who ranks third in scoring with 18.7 points per game, is also the Big 12 leader in 3-point field goals made (3.37 3FGM per game).
• Carter is the Big 12 leader in assists (6.53) and minutes played (36.60). He is tied for second in 3-point field goals made (3.00) and is third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.51).
PROGRAM TURNAROUND
• Baylor's 45 wins in the previous two seasons (21 in 2007-08, 24 in 2008-09) under head coach Scott Drew are more than the Bears' combined win total in his first four seasons (36). The 45 wins are the largest two-season win total in program history, surpassing Baylor's combined 41 wins in 1986-87 (18) and 1987-88 (23).
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 75-46 (.619) in its last 121 games.
OPPONENTS STRUGGLING AGAINST BAYLOR
• Opponents are averaging 63.2 points per game against the Bears, down 5.9 points per game (69.1 points per game in 2008-09) from this time last season.
• Baylor is also holding opponents to 36.5 percent from the floor (41.9 percent last season), 62.6 percent from the free throw line (67.3 percent last season) and 32.4 rebounds per game (35.6 boards last season).
HOLDING OPPONENTS OFF THE GLASS
• Baylor has held its opponents to under 40 rebounds in 18 of 19 games this season.
• UMass (Jan. 23) became the first Baylor opponent since Penn State (April 2, 2009) to outrebound the Bears and the first opponent in 25 games to grab 40+ rebounds.
• Baylor has been outrebounded in back-to-back games for the first time since the semifinal and championship games of the 2009 NIT.
• Baylor outrebounded its first 17 opponents this season, including nine by double figures.
• Last season, the Bears outrebounded their opponents in only 16 of their 39 games.
