Baylor Game Notes 
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GAME CENTER: GAME 14
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Sat., Jan. 9, 2010
Tip-Off: 5 p.m. CST
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television: Big 12 Network, ESPN Full Court | Complete TV Listings for Saturday
Talent: Bob Carpenter (pxp), Rich Zvosec (analyst)
Locally on The CW (Time Warner 165, Grande 15)
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco)/Sirius (Ch. 161)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
Series: Oklahoma leads 35-5
Baylor Record in Big 12 €ˆOpeners: 5-8 (.385)
Baylor Record at Ferrell Center: 202-128 (.612)
Drew Era following Win: 54-38 (.587)
Drew Era in January: 17-31 (.354)
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: www.ESPN360.com
In-Game Blog: www.BaylorBears.com
GAME NIGHT STORY LINES
• Armed with an eight-game win streak, Baylor (12-1) looks to snap its 30-game losing streak to Oklahoma when the two schools square off in the Big 12 Conference opener Saturday in the Ferrell Center.
• BU's eight-game win streak is the sixth-longest in school history and the longest since winning 12 straight in 2000-01.
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 35-5, and has won the last 30 meetings. Baylor is 0-26 vs. Oklahoma in the Big 12 era.
• Baylor hasn't beaten Oklahoma since Dec. 7, 1977, in Norman. Baylor hasn't won in the series in Waco since Dec. 14, 1954.
• Through games of Jan. 3, Baylor leads the nation in rebounding margin (+11.6) and ranks second in the Big 12 in both rebounding (43.7) and rebounding defense (32.2).
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Scott Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 72-43 (.626) in its last 115 games.
• Baylor is 5-8 (.385) in 13 Big 12 Conference openers.
• Baylor has won its last two Big 12 openers -- both in the €ˆFerrell Center (Iowa State in 2008; Texas Tech in 2009).
• Baylor has held 11 of its first 13 opponents under 70 points, holding them to an average of 57.9 points per game.
• Ekpe Udoh became the fourth player in Baylor history to record a triple-double Jan. 6 vs. Morgan State. Udoh scored 18 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked a career-high 10 shots to post the fifth triple-double in school history.
• Udoh, the Big 12 Conference's leading shot-blocker, has more blocked shots (59) in 13 games than the entire Oklahoma Sooners team (46) in 14 games. Udoh is averaging 4.54 blocks, while Oklahoma is averaging 3.29.
• Udoh has eight double-doubles in 13 games, matching Kevin Rogers' team-best eight double-doubles in 39 games last season.
• Udoh is one of two players in school history to block 10 shots in a game (Brian Skinner).
• Baylor is 19-3 (.864) in its last 22 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• Through 13 games, Baylor has 19 more assists (205) than it did at this time one year ago (186). Four players -- Tweety Carter (59), Udoh (36), A.J. Walton (33) and LaceDarius Dunn (29) -- have combined for 157 of Baylor's 205 assists.
• Since scoring a combined 13 points in his first two games, Carter is averaging a team-best 19.1 points in his last seven games.
• Udoh, forward Quincy Acy and center Josh Lomers are shooting a combined 63.0 percent (162-of-257) from the field in 13 games.
• Baylor's men's (12-1) and women's (13-1) basketball teams are combined 25-2 to start the 2009-10 season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday is the 41st meeting in the series.
• Saturday will be only the second time Baylor is receiving votes in either Top 25 poll when it plays Oklahoma.
• It is the first time Baylor will open Big 12 play against Oklahoma.
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series 35-5 and has won the last 30 meetings.
• Baylor is 0-26 vs. Oklahoma in the Big 12 era.
• Baylor hasn't beaten Oklahoma since Dec. 6, 1977, in Norman (75-69).
• Baylor hasn't won in the series in Waco since Dec. 14, 1954 (80-64).
BAYLOR IN BIG 12 OPENERS
• Baylor is 5-8 (.385) in 13 Big 12 Conference openers.
• Baylor has won its last two Big 12 openers -- both in the €ˆFerrell Center (Iowa State in 2008; Texas Tech in 2009).
• Baylor is 2-4 (.333) in Big 12 openers under head coach Scott Drew.
A BAYLOR WIN WOULD...
• Extend its Scott Drew era best win streak to nine games -- the fifth-longest in school history.
• Extend its Ferrell Center home win streak to nine games -- the fifth-longest in school history.
• Improve Baylor's record to 20-3 in its last 23 games.
• Extend Baylor's win streak to three games in Big 12 openers.
• Snap Baylor's 30-game losing streak to Oklahoma.
• Improve Baylor's record in January to 18-31 in the Drew era.
• Be €ˆBaylor's 11th win in its last 17 January games.
• Be €ˆBaylor's 203rd win in Ferrell Center history.
UDOH POSTS FIFTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Ekpe Udoh became the fourth player in Baylor history to record a triple-double Jan. 6 vs. Morgan State. Udoh scored 18 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked a career-high 10 shots to post the fifth triple-double in school history.
• It is the second triple-double in the last two seasons at Baylor.
• Udoh's 10 blocks also tied a single-game Baylor record set by Brian Skinner in each of his two career triple-doubles.
• Udoh now has eight double-doubles in 13 games -- matching Kevin Rogers' team-best eight double-doubles in 39 games last season.
• Earlier this season, Udoh narrowly missed a triple-double Dec. 20 vs. UT €ˆArlington when he notched 22 points, 16 rebounds and nine blocks.
LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA (FEB. 11, 2009)
• Oklahoma's early game-changing run of three-point baskets by Austin Johnson pushed second-ranked Oklahoma to a 78-63 victory over Baylor in the Ferrell Center.
• The shot clock was running out on the Sooners when Willie Warren passed to Johnson, who caught the ball and shot while still in the air. That 3-pointer with four minutes left pushed Oklahoma's lead back to the 10 and took the steam out of Baylor.
• Blake Griffin had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his 21st double-double of the season, matching the school record with six regular season games left.
• Johnson finished with 17 points while Juan Pattillo and Warren each had 14 for the Sooners.
• After Quincy Acy sparked a wild sequence that got Baylor within 52-49 with eight minutes left, head coach Jeff Capel called timeout. And the Sooners responded.
• Within a minute after the timeout, Pattillo hit a baseline jumper, and following a missed 3-pointer by Baylor, Johnson passed inside to Pattillo, who made the shot and added a free throw after being fouled.
• The Sooners extended their lead to 62-51 when Tony Crocker hit a long 3-pointer with five minutes left and Baylor never got closer than seven points after that.
• Curtis Jerrells had 19 points to lead Baylor. Kevin Rogers and LaceDarius Dunn had 11 points each, while €ˆRogers added nine rebounds.
PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA
• Oklahoma (9-5) snapped a two-game losing streak Jan. 4 with an 88-54 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore in Norman. The Sooners have been held under 80 points in four of their five losses this season. • All five of Oklahoma's losses have come away from Lloyd Noble Center (1-1 in true road games and 1-3 in neutral site games).
• Sophomore guard Willie Warren is one of four Sooners averaging double figures in scoring with a team-best 18.5 points in 13 games. Senior Tony Crocker is second with 13.4 points, followed by freshmen Tiny Gallon (11.6) and Tommy Mason-Griffin (10.4).
• Like the Bears in December, Oklahoma knocked off the Arkansas Razorbacks -- a 67-47 win in Norman (Dec. 2).
UP NEXT FOR THE BEARS
• Baylor travels to Boulder, Colo., to face the €ˆColorado Buffaloes Tue., Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. CST €ˆon FOX €ˆSports Southwest.
• Colorado leads the all-time series 14-8, but the Bears have won three of the last four meetings, including a 68-57 win in their last trip to Boulder (Feb. 27, 2008).
HE HAS MORE BLOCKS THAN YOU
• Ekpe Udoh, the Big 12 Conference's leading shot-blocker, has more blocked shots (59) in 13 games than the entire Oklahoma Sooners team (46) in 14 games. Udoh is averaging 4.54 blocks, while Oklahoma is averaging 3.29.
JANUARY NOT AS KIND TO THE BEARS
• Baylor's December win streak remains intact after its 70-47 road win Dec. 30 at Arkansas. Baylor has won 19 consecutive games in the month of December, dating back to Dec. 2006.
• With an 85-74 win Jan. 2 at South Carolina, the Bears won their first January opener since, coincidentally, Jan. 2, 2007, vs. Centenary.
• In the Scott Drew era, Baylor is 17-31 (.354) and 10-6 (.625) in its last 16 January games.
FERRELL CENTER WIN STREAK ON THE LINE
• The 2009-10 marks Baylor's 22nd season at the 10,284-seat Ferrell Center. The Bears have posted a .612 win percentage, accumulating 202 victories at home.
• The Bears have won eight straight games at the Ferrell Center, dating back to their NIT win over Georgetown in March 2009.
• The eight-game home win streak is the sixth-longest in school history and the longest since winning nine straight in 2008-09.
• BU won a school record-tying 14 games at the Ferrell in 2008-09.
BAYLOR IN MIDST OF MOST SUCCESSFUL STRETCH IN DREW ERA
• Baylor is 19-3 (.864) in its last 22 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• It is the best 22-game stretch of the Scott Drew era, besting Baylor's 17-5 run to start the 2007-08 season.
• It is the second-best run in school history behind only the a 20-2 start of the 1945-46 season under former head coach Bill Henderson.
BEARS OWN LONGEST WIN STREAK IN NINE SEASONS
• Baylor's 79-63 win Jan. 6 vs. Morgan State extended its winning streak to a Scott Drew era-best eight games.
• The eight-game win streak is the sixth-longest in school history and the longest since winning 12 straight in 2000-01.
REBOUNDING'S THE NAME OF THE GAME
• Through games of Jan. 3, Baylor leads the nation in rebounding margin (+11.6) and ranks second in the Big 12 in both rebounding (43.7) and rebounding defense (32.2).
• Baylor has improved its rebounding numbers by 7.5 boards per game from this point last season (through 13 games).
• Baylor's rebounding margin has also increased by an astounding 10.0 rebounds (+1.3 in 2008-09 to +11.3 in 2009-10).
• The difference in rebounding margin has been made up by the addition of Ekpe Udoh, who is averaging 11.5 rebounds per game.
• Baylor has pulled down 50-plus rebounds three times this season-- the Bears never broke 50 in 2008-09.
• The Bears have held each of their 13 opponents to under 40 rebounds this season.
