Box Score THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas (AP) - Taurean Prince scored 14 points, Rico Gathers had 13 points and 10 rebounds and No. 20 Baylor secured another 20-win season under coach Scott Drew, beating Kansas State 69-42 Saturday.
Prince also had five steals and five assists for the Bears, who have seven of the school's 10 seasons with 20 wins since Drew arrived in 2003.
With consecutive wins since a two-game skid that interrupted a hot streak, Baylor (20-7, 8-6 Big 12) is looking solid for a fifth trip to the NCAA tournament under Drew after winning for the 18th time in 20 home games.
Thomas Gipson scored 11 points to lead the Wildcats (13-15, 6-9), who set a season low for points and dropped two games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 2003 season.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Baylor reached 20+ wins for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons - BU had only 3 seasons with 20+ wins prior to the Drew era.
? Baylor started the game on a 6-0 run over the first 1:29. The Bears didn't trail again the rest of the game.
? Baylor extended its hot start to 17-6 through the first 6:06 of game time.
? Baylor gave up its second-fewest point of the season (42). The season-low is 39 against McNeese State in the season opener.
? Baylor gave up its fewest point in the Kansas State series ever. The previous low scored by the Wildcats against BU was 52 in 1948 in the first-ever series meeting.
? Baylor gave up its fewest points to a Big 12 opponent since holding TCU to 40 points on Jan. 12, 2013.
? BU had only 1 turnover in the first half. That ties a season low - the Bears also had 1 against New Mexico State on Dec. 17.
? Baylor had a season-high 14 steals in the game. The Bears previous high was 13 versus New Mexico State on Dec. 17.
? Baylor tied a season-high with 5 players in double figures - it was also accomplished vs. West Virginia, Texas A&M and TCU.
? Baylor had 24 assists on 27 made field goals.
? BU held Kansas State to 1 made 3-point basket and 6.3 percent (1 of 16) shooting from 3-point land. Those totals are both season lows for BU opponents. BU had previously held TCU to 2 3-point baskets and 15.4 percent shooting.
? Taurean Prince (14 points) had his team-leading 21st double-figure scoring game of the season and has now scored 10+ in a career-high 11 straight games.
? Prince had a career-high 5 steals, his previous high was 4 at Kansas State on Jan. 17, 2015.
? Prince had a career-high 5 assists, his previous high was 4 at Vanderbilt on Dec. 4, 2014.
? Rico Gathers (13 points and 10 rebounds) had his 14th double-double of the season and the 21st of his career.
? Gathers moved into a tied for fifth on BU's single season double-doubles list with 14 and into sole possession of eighth on career double-double list.
? Gathers (10 rebounds) reached double-figure rebounds for the 21st time in 27 games this season.
? Lester Medford (12 points) scored in double figures for the 11th time this season, and BU is 10-1 in those games.
? Medford has scored in double figures in 5 of the last 9 games after snapping a streak of 8 straight single-digit scoring games.
? Al Freeman had 11 points off the bench, which was his fifth time to be in double-digits this season.
? Freeman has had 7+ points off the bench in 12 games this season.
? Royce O'Neale (10 points) had double-figure scoring for the 10th time this season and the 20th time in his career.
? Jonathan Motley had 9 rebounds. That is the most rebounds for the freshman in Big 12 play.
STAT OF THE GAME
39-24: Points in the paint advantage for Baylor over Kansas State.
TWEET OF THE GAME
TOP QUOTE
"I thought the crowd helped us get off to a great start. We were really energetic on the defensive end, and I really thought we shared the ball extremely well today." - Baylor head coach Scott Drew
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor heads to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT. on ESPNU.
