Baylor, BYU Postgame Notes

NIT NOTES

With tonight's win Baylor advances to the NIT championship game for the second time in school history (2009).
Baylor's all-time record in the NIT is now 8-4 (five tournaments).
Baylor is now 8-1 in NIT play under Scott Drew.
Baylor's all-time record in postseason is now 17-13 (9-9 NCAA, 8-4 NIT).
Baylor is now 14-4 in postseason play under Scott Drew.
Baylor is now 20-8 in postseason (conference and national) tournaments over the last five seasons (9-3 last two years).
Baylor's fourth postseason win of the season ties for the most in school history - along with 2008-09 squad that finished as NIT runners-up and 1947-48 squad that finished as NCAA runners-up to Kentucky.

SERIES NOTES

All-time series record vs. BYU is now tied 5-5, and Baylor swept two games this season and has won three straight dating back to 2011.
All-time series record vs. WCC teams is now 11-12.

TEAM NOTES

Tonight's win is Baylor's first ever in the Month of April (1-1 all-time, previous loss 2009 in NIT Championship).
Baylor is now 18-8 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
BYU shot 42% from field, Baylor is now 22-9 when holding its opponents under 50 percent shooting.
Baylor led 35-33 at the half and is now 17-1 this season when leading at the half.
Baylor extended its 3-pointer streak to 693 games (second-longest active streak in Big 12), dating to Feb. 21, 1990.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Senior G A.J. Walton tied the school record for career wins with 97 tonight (with Quincy Acy), he also set a new Baylor career games played record with 140.
Walton scored 10 points, his 13th double-digit scoring effort of the season and 24th of his career.
Pierre Jackson...
with 10 assists tonight moved into fourth place on Baylor's career assists list with (458) and into ninth on the Big 12's single-season freshman assists listing with (235).
with 9 free throws tonight, set a new single-season school record with 186.
scored team-high 24 points, his 18th 20-point game of the season.
finished with 24 points and 10 assists, his fifth double-double of the season and 10th career.
Isaiah Austin...
totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds, his 11th double-double of the season.
with 10 rebounds moved him into fifth place on the Big 12's Freshman single-season rebounds list with 283.
scored in double-digits for the 26th time this season.
Cory Jefferson...
finished with 21 points, his third-straight 20-point scoring effort and seventh of the season.
with 5 rebounds tonight, moved into 10th on Baylor's single-season chart with 288.

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