Nov. 24, 2014

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RV/RV BAYLOR 67 (4-0), NR/NR STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 51 (0-4)
Monday, Nov. 24, 2014
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,503

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Baylor and Stephen F. Austin met for the 15th time and the Bears own a 9-6 record in the series with Baylor improving to 4-2 in Waco vs. the Lumberjacks.
• Baylor has won seven straight games at home dating back to last season and is 3-0 this season - BU started 9-0 at home in 2013-14.
• Baylor is 43-13 all-time vs. Southland Conference opponents.
• Baylor is 4-0 to begin the year for the second-straight season.
• Baylor is 50-9 in November games under head coach Scott Drew and 31-4 since 2009-10.
• 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 (228-165) and 12th at Baylor (208-150).
• Baylor is 174-81 (24 wins per season) over the last seven-plus seasons and has made six postseason appearances with six 20-win seasons.
• Baylor is 25-4 against in-state opponents since 2011-12 and 39-8 since 2009-10.
• Baylor is 16-3 over its last 19 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
• Baylor is 83-34 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
• Baylor is 155-128 in TV games in the Drew era.
• Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the fourth-straight game to start the season, and the lineup is 4-0.

TEAM NOTES
• Baylor is 65-4 when leading at half since 2011-12 - 4-0 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12.
• Baylor closed the half with a 15-4 run after the score was tied at 18.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 736 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's eight blocks were a season high for the Bears.
• Baylor is 189-21 when shooting better than its opponent in the Drew era.
• Baylor is 161-42 when outrebounding its opponents in the Drew era.
• Baylor is 146-50 when outscoring opponents in the paint in the Drew era.
• Baylor is 115-69 when scoring more second chance points than opponents in the Drew era.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES • Senior Royce O'Neale put up the ninth double-double of his career and his fourth in a Baylor uniform. He finished the game with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
• O'Neale's 14 rebounds were a career high (12, vs. Texas Tech (3/1/14), vs. TCU (3/12/14) ), including 10 in the first half. It was the eighth time in his career that he reached double figures in rebounding. It was the first double-figure scoring game of the season for him and the 11th of his career.
• Junior Rico Gathers finished with 11 rebounds; It was the third time this season and 17th time of his career with double-figure rebounding numbers.
• Junior forward Taurean Prince finished with 15 points; he has two games this season with double-figure scoring, and it was the 14th time in his career.
• Prince tied a career-high with three steals (vs. TCU, 1/1/14) and set a new career-high with four blocks (1, nine times).
• Lester Medord reached double figures for the third time in four outings in a Baylor uniform; he finished with 12 points.