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Men's Basketball 11/18/2014 12:00:00 AM
Nov. 18, 2014

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RV/RV BAYLOR (2-0) 69, NR/NR SOUTH CAROLINA (1-1) 65
Tues., Nov. 18, 2014
Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.)
Attendance: 13,291

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Baylor and South Carolina met for the 6th time, and Baylor is now 4-2 in the all-time series, including a 3-0 mark in games played in Columbia.
? Four of six series meetings between Baylor and USC have been decided by five or fewer points.
? Baylor is 48-9 in November games under Drew.
? Baylor is now 42-18 against non-Big 12 teams away from the Ferrell Center in the Scott Drew era, including a 19-5 record in those games since 2011-12.
? Baylor's seven newcomers accounted for 51% of the team's points (35 of 69). The newcomers had 65% of the team's points in the season opener vs. McNeese State (52 of 80).
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (226-165) and 12th at Baylor (206-150).
? Baylor is 172-81 (24 wins per season) over the last seven-plus seasons and has made six postseason appearances with six 20-win seasons.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor closed the first half on a 6-0 run to take a 30-27 halftime lead.
? Newcomers scored 26 of Baylor's 30 first-half points (87%), but the returning players combined for 30 of the Bears' 39 second-half points (77%).
? Baylor is 63-4 when leading at half since 2011-12 - 2-0 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 734 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 is 187-21 when shooting better than its opponent in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 59-108 in games when it doesn't out-rebound its opponent in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 91-85 when scoring equal or fewer bench points than its opponent under Drew.
? Baylor is 80-97 when scoring more equal or fewer points in the paint than its opponent under Drew.
? Baylor is 43-39 in games decided by 5 or fewer points under Drew.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Redshirt freshman Johnathan Motley (17 points) has scored in double figures in both games this season and is averaging 13.5 points per game.
? Motley had 13 first-half points, including a jumper at the buzzer that gave BU a 30-27 halftime lead.
? Senior Kenny Chery had 20 points, recording his 23rd career double-figure scoring game (BU is 16-7 in those).
? Chery had his 7th career 20-point game, including 18 second-half points.
? Senior Royce O'Neale had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists - it was his first game at Baylor with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and he was one assist shy of his Baylor career high.
? O'Neale had his 7th game at Baylor with 5+ assists (BU is 6-1 in those games).
? O'Neale had 7 of Baylor's 9 assists - it was his 9th time leading the team in assists during his BU career.
? Junior Lester Medford had 12 points and has scored in double figures in both games at Baylor and is averaging 12.5 points per game.
? Junior Taurean Prince made his season debut in the second half after sitting out the first 1.5 games. He finished with 5 points and 3 rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench.
? Junior Deng Deng had 6 points in 8 minutes played in the first half, but he didn't play in the second half.

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Players Mentioned

Deng Deng

#45 Deng Deng

F
6' 8"
Junior
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

G
5' 10"
Junior
Kenny Chery

#1 Kenny Chery

G
5' 11"
Junior
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Royce O

#00 Royce O'Neale

F
6' 6"
Junior
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Deng Deng

#45 Deng Deng

6' 8"
Junior
F
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

5' 10"
Junior
G
Kenny Chery

#1 Kenny Chery

5' 11"
Junior
G
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

6' 9"
Freshman
F
Royce O

#00 Royce O'Neale

6' 6"
Junior
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F