No. 15 MBB, Wazzu Clash in Hawaii Semis
12/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| 15/15 Baylor (8-1) vs. RV/RV Washington State (9-1) Dec. 23, 2010 | 5:30 p.m. CST (1:30 p.m. HST) Honolulu, Hawai`i | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) TV: ESPNU Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic |
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GAME CENTER: GAME 10 (Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Thu., Dec. 23, 2010
Tip-Off: 5:30 p.m. CST (1:30 p.m. HST)
Location: Honolulu, Hawai`i
Arena: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Television: ESPNU
Talent: Jon Sciambi (pxp), Mark Gottfried (analyst)
Radio: Baylor IMG College Radio Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco), KHLE 106.9 FM (Killeen); Sirius (Ch. TBA)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (color)
Series (Overall): Washington State leads, 2-1
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: None
In-Game Blog: None
QUICK HITS
• With a spot in the championship game at stake, No. 15 Baylor (8-1) will face Washington State €ˆ(9-1) in the semifinals Thursday of the 2010 Hawaiian Airlines €ˆDiamond Head Classic at 5:30 p.m. CST on ESPNU.
• Baylor and Washington State will meet for the third time in the last four seasons; Washington State leads the brief series, 2-1. In the last series meeting, Baylor -- playing as a top-25 team for the first time in 2008-09 -- knocked off Wazzu, 58-52, in Pullman, Wash., as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.
• Entering this week, Baylor ranked second nationally in scoring defense (53.9 points per game), sixth in rebound margin (11.6), eighth in scoring margin (21.3), ninth in FG €ˆpercentage defense (36.2) and 27th in field goal percentage (48.5).
• Baylor is 8-1 for the fourth consecutive season (won 20+ €ˆgames in first three instances).
• Baylor has held all nine opponents under 70 points.
• BU has made at least one 3FG in 597 consecutive games -- the second-longest active streak in the Big 12.
• Baylor is 43-11 in its last 54 games dating back to its 2009 postseason run.
• Baylor is 15-2 as a ranked team in non-conference play in the Scott Drew era.
• A.J. Walton ranks 24th nationally -- and second in the Big 12 -- in steals per game (2.4)
• Perry Jones III has scored in double figures in 8 of his first 9 games to start his career.
• LaceDarius Dunn, who has a school-record 324 career 3FGM, has made a 3FG in 23 consecutive games.
• Dunn ranks second all-time in school history -- tied for 10th in Big 12 history -- with 1,861 career points.
• Baylor is 7-0 this season when a player scores 20+ points in game.
• Baylor is 4-8 all-time in the state of Hawai`i.
• Baylor is 5-2 in three ESPN-owned tournaments.
• Baylor is 33-13 -- 32-12 in the Scott Drew era -- when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and 24-9 when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆTODAY coaches' poll.
• Dunn, who holds the school record with 324 career 3FG €ˆmade, needs 66 to become the Big 12's career leader. That mark is currently held by Texas' A.J. Abrams (389).
• Dunn has made a 3FG in 105 of his 112 career games.
• Dunn has scored in double figures in 93 of his 112 career games.
• Quincy Acy ranks ninth in Baylor history with 74 career blocked shots.
BAYLOR/WASHINGTON STATE SERIES
• For the third time in the last four seasons, Baylor will face the Washington State Cougars during the regular season. Washington State leads the brief series, 2-1, but Baylor won the last meeting, 58-52, in Pullman, Wash., as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (Dec. 6, 2008).
HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 70
• Baylor's 68-64 loss Dec. 18 to Gonzaga in Dallas snapped its 30-game winning streak when holding opponents under 70 points. It was Baylor's first loss when holding an opponent under 70 since April 2, 2009, when the Bears lost 69-63 to Penn State in the NIT €ˆchampionship game.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 58-4 when holding opponents under 70 points.
DECEMBERS TO REMEMBER
• Baylor is 22-1 in its last 23 games in the month of December after its 21-game win streak was snapped by Gonzaga, 68-64, on Dec. 18. Baylor's loss to Gonzaga was its first in the month of December since Dec. 16, 2006, when it lost at No. 23 Syracuse, 94-71.
• 17 of Baylor's 20 consecutive December wins have been by double figures.
• Baylor is 31-10 all-time in the month of December in the Scott €ˆDrew era.
THE LAST 54
• Since the end of the 2008-09 regular season, Baylor is 43-11 in its last 54 games (.796 winning percentage). Prior to its current run, Baylor was 31-23 in its previous 54 games (.574).
• Baylor is 23-1 at home in its last 54 games, 36-2 when holding opponents under 70, 14-0 when holding opponents under 60 and 8-0 when holding opponents under 50.
• Baylor has won 29 of its last 43 games by 10 or more points (+17.2 average scoring margin in 43 wins).
• Senior G €ˆLaceDarius Dunn has scored 988 of his 1,861 career points during Baylor's current run.
(THE LAST) FOUR SEASONS
• Baylor is 8-1 for the fourth consecutive season, while posting an 81-35 mark since the start of the 2007-08 campaign -- the first of three straight 20+ win seasons.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 39-4 when scoring 80+ points and has won 20 consecutive games when scoring 80+ points (last loss was 85-84 to South Carolina on Jan. 2, 2009).
• Baylor is 8-4 in regular-season neutral-site games dating back to the start of the 2007-08 season.
NOT DUNN YET -- TRIPLE STREAK CONTINUES
• Senior LaceDarius €ˆDunn has made a 3-point field goal in 23 consecutive games -- the fourth-longest streak in school history. Dunn is six games shy of tying Tevis Stukes' school-record 29-game streak.
• Dunn owns the second-longest consecutive games streak in Baylor history. Dunn made a 3-point field goal in 28 consecutive games over the span of two seasons -- March 1, 2008-Feb. 7, 2009.
• Dunn, the single-season and career 3-point record holder at Baylor, has made a 3-point field goal in 104 of his 111 career games.
LOOKING FOR MORE THREE-POINT RECORDS
• LaceDarius Dunn has made a Baylor-record 324 career 3FG and is the only player in program history to make 300+ 3FG. Dunn ranks fourth all-time in Big 12 history in 3FG and is one of only four players with 300+ 3FG, joining Missouri's Clarence Gilbert (332), Kansas' Jeff Boschee (338) and Texas' A.J. Abrams (389).
• Dunn needs 66 treys to become the Big 12's career leader.
DUNN'S SIGHTS SET ON BAYLOR, BIG 12 SCORING RECORDS
• With 13 points against San Diego, senior G €ˆLaceDarius €ˆDunn moved passed Micheal Williams (1,854) for second on Baylor's all-time scoring list; Dunn currently has with 1,861 career points. Dunn now needs 329 points to surpass Terry Teagle (2,189) as Baylor's all-time leading scorer.
• Dunn, who is tied for 10th all-time on the Big 12's career scoring list, needs 396 points to surpass Texas Tech's Andre Emmett (2,256) as the Big 12's career scoring leader.
BAYLOR IN THE TOP 25
• Baylor is 33-13 -- 32-12 in the Scott Drew era -- when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and 24-9 when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆTODAY Coaches poll. BU is 23-8 all-time when ranked in both polls.
40 AND UNDER
• Only six Baylor opponents have reached 40+ rebounds in the last 54 games against the Bears, dating back to their 2009 Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla.
UP NEXT
• After an off-day from competition on Christmas Eve, the 15th-ranked Baylor Bears will play its third and final game of the 2010 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Christmas Day. The Bears will either play in the third-place game at 6:30 p.m. CST on ESPN2 (if the Bears lose to Washington State) or the championship game at 8:30 p.m. CST on ESPN2 (if the Bears defeat Washington State).
