Feb. 28, 2015

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19/20 BAYLOR 78 (22-7, 10-6), 20/19 WEST VIRGINIA 66 (22-7, 10-6)
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015
the Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 9,385

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Today's game was the seventh series meeting, all of which have come since 2011. Baylor leads 6-1 including a 2-1 mark in Waco.
? Baylor's win over West Virginia marks the first time in program history that the Bears have beaten ranked opponents in back-to-back games (W, at No. 12 Iowa State, Feb. 25).
? Baylor's win makes the Bears 6-4 vs. ranked teams this season, surpassing the previous school record (5, 2013-14) for most wins vs. ranked opponents in a season.
? Baylor is 81-9 when leading at half over the last 4 seasons, including 20-5 this season.
? Baylor is 31-19 in February games since 2009-10 and 41-54 in February games under Scott Drew.
? Baylor is 34-10 in its last 44 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Eight of the last 10 losses have been away from home (5, road, 3 neutral) and 7 of the 10 losses have been against ranked teams.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (246-168) and 12th at Baylor (226-157).
? Baylor is 192-88 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 101-41 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 7+ seasons (72-62) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45-131).
? Baylor's 10th win in conference play marks the 11th time in school history the team has reached double-digit conference wins in a season (3 Big 12, 11 SWC).
? Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the 23rd time this season - Baylor has a 17-6 record with that starting lineup.
? Only 3 of Baylor's 28 opponents have topped their season scoring averages against the Bears - Southern, Oklahoma State and Kansas.
? Baylor has won 19 of its last 21 home games, with losses to No. 12 Kansas (1 pt) and to No. 21 Oklahoma State (9 pts).
? Baylor is 1 of 4 teams to lead by at least 6 points in every game this season - the others are No. 1 Kentucky, No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 9 Notre Dame.
? Baylor is 1 of 5 Division I teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor shot 65.4 percent from the floor in the first half (17-26), which marked the top performance by the Bears in a league game since Jan. 30, 2007 when BU hit 65.6 percent of its first-half shots.
? Baylor grabbed 11 offensive boards, which the Bears turned into 22 points.
? Baylor's reserves outscored WVU's 32-19.
? The Bears finished the game shooting 51.1 percent from the floor, which marked the third time this season BU shot 50 percent or better vs. a Big 12 opponent and the second time vs. WVU (.549, at WVU, 2/7/15; .500, vs. OU, 1/24/15).
? Baylor hit 8-of-15 shots from 3-point land (.533) to hit 50 percent or better for the seventh time this season and for the third-straight game beyond the arc.
? Baylor's eight turnovers tied for the fewest committed this season (8, vs. Memphis, 11/27) and were the fewest committed vs. a Big 12 opponent this season.
? Prior to Saturday's game with Baylor, the fewest turnovers the Mountaineers had forced in a game this season was 13 (at Oklahoma, 2/3/15); Baylor had just eight.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Taurean Prince (20 pts) had his team-leading 23rd double-figure scoring game of the season and has now scored 10+ in a career-high 13-straight games, including 23 of 24 games this season.
? Prince surpassed the 20-point mark for the sixth time this season, and the fifth time vs. a Big 12 opponent.
? Royce O'Neale finished with 18 points to mark the 12th time this season he's scored in double figures, and the eighth time in league play.
? O'Neale tied a season high by dishing seven assists (7, at South Carolina, 11/18).
? Rico Gathers finished the game with 17 points and scored in double figures for the 17th time this season, the 31st time in his career, and the 10th time in league play this year.
? Gathers finished with 10 rebounds to mark the 15th time this season to collect a double-double, it was the 22nd double-double of his career, and it was the 9th of the season vs. a Big 12 opponent for him.
? Al Freeman reached double figures (10 pts) in scoring for the seventh time this season and the third time vs. a Big 12 opponent.
? Freeman tied a season-high with seven rebounds (7, vs. McNeese State, 11/14).