No. 22 MBB, Oklahoma State Battle in Big 12 Rematch
2/18/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| #22/22 Baylor (20-5, 7-4) vs. Oklahoma State (18-7, 6-5) Feb. 20, 2010 | 12:47 p.m. CST Stillwater, Okla. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) TV: Big 12 Network |
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GAME CENTER: GAME 25
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Sat., Feb. 20, 2010
Tip-Off: 12:47 p.m. CST
Location: Stillwater, Okla.
Arena: Gallagher-Iba €ˆArena (13,611)
Television: Big 12 Network, ESPN €ˆFull Court
Talent: Dave Armstrong (pxp), Bryndon Manzer (analyst)
TV €ˆListings on Big 12 Network - Time Warner Digital Ch. 165, Grande Ch. 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)
BU Record When Ranked in AP €ˆPoll: 17-9
Series: Oklahoma State leads 48-16
Series in Stillwater: Oklahoma State leads 22-2
Scott Drew Record vs. Oklahoma State: 4-9
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com and www.ESPN360.com
In-Game Blog: None
GAME DAY STORY LINES
• Baylor (20-5, 7-4) looks to run its Big 12 win streak to four games Saturday when the Bears visit Gallagher-Iba Arena to face the Oklahoma State €ˆCowboys (18-7, 6-5) on the Big 12 Network.
• Oklahoma State leads the all-time series, 48-16, but Baylor has won four of the last six meetings. OSU leads the Big 12-era series, 22-7.
• With Baylor's win Feb. 16 over €ˆTexas Tech, the Bears claimed their third consecutive 20-win season - a program first - and the sixth 20-win campaign in the program's 104-season history. Scott Drew became the first head coach in BU history with three 20-win seasons.
• Baylor is 8-45 (.151) in its last 53 Big 12 road games, including a 7-14 mark over the previous two-plus seasons (1-3 this season).
• Starting with its epic run at the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Baylor is 14-6 (.700) in its last 20 games away from the Ferrell Center - 4-3 in true road games and 10-3 in neutral-site games.
• Baylor is 17-9 (.654) - 16-8 (.667) in the Scott Drew era - when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 10-5 (.667) when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆToday Coaches €ˆTop 25 Poll. Baylor is 9-4 (.693) all-time when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 80-47 (.630) in its last 127 games.
• Baylor is 27-7 (.794) in its last 34 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• Ekpe Udoh ranks second on the Big 12 single-season list with 109 rejections. Udoh needs just 10 blocks (2.0 per game in his remaining five regular season contests) to set a new conference record.
• Saturday's game will be Udoh's first career college game in home state of Oklahoma.
• LaceDarius Dunn (265) needs three more 3FGM to become Baylor's career leader in 3-point field goals made (current mark is 267 held by current Harlem Globetrotter Aundre Branch).
• Tweety Carter leads the Big 12 in both assists for all games €ˆ(6.29) and conference-only games (6.36).
• Through games of Feb. 14, Baylor ranks in the top 20 of five different categories. Baylor is fourth in blocked shots per game, sixth in rebounding margin, sixth in field goal percentage defense, 14th in FG percentage and 17th in scoring margin.
• Through games of Feb. 14, Udoh ranks fifth nationally in blocked shots per game, 18th in rebounds per game, 24th in double doubles and 83rd in FG percentage. Carter ranks 11th nationally in assists per game, 45th in 3FG percentage and 44th in assist-to-turnover ratio and 50th in 3FGM per game. Dunn ranks ninth nationally in 3FGM per game, 35th in 3FG percentage and 51st in scoring.
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday is the 65th meeting between Baylor and Oklahoma State.
• Oklahoma State leads the all-time series, 48-16, but Baylor has won four of the last six meetings.
• Oklahoma State leads the Big 12-era series, 22-7.
• Baylor and Oklahoma State have split the season series in each of the previous three seasons.
• Baylor is 2-22 all-time in Stillwater and has lost six straight games at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• Saturday will mark the second consecutive meeting that Baylor has been ranked in the Top 25.
• Baylor is 2-0 vs. Oklahoma State when ranked in the Top 25.
• Baylor is 0-6 in Stillwater vs. Oklahoma State under head coach Scott Drew.
• Drew is 4-9 all-time vs. Oklahoma €ˆState.
THE CENTURY MARK
• Baylor's 64-62 last-second win Feb. 13 over Missouri was Scott Drew's 100th victory as Baylor head coach. He became the fifth coach in school history to amass 100 or more career wins at Baylor, joining Bill Henderson (201), Ralph Wolf (151), Bill Meneffee (149) and Jim Haller (104).
• Drew (101) currently stands fifth all-time at Baylor in coaching victories, three shy of Haller (104) for fourth place.
• Drew enters Saturday with a 101-100 mark as Baylor's head coach and is one of only three BU €ˆcoaches with a .500 winning percentage or higher.
A LONG ROAD TO .500
• Scott Drew moved his career winning percentage at Baylor to .502 with his 101th victory as Bears head coach Feb. 16 with an 88-70 defeat of Texas Tech in the Ferrell Center.
• Drew (101-100) is over the .500 mark as Baylor head coach for the first time since Dec. 6, 2003, when he was 3-2.
THREE TIMES 20
• With Baylor's 88-70 win Feb. 16 over €ˆTexas Tech, the Bears claimed their third consecutive 20-win season - a program first - and the sixth 20-win campaign in the program's 104-season history.
• Scott Drew became the first head coach in Baylor history with three 20-win seasons.
BAYLOR'S BIG 12 FIRST
• Baylor's 88-70 win Feb. 16 over the Texas Tech Red Raiders moved the Bears to three games over .500 in the Big 12 with a 7-4 mark. It is the latest Baylor has been three games over .500 in Big 12 play since its inception (BU was 5-2 during the 2007-08 season).
A BAYLOR WIN WOULD...
• Be its fifth February victory - the most since winning five during the 1996-97 season.
• Signify its first-ever season series sweep of Oklahoma €ˆState.
• Snap its six-game losing streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• Be its first win at Oklahoma State of the Scott Drew era.
• Extend its winning streak to four games - the longest since a nine-game streak earlier this season.
• Be its fifth road win - the second-most under Drew (won six in 2007-08).
• Be its 21st of the season, tying the 2007-08 team for the fifth-most wins in school history.
• Be its eighth Big 12 victory - the second-most in school history (nine in 2007-08).
• Move its Big 12 record to four games over .500 for the first time since the 2007-08 season (started 4-0).
• Be its sixth win as a Top 25 team in the month of February.
• Be its 17th in the last 21 games.
• Be its 18th as a ranked team in the Drew era.
• Improve its record to 28-7 in its last 35 games.
• Improve its record in February to 16-36 in the Drew era.
A ROAD WIN IN THE BIG 12 IS HARD TO FIND
• Baylor is 8-45 (.151) in its last 53 Big 12 road games, including a 7-14 mark over the previous two-plus seasons (1-3 this season).
• Baylor's 80-77 overtime win Jan. 30 at then-No. 6 Texas snapped an eight-game Big 12 road losing streak.
• Under Scott Drew, Baylor has posted road wins against six different Big 12 schools, but never at Oklahoma State.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME
• Starting with its epic run at the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Baylor is 14-6 (.700) in its last 20 games away from the Ferrell Center - 4-3 in true road games and 10-3 in neutral-site games.
20 WINS=POSTSEASON
• Baylor's 88-70 win Feb. 16 over €ˆTexas Tech clinched its sixth 20-win season - and third consecutive under head coach Scott Drew - in program history.
• In each of Baylor's previous five 20-win seasons, the Bears have advanced to the postseason, including four trips to the NCAA €ˆTournament and last season's NIT €ˆrunner-up appearance.
• If Baylor were to earn a bid to the NCAA €ˆTournament, it would be its sixth appearance in the "Big Dance" in program history - and 10th postseason appearance overall - and a program-record third consecutive postseason appearance.
• Scott Drew would be the first coach in Baylor history to amass three consecutive 20-win seasons and three consecutive postseason appearances.
THE FAST AND THE 1,500
• With his 30-point outburst in Baylor's 88-70 rout Feb. 16 of Texas Tech, LaceDarius Dunn became the seventh player in school history to reach 1,500-point career plateau. Dunn, who currently ranks seventh all-time at Baylor with 1,513 career points.
• Dunn became the second player in school history to reach the 1,500-point mark during his junior season. Baylor's career-leading scorer Terry Teagle (2,189) scored his 1,500th career point during his junior season in 1980-81.
BAYLOR AS A NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM
• Baylor is 17-9 (.654) - 16-8 (.667) in the Scott Drew era - when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 10-5 (.667) when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆToday Coaches €ˆTop 25 Poll. Baylor is 9-4 (.693) all-time - all 13 games have been in the last two seasons - when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
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.
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 80-47 (.630) in its last 127 games.
• Prior to the 2007-08 season when the Bears advanced to the NCAA €ˆTournament for the first time in 20 years, Baylor was 82-110 (.427) during the previous seven seasons from 1999-2006.
• Baylor's 80 wins over its last 127 games are more than the career win totals of 11 former Baylor head coaches.
IN MIDST OF MOST SUCCESSFUL STRETCH IN DREW ERA
• Baylor is 27-7 (.794) in its last 34 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• It is the second-best run in school history behind only the 1945-46 team that finished 25-5 under former head coach Bill Henderson.
UP NEXT
• Baylor returns home to the Ferrell Center €ˆWednesday, Feb. 24, to host the Texas €ˆA&M €ˆAggies in the 201st installment of the Battle of the Brazos series. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. CST on ESPNU.
• Baylor is 2-4 at home vs. Texas €ˆA&M under head coach Scott Drew.
• In its first meeting this season, Texas €ˆA&M used a late second-half rally to knock off the Bears, 78-71, in College Station.
DUNN ON PRECIPICE OF REMARKABLE ONE-TWO RECORD PUNCH
• Junior guard LaceDarius Dunn is on the cusp on becoming Baylor's career leader in two major offensive categories - 3-point field goals made and free throw percentage. Dunn is one of only two players in school history with 200+ 3FGM and an 80.0 or higher FT €ˆpercentage in a career.
• Dunn is the current Baylor career leader with an 83.7 free throw percentage - five-tenths of one percentage point ahead of second-place John Lucas III €ˆ(83.2). Dunn needs three 3-point field goals to become Baylor's career leader in the category.
