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22/22 BAYLOR 70 (10-1), NR/NR SOUTHERN 66 (3-10)
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,319

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Tonight's game marked the 7th all-time meeting between Baylor and Southern - BU leads 7-0 and won the last meeting 81-56 on Dec. 22, 2013, in Waco - Baylor leads 6-0 in games played in Waco.
? Prior to tonight, Baylor had won all 6 games in the series by at least 11 points, including a 25-point win in the last meeting a year ago tonight.
? Baylor is 47-0 all-time against Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponents.
? Baylor has started 10-1 for the 6th time in the last 8 years.
? Baylor has won 11 straight home games, tied for the 3rd-longest streak in the arena's 27-year history and 8th double-digit winning streak in arena history.
? Baylor is 52-14 in December games under Drew, including a 40-5 record since 2007-08.
? Baylor is 103-24 in pre-New Year games under Drew, including an 83-12 mark since 2007-08.
? Baylor is 70-5 when leading at the half over the last four seasons, including 9-1 this season.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (234-166) and 12th at Baylor (214-151).
? Baylor is 180-82 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 22-4 over its last 26 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 89-35 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor started Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Kenny Chery, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the 6th time this season and 2nd straight game - the group is 6-0 on the year - and all five scored at least 6 points.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor used a 14-3 run from the 9:04 mark of 1st half (16-16) to the 4:25 mark (30-19) to take its largest lead of the game.
? Baylor allowed more than 30 points in the first half for the 2nd time this season (Memphis).
? Baylor's 66 points allowed were a season high by one point, leaving Virginia as the only Power 5 school to hold all its opponents to 65 points or less.
? Baylor's 10-game streak of holding foes at 65 points or less came to an end and was its longest such streak since 1985-86.
? Baylor has held all 11 opponents below 70 points and is 155-37 when doing so in the Drew era.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 743 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 167-43 when out-rebounding its opponents in the Drew era and 9-1 this season.
? Baylor is 161-129 on TV in the Drew era and 10-1 this season.
? Baylor is 151-50 when scoring more points in the paint in the Drew era and 8-0 this season.
? Baylor is 120-70 when scoring more 2nd chance points in the Drew era and 9-1 this season.
? Baylor has led or tied in second chance points in all 11 games this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Kenny Chery (season-high-tying 7 assists) has had 5 or more assists 4 times this season in 7 games.
? Chery (season-high-tying 3 steals) has had multiple steals in 5 of 7 games played this season.
? Chery (11 points) had his 2nd double-figure scoring game of the season and 24th of his career - it's his 1st such game since scoring 20 at South Carolina on Nov. 18, 2014.
? Johnathan Motley (19 points) had his 5th double-figure scoring game of the season and his career. It's the first time he's scored double figures in three straight games - only other time he's scored 10+ in 2 straight games was to start the season.
? Motley has 57 points in his last 3 games, more than his previous 6 games combined (26 points).
? Motley (career high 6 blocks) had multiple blocks for 2nd straight game for first time in career and set a career high for the 2nd straight game - he has 11 blocks in his last 2 games after having 5 over his first 9 games of the season.
? Rico Gathers (16 points) had his 5th double-figure scoring game of the season and 19th of his career.
? Gathers (11 rebounds) had his 9th double-figure rebounding game of the season and 23rd of his career.
? Gathers had his 5th double-double of the season and 12th of his career.