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Men's Basketball 1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 17, 2015

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KANSAS STATE 63 (11-7, 4-1), 22/23 BAYLOR 61 (13-4, 2-3)
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015
Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, Kan.)
Attendance: 12,528

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Baylor is 14-17 in the all-time series vs. Kansas State, including a 6-10 mark in Manhattan and a 7-10 record in the Drew era.
? Baylor is 72-7 when leading at the half over the last four seasons, including 11-3 this season.
? Baylor is 43-5- in January games under Drew, including a 2-3 mark this season and a 35-26 record since the 2007-08 season.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (237-165) and 12th at Baylor (217-154).
? Baylor is 183-85 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 25-7 over its last 32 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 91-38 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the 12th time this season and 7th-straight game - that starting lineup is 9-3 on the year.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor held an opponent to 25 or fewer first-half points for the 9th time in 16 games this season and under 30 for the 13th time.
? Baylor went on an 11-0 run to take a 13-2 lead with 14:32 left in the 1st half.
? Baylor lost for the first time this season (11-1) when recording more points off turnovers (18-12) than its opponent.
? Baylor also lost for the first time this season (10-1) when posting 12+ assists.
? Baylor fell to 13-2 in games scoring 60-plus points this season.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 749 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 held Kansas State 2.7 points below its season scoring average of 65.7 - it's the 15th time in 17 games this season the Bears have held an opponent below their scoring average.
? Baylor out-rebounded KSU (30-26) and is 170-45 when out-rebounding its opponents in the Drew era and 12-3 this season.
? Baylor has led or tied in second-chance points in all 17 games this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Kenny Chery had 16 first-half points, the most he's scored before the break during his Baylor career.
? Chery reached double figures before the break for the 3rd time in the last 4 games and 5th time in his BU career.
? Chery (21 points) had his 9th career 20-point game (3rd of season) and his 28th career double-figure scoring game.
? Rico Gathers had 4+ offensive rebounds for the 9th consecutive game, but he was held under double-figure rebounds (6) for just the 3rd time this season and first time in the last 9 games.
? Royce O'Neale (5 assists) had his 6th career game with 5+ assists - BU is 7-2 in those games. He led the team in assists for the 5th time this season and 13th time in his career.
? Johnathan Motely (2 blocks) had multiple blocks in a game for a team-high 6th time this season - it was the 9th time he's led the team in blocks.
? Taurean Prince (20 points) had his team-high 11th double-figure scoring game of the season - he scored in double figures 12 times over his first 2 seasons at Baylor combined.
? Prince had his 4th career 20-point game (2nd of season).
? Prince had 10 first-half points, the 4th time this season he's reached double figures before the break, surpassing the 3 times he did so over his first 2 seasons at Baylor combined.
? Prince had a career-high 4 steals - his previous best was 3 steals vs. SFA on Nov. 24, 2014.

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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