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BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? This evening's game marked the 244th all-time meeting between Baylor and Texas - UT leads the series 160-84 overall, 65-49 in Waco and 18-9 during the Scott Drew era - BU is 9-5 in last 14 games vs. UT after ending 24-game series losing streak in 2009.
? Baylor posted its largest win over Texas (23 points) since a 24-point (84-60) win on March 5, 1988, in Waco.
? Baylor is off to a 16-5 start for the 4th time in the last 8 years.
? Baylor has won 16 of its last 17 home games, with the lone loss a 1-point defeat to No. 12 Kansas on Jan. 7.
? Baylor is 30-4 against in-state opponents since 2011-12 and 44-8 against Lone Star State teams since 2009-10 - 3 of BU's 4 losses to in-state teams over the last 4 seasons have been to Texas (2013, 2014, 2014).
? Baylor is 75-7 when leading at half over the last 4 seasons - 14-3 this season - and 178-31 in the Drew era.
? Baylor has held opponents under 30 first-half points in 15 of 21 games this season, including 10 times at 25 or less.
? Baylor is 46-51 in January games under Drew, including a 5-4 mark this season.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (240-166) and 12th at Baylor (220-155).
? Baylor is 186-86 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 28-8 over its last 36 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 83-5 under Drew when holding teams to 60 points or less and have done so 11 times this season (10-1).
? Baylor is 94-39 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor is 1 of 9 Division I teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season.
? Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 7+ seasons (66-60) 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 15th time this season - the group is 11-4 when starting together and each starter had at least 6 points.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor opened game's first 3:13 on 12-0 run, went 8-for-8 to begin game from field while UT began game 0-for-12, and the Bears never looked back.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 753 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 42 points allowed in the point were a season high.
? Baylor has had equal or more second-chance points than its opponent in 19 of 21 games - just second game BU failed to do so.
? Baylor has held 19 of its 21 opponents under their season scoring averages.
? Baylor is 16-2 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 than its opponents and now 3-3 when not doing so.
? Baylor is 13-1 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 now 5-2 when getting less than 15.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Rico Gathers moved into sole possession of 10th on Baylor's all-time wins list (65) and all-time Big 12 wins list (22).
? Gathers (15 rebounds) reached double-figure rebounds for a Big-12 best 17th time in 21 games this season -- it was the 31st time he's posted 10+ boards in his career.
? Johnathan Motley (13 points) scored in double figures for the 8th time this season, first time since scoring 14 vs. Iowa State on Jan. 14 - a span of 4 games.
? Royce O'Neale (20 points) scored in double figures for the 7th time this season, 17th time in his career.
? Kenny Chery (23 points) scored in double figures for the 8th time this season, 30th time in his career and 6th time in last 7 games.
? Lester Medford (7 assists) had 5 or more assists for the 9th time this season - Baylor is 9-0 in those games.
? Taurean Prince (13 points) had his team-high 15th double-figure scoring game of the season - he had only 12 double-figure games in his previous two seasons combined.