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BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Baylor is 11-1 in season openers in the Scott Drew era.
? Baylor is 42-13 all-time against the Southland Conference and 2-0 vs. McNeese State with all three games being played in Waco.
? Last time BU and MSU met was a 78-55 Bears win on Nov. 27, 1999, as the Bears have won three straight vs. MSU.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (225-165) and 12th at Baylor (205-150).
? Baylor is 171-81 (24 wins per season) over the last seven seasons and has made six postseason appearances with six 20-win seasons.
? Baylor is 152-128 in TV games under Drew.
? Baylor is 47-9 in November games under Drew.
? Baylor has won five straight games at the Ferrell Center, dating back to last season.
? Baylor opened the game with a 16-4 run in first 6:09 of the game and never led by less than seven after that point.
? Baylor's starting lineup to begin the 2014-15 season was Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor is 62-4 when leading at half since 2011-12 - 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12, and 166-28 in the Drew era.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 733 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from 3-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.
? Baylor had 12 assists on 15 made field goals in the first half.
? Baylor had 23 assists on 30 made field goals in the game, while MSU had only 13 made field goals and eight assists.
? Baylor made five threes in the first half while MSU had just six total field goals.
? Baylor is 186-21 when shooting better than its opponent in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 159-42 when out-rebounding its opponent in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 117-65 when scoring more bench points than its opponent under Drew.
? Baylor is 144-50 when scoring more points in the paint than its opponent under Drew.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Senior Kenny Chery had a well-rounded game with nine points, five assists and four rebounds - he's had at least 4-4-4 in his stat line seven times in his career at Baylor.
? Junior Rico Gathers finished one point shy (nine points) of notching his fourth double-double in his fourth career start - he finished with 12 rebounds for his 15th career double-digit rebounding game.
? Junior transfer Lester Medford made his Baylor debut and led the team with 11 points in the first half. He finished with 13 on 5-for-7 shooting and had four assists.
? Redshirt freshman Johnathan Motley made his Baylor debut and had seven first-half points, finishing with 10 and four rebounds.
? Redshirt freshman Al Freeman made his Baylor debut and scored four first-half points, finishing with eight along with seven rebounds and three assists.
? Junior transfer Deng Deng made his Baylor debut and scored two first-half points with his first block and erupted for 14 points in the second half to finish with a team- and game-high 16 points with three rebounds, two blocks and an assist while shooting 8-for-9 from the field.
? Sophomore Ish Wainwright had five points in the first half - he had five or more points just three times in 32 games played last season - and finished with five points, five rebounds and five assists.
? Junior transfer Austin Mills made his Baylor debut and scored four points.
? Freshman T.J. Maston scored one point in his Baylor debut.
? Baylor junior John Heard scored the first three points of his Baylor career on a three-pointer at the 1:45 mark of the second half.