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Men's Basketball 11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM
Nov. 21, 2014

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RV/RV BAYLOR 60 (3-0), NR/NR PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 45 (0-4)
Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,208

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Baylor and Prairie View A&M met for the 13th time and the Bears own a 13-0 record in the series that has featured every game in Waco.
? Baylor is 45-0 all-time vs. SWAC opponents.
? Baylor has won six straight games at home dating back to last season and is 2-0 this season - BU started 9-0 at home in 2013-14.
? Baylor is 3-0 for the eighth consecutive season.
? Baylor is 49-9 in November games under head coach Scott Drew and 30-4 since 2009-10.
? Baylor is now 43-18 against non-Big 12 teams away from the Ferrell Center in the Drew era, including a 20-5 record in those games since 2011-12.
? Baylor's seven newcomers have accounted for 52% of Baylor's points through two games (107 of 209).
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (227-165) and 12th at Baylor (207-150).
? Baylor is 173-81 (24 wins per season) over the last seven-plus seasons and has made six postseason appearances with six 20-win seasons.
? Baylor is 24-4 against in-state opponents since 2011-12 and 38-8 since 2009-10.
? Baylor is 15-3 over its last 18 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 82-34 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor is 154-128 in TV games in the Drew era.
? Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the third straight game to start the season, and the lineup is 3-0.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor used a 9-0 run from 12:16 mark to the 8:40 mark of the first half to take control of the game with a 10-point lead and never looked back. The run included five points from Taurean Prince.
? Baylor is 64-4 when leading at half since 2011-12 - 3-0 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12.
? All nine Baylor players that played in the first half scored at least two points.
? Baylor held large edges over Prairie View A&M in the first half in free throws (PVAM 0-2 | BU 5-10), rebounds (22-11), bench points (16-2) and points in the paint (16-8).
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 735 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 188-21 when shooting better than its opponent in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 160-42 when outrebounding its opponents in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 145-50 when outscoring opponents in the paint in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 118-65 when scoring more bench points than opponents in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 114-69 when scoring more second chance points than opponents in the Drew era.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Junior Taurean Prince led Baylor with 15 points for his first double-digit scoring effort of the season and the 13th of his career. He was 6-for-7 from the field with one three-pointer off the bench.
? Senior Royce O'Neale had a season-high 10 rebounds to go with five points, three assists, three steals and one block in another well-rounded effort that marked the 23rd time he's cracked those five stat categories in a game in his Division I career. His double-digit rebounding game was the first this season and seventh of his career.
? Junior Rico Gathers notched his first double-double (12 points, 13 rebounds) of the season and eighth of his career. It's his first double-figure scoring game of the season and 15th of his career while it's his second double-figure rebounding game of the season and 16th of his career.
? Junior Lester Medford has nine assists in his first three games as a Baylor Bear after adding a season-high five vs. Prairie View A&M.

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Players Mentioned

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
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

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
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F