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Men's Basketball 1/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 27, 2015

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OKLAHOMA STATE 64 (14-6, 4-4), 20/19 BAYLOR 53 (15-5, 3-4)
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.)
Attendance: 7,364

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? This evening's game marked the 75th all-time meeting between Baylor and Oklahoma State - OSU leads the series 53-22 overall, 26-5 in Stillwater and 14-10 during the Scott Drew era.
? Baylor is 14-12 in its last 26 games against the Big 12's Sooner State schools (7-7 vs. OU; 7-5 vs. OSU).
? Baylor is 20-32 when tied or trailing at the half over the last four seasons, including 2-2 this season.
? Baylor is 45-51 in January games under Drew, including a 4-4 mark this season.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (239-166) and 12th at Baylor (219-155).
? Baylor is 185-86 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 27-8 over its last 35 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 93-39 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 7+ seasons (65-60) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45-131).
? Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the 14th time this season - the group is 10-4 when starting together.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor scored a season-low 53 points - its previous low was 54 in a loss to Illinois on Nov. 28.
? Baylor's 21 first-half points were its fewest in a half this season.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 752 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 allowed more second-chance points than it scored for the first time all season.
? Baylor has held 18 of its 20 opponents under their season scoring averages (OSU entered at 69.1)
? Baylor is 15-2 this season when scoring 60+ points and 0-3 when being held under 60.
? Baylor is 13-2 this season when recording more points off turnovers that its opponents and 2-3 when not doing so.
? Baylor is 12-1 this season when posting 12+ assists and 3-4 when recording fewer than 12.
? Baylor is 11-3 this season when getting more than 15 bench points and 4-2 when getting less than 15.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Rico Gathers (11 points, 11 rebounds) had his Big 12-leading 10th double-double of the season and the 17th of his career - BU is 15-2 when he posts a double-double.
? Gathers (11 rebounds) reached double-figure rebounds for a Big-12 best 16th time in 20 games this season. It was the 30th time he's posted 10+ boards in his career, and BU is 23-7 in those games.
? Gathers led the team in rebounding for the 17th time this season.
? Gathers also tied a career-high with 4 blocks, doubling his total from the previous 7 games combined (2).
? Royce O'Neale had 8 rebounds, equaling his most since posting 14 boards on Nov. 24 against SFA.
? Taurean Prince (12 points) had his team-high 14th double-figure scoring game of the season - he had only 12 double-figure games in his previous two seasons combined.
? Prince had 9 rebounds, 1 shy of his season high and 3rd career double-double.
? Kenny Chery had a season-high 4 steals, 1 short of his career high set vs. Iowa State on March 15, 2014.
? Lester Medford (13 points) had his 8th double-figure scoring game of the season - BU is 7-1 in those games.
? Medford's 30 combined points in the last 2 games are his most in any 2-game stretch - previous high was 25 points.

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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