MBB Looks to Complete Sweep at Tech
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| #21/22 Baylor (22-6, 9-5) vs. Texas Tech (16-12, 4-10) March 2, 2010 | 7:05 p.m. CST Lubbock, Texas | United Spirit Arena (15,098) TV: Statewide on FOX Sports Southwest/FOX Sports Houston |
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GAME CENTER: GAME 29
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Tue., March 3, 2010
Tip-Off: 7:05 p.m. CST
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Arena: United Spirit Arena (15,098)
Television: Texas Tech Sports Network - Statewide on FOX Sports Southwest/FOX Sports Houston [Complete TV Listings]
Talent: Brian Jensen (pxp), John Harris (color)
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco); FamilyNet/Sirius (Ch. 161)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (color)
BU Record When Ranked in AP €ˆPoll: 19-10
Series (Overall): Texas Tech leads 74-45
Series in Lubbock: Texas Tech leads 42-13
Scott Drew Record vs. Texas Tech: 6-7
Live Stats:
Audio Web Stream:
Video Web Stream: www.ESPN360.com
In-Game Blog: None
GAME DAY STORY LINES
• Three days after successfully sweeping the season series with Oklahoma, Baylor looks to complete another season series sweep Tuesday against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock.
• With its No. 21 ranking in this week's €ˆAssociated Press €ˆTop 25 €ˆPoll, Baylor established a school-record with its eighth consecutive week in the AP €ˆPoll. Last season, the Bears were ranked for seven consecutive weeks from Dec. 1, 2008-Jan. 12, 2009.
• In the last three seasons under head coach Scott Drew, Baylor has won 15 true road games and 12 neutral site games -- a combined 27 wins away from home, one shy of Baylor's total from the previous 11 seasons.
• Baylor's 22-6 record is the third-best record through 28 games in school history behind a 23-5 start in 1947-48 (finished 24-8) and a 25-3 start in 1945-46 (finished 25-5).
• Baylor is 16 games above .500 for the first time since the 1947-48 season when the Bears finished 24-8.
• 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 19-10 (.655) -- 18-9 (.667) in the Drew era -- when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 82-48 (.631) in its last 130 games.
• Baylor is 29-8 (.784) in its last 37 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• LaceDarius Dunn now owns the single-game (nine), single-season (109) and career (278) 3-point field goal marks at Baylor.
• Ekpe Udoh holds both the Baylor and Big 12 Conference single-season blocked shots record with 122 rejections.
• Baylor, which hasn't lost back-to-back games all season, is the only NCAA €ˆDivision I team with no loss by more than seven points.
• Tweety Carter leads the Big 12 in both assists per game for all games €ˆ(6.04) and conference-only games (5.93).
• Through games of Feb. 25, Baylor ranks in the top 20 of six different categories. Baylor is fourth in blocked shots per game, fifth in rebounding margin, 10th in field goal percentage defense, 14th in FG percentage, 18th in scoring margin and 18th in 3FG €ˆpercentage.
• Through games of Feb. 25, Udoh ranks fourth nationally in blocked shots per game, 16th in rebounds per game and 21st in double doubles. Carter ranks eighth nationally in assists per game, 37th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 40th in 3FG percentage and 48th in 3FGM per game. Dunn ranks seventh nationally in 3FGM per game, 21st in 3FG percentage and 40th in scoring.
SERIES HISTORY
• Tuesday is the 120th meeting in the series.
• Texas Tech leads the all-time series, 74-45, but Baylor has won six of the last eight meetings, including four of the last five.
• Texas Tech leads the Big 12-era series, 17-11.
• Baylor is seeking its second season series sweep of Texas Tech in the last three seasons.
• Baylor is 13-42 all-time in Lubbock and 1-5 under head coach Scott Drew.
• Tuesday is Baylor's first game in Lubbock as a Top 25 team.
• Drew is 6-7 all-time vs. Texas Tech.
THE 40s NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD
• Baylor improved to 22-6 overall after a 70-63 win Feb. 27 at Oklahoma. Baylor's 22-6 record is the third-best record through 28 games in school history behind a 23-5 start in 1947-48 (finished 24-8) and a 25-3 start in 1945-46 (finished 25-5). Baylor lost in the NCAA €ˆchampionship game to Kentucky in 1948.
• Baylor is 16 games above .500 for the first time since the 1947-48 season when the Bears finished 24-8.
CUTTING ITS LOSSES BY SEVEN POINTS OR LESS
• At 22-6 overall, Baylor is the only NCAA €ˆDivision I team with no loss by more than seven points. All six of Baylor's losses this season have come by an average margin of 5.3.
• Last season, the Bears suffered 10 losses by more than seven points.
ROAD -- AND NEUTRAL SITE -- WARRIORS
• In the last three seasons under head coach Scott Drew, Baylor has won 15 true road games and 12 neutral site games -- a combined 27 wins away from home.
• In Baylor's first 11 seasons of competition in the Big 12 Conference, Baylor won just 13 true road games and 15 neutral site contests.
BAYLOR REMAINS IN AP TOP 25 FOR SCHOOL-RECORD EIGHT STRAIGHT WEEKS
• With its No. 21 ranking in this week's €ˆAssociated Press €ˆTop 25 €ˆPoll, Baylor established a school record with its eighth consecutive week in the AP €ˆPoll. Last season, the Bears were ranked for seven consecutive weeks from Dec. 1, 2008-Jan. 12, 2009.
• Baylor, which was ranked all four weeks in February, is ranked in the month of March for the first time in program history.
• Under head coach Scott Drew, Baylor has been ranked for 17 weeks in the AP €ˆTop 25 Poll. Prior to Drew's arrival, the Bears were ranked for only five weeks total in the AP €ˆTop 25 Poll.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME
• Starting with its epic run at the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Baylor is 15-7 (.682) in its last 22 games away from the Ferrell Center -- 5-4 in true road games and 10-3 in neutral-site games.
A ROAD WIN IN THE BIG 12 IS HARD TO FIND
• Baylor is 9-46 (.148) in its last 55 Big 12 road games, including a 3-4 mark 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 seven different Big 12 schools, including Texas Tech.
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 (103) currently stands fifth all-time at Baylor in coaching victories, one shy of Haller (104) for fourth place.
• Drew enters Tuesday with a 103-101 mark as Baylor's head coach and is one of only three BU €ˆcoaches with a .500 winning percentage or higher.
UDOH NOW TOPS AMONG BIG 12 SHOT BLOCKERS
• With his fourth blocked shot during Baylor's 70-63 Feb. 27 win at €ˆOklahoma, Ekpe Udoh became the new single-season blocked shots record holder in Big 12 Conference history. Udoh passed Iowa State's Kelvin Cato (118), who set the single-season mark in the first season of the Big 12.
THE NATIONAL 120 CLUB
• Entering Tuesday's game, Baylor's Ekpe Udoh (122) is one of four NCAA €ˆDivision I players with 120 blocked shots or more this season, joining Hassan €ˆWhiteside, Marshall (159); Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State (143); and Hamady Ndiaye, Rutgers (133).
BAYLOR AS A NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM
• Baylor is 19-10 (.655) -- 18-9 (.667) in the Scott Drew era -- when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 10-6 (.625) when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆToday Coaches €ˆTop 25 Poll. Baylor is 9-5 (.643) all-time -- all 14 games have been in the last two seasons -- when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
PROGRAM TURNAROUND
• Prior to this season, Baylor set a program record for the most wins (45) in a two-season span after posting 21 victories in 2007-08 and 24 in 2008-09. With its 22nd victory this season, BU established a new program benchmark with their 46th victory in the last two seasons.
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew's first three seasons, Baylor is 82-48 (.631) in its last 130 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 82 wins over its last 130 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 29-8 (.784) in its last 37 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 concludes its stellar regular season Saturday with longtime conference rival Texas in the Ferrell Center on ESPN. Ron Franklin (pxp) and Bob Valvano (analyst) will serve as the ESPN €ˆtalent for the 3:05 p.m. CST tip.
• The Bears will try to complete the regular season series sweep of Texas for the first time since the 1997-98 season.
• Prior to the game, Baylor will honor its winningest senior class in program history -- guard Tweety Carter and center Josh Lomers.
