MBB Heads to Lubbock to Face Texas Tech
1/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| Baylor (9-4, 1-0) at Texas Tech (8-4, 1-0) Jan. 8, 2013 | 6:00 p.m. CT Lubbock, Texas | United Spirit Arena (15,098) TV: ESPN2 & WatchESPN | Radio: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM, Sirius 137, XM 192 |
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STORY LINES
• Tuesday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Roxy €ˆBernstein (pxp) and Miles Simon (analyst) will call the action.
• Tuesday is the 125th series meeting between Baylor and Texas €ˆTech, and the Bears are 49-75 all-time against the Red Raiders.
• Baylor enters the game riding a 12-game winning streak against in-state opponents and an 11-game winning streak against founding members of the former Big 12 South Division (Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State).
• Baylor is 8-2 against Texas Tech since the start of the 2007-08 season, including wins in its last three trips to Lubbock.
• Head coach Scott Drew will sit out the first two conference games as part of Baylor's self-imposed NCAA penalties announced on April 11. Jerome Tang will serve as the Bears' interim head coach on Jan. 5 vs. Texas and Jan. 8 at Texas Tech.
• Through 13 games, Baylor is averaging 37.8 points in the paint per game and holding opponents to 29.8 PIP per game. Baylor's leaders are Cory Jefferson (9.7 PIP/game), Isaiah Austin (9.2 PIP/game) and Pierre Jackson (6.2 PIP/game).
• Jackson needs 4 assists to tie Vinnie Johnson (308) for 10th on Baylor's all-time assists list.
• Jackson has scored in double figures in 21 straight games, averaging 19.0 points and 6.3 assists per game during the streak.
• Jackson leads the Big 12 in scoring (19.9/gm), ranks 2nd in assists (6.2/gm), 4th in steals (2.0/gm) and 7th in AST/TO ratio (1.8).
• Jackson also ranks 3rd in the Big 12 in 3FGM (2.3/gm), 7th in FG% (44.0), 9th in 3FG% (35.3) and 7th in FT% (80.2).
• Jackson was named Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, the 2nd straight year a Bear has been honored.
• Three Baylor players are in the Big 12's top 10 in scoring - Jackson (1st, 19.9), Austin (5th, 14.8) and Jefferson (8th, 14.1).
• Jefferson also leads the Big 12 in FG percentage (64.8), ranks 2nd in blocks (2.3/gm) and 4th in rebounding (8.7/gm).
• Jefferson has scored 183 points this season after scoring 148 points in 55 games over his first two seasons at Baylor.
• Austin ranks 2nd in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.9), 4th in FG percentage (51.4) and 5th in scoring (14.8).
• Austin leads all Big 12 freshmen in rebounding (8.9) and FG percentage (51.4) and ranks 2nd among freshmen in scoring (14.8).
• Baylor has accounted for 11 of the 48 double-doubles by Big 12 players this season, including 5 by Austin and 4 by Jefferson.
• Brady Heslip has made a 3FG in 19 straight games and 47 of 50 in his career. He has 33 games with 2+ 3FG and 21 with 3+ 3FG.
• Jackson (25; 5th) and Heslip (19; t-7th) are riding two of the longest streaks of consecutive games with a made 3FG in BU history.
• A.J. Walton ranks 3rd in the Big 12 in AST/TO ratio (2.1), 3rd in steals (2.1/gm) and 7th in assists (4.5/gm).
• Baylor played two of the nation's toughest non-conference road games this season - at Rupp Arena, where Kentucky had a 55-game winning streak before Baylor won 64-55 - and at Gonzaga, where the Bulldogs are now 112-8 all-time at The Kennel.
• Baylor is 4-1 this season and 86-9 in the Scott Drew era when shooting 50% or better from the field.
• Baylor's win at No. 8 Kentucky was its first-ever non-conference road win against an AP €ˆTop 25 team. It snapped Kentucky's nation-leading 55-game home winning streak and gave the Wildcats their first home loss under fourth-year coach €ˆJohn €ˆCalipari.
• Baylor ranks 2nd in the Big 12 and 19th nationally with a 47.2 team field goal percentage (thru Jan. 3).
• Baylor also ranks 2nd in the Big 12 and 30th nationally with a 1.31 assist-to-turnover ratio (thru Jan. 3).
• National team €ˆrankings (thru Jan. 3): 35th scoring offense (78.4); 45th fewest turnovers (12.1/gm); 52nd assists (15.4/gm).
• Baylor has the Big 12's 2nd-longest active streak with at least one 3-point field goal made in 670 consecutive games.
SERIES HISTORY
• Tuesday's game marks the 125th meeting in the series with Texas Tech. The Red Raiders hold a 75-49 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1936-37 season.
• Baylor is 15-45 all-time in Lubbock against Texas Tech and has won its last three road games against the Red Raiders.
• Baylor is 10-8 against Texas Tech during the Scott Drew era and 15-18 against TTU since the Big 12's inception in 1996.
TELEVISION COVERAGE
• Tuesday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN2, one of 21 regular-season games the Bears will play on ESPN €ˆnetworks this year. Roxy €ˆBernstein (play-by-play) and Miles Simon (analyst) will serve as the talent. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT.
A WIN WOULD ...
• Be Jerome Tang's 2nd career victory as Baylor (interim) head coach.
• Give Baylor a 13-game winning streak against in-state opponents - the Bears were 10-0 vs. in-state teams last season.
• Extend Baylor's winning streak against former Big 12 South members to 12 games (OU, OSU, A&M, TTU, UT).
• Improve Baylor's record to 9-2 against Texas Tech since the start of the 2007-08 season.
• Give Baylor more Big 12 wins in the last 5+ seasons (46) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45).
• Improve its all-time record against Texas Tech to 50-75, including a 16-45 mark in games played in Lubbock.
• Be Baylor's 4th straight victory in Lubbock, the Bears' longest road winning streak in the all-time series.
• Improve Baylor's record to 35-39 in the month of January in the Drew era, including a 20-8 record over the last 4 seasons.
• Give Baylor a 10-4 or better record through its first 14 games for the seventh consecutive season.
SUCCESS AGAINST HISTORIC RIVALS
• Baylor went a perfect 10-0 against former Big 12 South Division members in 2011-12. The Bears swept Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for the first time in program history, they swept Texas and Texas A&M in the same season for the first time since 1970-71, and BU swept Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech in the same season for the first time ever.
• The Bears beat Texas on Saturday, extending their streak of wins against former Big 12 South members to 11 straight.
• Baylor went a perfect 10-0 against in-state competition in 2011-12 and the Bears are 2-0 vs. in-state teams this season.
TEXAS-SIZED SUCCESS
• Baylor is 16-4 in its last 20 games against its three in-state Big 12 opponents (conference members when games were played) - Texas A&M (5-1), Texas Tech (5-1) and Texas (6-2). Baylor went 6-0 against Texas Big 12 schools last season.
• Prior to its recent in-state success, the Bears were a combined 10-27 in Scott Drew's first six seasons at Baylor.
RECENT SUCCESS IN THE BIG 12
• Baylor is 45-38 in Big 12 games in the last five-plus seasons and has tallied the four highest Big 12 win totals in program history during that span - 12 in 2011-12, 11 in 2009-10, 9 in 2007-08, and 7 in 2010-11.
• In the first 11 seasons of the Big 12 Conference, Baylor amassed a 45-131 league record. Prior to Scott Drew's arrival in 2003, Baylor won only 33 Big 12 games in the conference's first seven seasons.
JACKSON'S DOUBLE-FIGURE STREAK REACHES 21
• Pierre Jackson has scored in double figures in 21 straight games, averaging 19.0 points and 6.3 assists per game during the streak.
• Jackson's is the Big 12's longest active double-figure scoring streak, five ahead of the next closest - Texas' Sheldon McClellan (16).
• Jackson's streak is the longest by a Baylor player since LaceDarius Dunn went 32 games from March 6, 2010 to Feb. 26, 2011.
• Jackson has scored 398 points and dished out 132 assists during the 21-game streak.
JACKSON NEXT IN LINE FOR 1,000-POINT CLUB
• Pierre Jackson entered the 2012-13 season on pace to become the 26th 1,000-point scorer in school history. Jackson, who scored 523 points in his first season in Waco last year, needs 218 more points to become the 8th 1,000-point scorer in the Scott Drew era, joining Aaron Bruce, Curtis Jerrells, Henry Dugat, Kevin Rogers, LaceDarius Dunn, Tweety Carter and Quincy Acy.
• Jackson is on pace to become the Bears' 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer and the 5th to get there in only two seasons, joining Dunn, Terry Teagle, Vinnie Johnson and William Chaton.
• Jackson needs to average 12.1 points per game over the next 18 games to reach 1,000 points prior to the postseason.
DUELING THREE-POINT STREAKS
• Baylor guards Pierre Jackson and Brady Heslip have both made at least one three-point field goal in every game this season.
• Jackson is on a 25-game streak dating back to the last 12 games of the 2011-12 season, the 5th-longest in Baylor history.
• Heslip is riding a 19-game streak dating back to the final 7 games of last year, which is tied for the 7th-longest in BU €ˆhistory.
JACKSON BECOMES BAYLOR'S 11TH WITH 300+ ASSISTS
• Pierre Jackson became the 11th player in Baylor history with 300 or more career assists when he reached the milestone on Jan. 5.
• Jackson, who has 304 career assists, is 4 assists shy of Vinnie Johnson for 10th on Baylor's all-time list.
• Jackson is the 4th player in program history with 300+ assists and an average of at least 5.0 per game, joining Nelson Haggerty (7.13), DeMarcus Minor (5.17) and Johnson (6.04).
• Jackson is the 5th Scott Drew era player to reach 300+ assists, joining Curtis Jerrells (487), Tweety Carter (474), A.J. €ˆWalton (367) and Aaron €ˆBruce (320). Four of the top six in assists in Baylor history have played during the Drew era.
JEFFERSON'S BREAKOUT CAMPAIGN
• Cory Jefferson started just one game in his first two seasons playing at Baylor (2009-10, 2011-12; redshirted 2010-11), while playing behind four frontcourt players currently in the NBA (Ekpe Udoh, Perry €ˆJones III, Quincy Acy and Quincy Miller).
• Jefferson has scored in double figures in 10 of 13 games this year, including three 20-point games and four double-doubles.
• Jefferson entered the season with a career high of 25 minutes, but he's played at least 27 minutes in 12 of 13 games this season.
• Jefferson scored more points in his first 12 games this season €ˆ(158) than in 55 career games over his first two years (148).
• Jefferson needed only 11 games this season to make more field goals (57) than his first two seasons combined (56).
JEFFERSON WORKING WAY UP BLOCKS CHART
• Cory Jefferson (76) moved past Greg Davis (72 from 2000-02) for 10th on Baylor's career blocked shots list on Dec. 17.
• Jefferson is one of six players in program history to record 70 or more career blocks while averaging at least 1.00 blocks per game.
• Among players on Baylor's top 10 blocks list, only Ekpe Udoh (36) and Davis (56) have played fewer career games than Jefferson.
WALTON NOW 4TH ON BAYLOR WINS LIST
• Senior G A.J. Walton moved into sole possession of 4th on Baylor's all-time list when the Bears beat BYU on Dec. 21.
• Walton has played 12 fewer games than anyone else in program history to eclipse 80 wins.
• Cory €ˆJefferson (55) needs 7 more wins to tie Henry Dugat (62) for 10th on the Bears' career wins list.
NATIONAL RADIO COVERAGE
• Tuesday's game can be heard on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM, and fans not in the Central Texas area can hear the game online at www.BaylorBears.com. John Morris (play-by-play) and Pat Nunley (analyst) will serve as talent.
• Baylor's broadcast is also available nationally through satellite radio on Sirius 137 and XM 192.
50% SHOOTING IS KEY TO VICTORY
• Baylor is 4-1 this season and 86-9 during the Scott Drew era when shooting 50% or better from the field.
• By contrast, the Bears are 5-3 this season and 80-119 in the Drew era when missing more shots than they make.
• The same goes for holding opponents under 50% - Baylor is 159-61 in the Drew era (9-2 this season) when opponents shoot less than 50% and 7-66 when they shoot 50% or better from the field (0-2 this season).
DOMINATING POINTS IN THE PAINT
• Despite losing three frontcourt players to the 2012 NBA €ˆDraft, Baylor is averaging 37.8 points in the paint per game this season, and the Bears are holding opponents to 29.8 PIP per game.
• Frontcourt players Cory Jefferson (9.7 PIP/game), Isaiah Austin (9.2 PIP/game) and Rico Gathers (4.6 PIP/game) do most of the damage, along with point guard Pierre Jackson (6.2 PIP/game) and guard A.J. €ˆWalton (3.8 PIP/game).
• Jefferson has scored double figure points in the paint in 8 of 13 games, while Austin has done so in 5 of 12 games.
• Baylor set a Scott Drew era record with 68 points in the paint in its season-opening win against Lehigh.
TWO OF NATION'S TOUGHEST NON-CONFERENCE ROAD GAMES
• Baylor played two of the nation's toughest non-conference road games this season - at Kentucky's Rupp Arena (Baylor defeated No. 8 Kentucky on Dec. 1) and at Gonzaga's McCarthy Athletic Center (No. 13 Gonzaga won, 94-87, on Dec. 28).
• The Bears beat No. 8 Kentucky, 64-55, snapping the Wildcats' nation-leading 55-game home winning streak. That streak was 30 games longer than the next closest active streak, and Kentucky was 54-0 at home under head coach John Calipari.
• Baylor lost by 7 points at Gonzaga's McCarthy Athletic Center (The Kennel), where the Bulldogs entered the game with a 111-8 all-time record on their home court, averaging less than one home loss per season.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES ALL AROUND
• Baylor has accounted for 11 of the 48 double-doubles by Big 12 players this season.
• Isaiah Austin (5) and Cory €ˆJefferson (4) are two of five Big 12 players with at least four double-doubles this year.
• Pierre Jackson and Rico Gathers have also had double-doubles this season.
• Austin is the nation's only freshman from a power conference with 5 double-doubles this season.
• Active Big 12 players have combined for 15 career double-digit assist games, and Jackson (six) and A.J. Walton (two) have combined for eight of those 15 games with 10 or more assists.
UP NEXT
• Baylor returns home to host TCU in the teams' first-ever meeting in Big 12 Conference play. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center and will be televised by BaylorVision on €ˆFox Sports, the Bears' third-tier TV €ˆnetwork.
