Baylor, VCU Postgame Notes
11/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Wed., Nov. 23, 2016
Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Attendance: 1,215
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor's 129 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (150).
- Baylor is off to a 4-0 start for 8th time in the last 10 seasons.
- Baylor and VCU met for the 4th time ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is now 2-2 in the all-time series, including 1-1 in neutral site games.
- Baylor is 24-11 in regular season tournaments during the Scott Drew era, including a 11-3 mark since 2013-14.
- Baylor is 8-12 all-time against current Atlantic 10 Conference teams.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, Al Freeman, and Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 3-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 15th season overall (273-183) and 14th at Baylor (253-172).
- Drew is 220-103 since 2007-08 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 59-11 in November games under Drew and 4-0 this season.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor's first 16 field goal attempts were from 2-point range ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears didn't attempt a 3-pointer until 4:20 left in the first half.
- Baylor went a perfect 17-of-17 on 2nd-half free throws after shooting 10-of-16 at the line in the 1st half.
- Baylor erased an 8-point halftime deficit by out-scoring VCU 43-27 in the 2nd half.
- Baylor's first 3-pointer made came with 13:10 left in the 2nd half ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" it was Jake Lindsey's 6th career 3-pointer made.
- Baylor is 26-43 when trailing at the half since 2011-12 (1-0 this season).
- Baylor is 26-4 since the start of last season when it takes a lead at any point in the second half of a game.
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 804 consecutive games ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 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 is 48-135 when trailing at halftime in the Drew era.
- Baylor is 32-147 when shooting a lower percentage than its opponent in Drew's tenure.
- Baylor is 200-56 when outrebounding its opponent under Drew.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Al Freeman (15 points) had his 3rd double-digit scoring game of the season and 30th of his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 25-5 when Freeman scores 10+ points.
- Johnathan Motley (19 points, 10 rebounds) had his 1st double-double of the season and the 6th of his career.
- Motley (19 points) has scored in double-figures in all 3 games played this season and 28 times in his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 22-6 in those games).
- Motley (10 rebounds) has 6 career double-digit rebound games - BU is 5-1 in those games.
- Motley made a career-best 9 free throws on only 10 attempts.
- Manu Lecomte (16 points) scored Baylor's final 11 points of the game, including 9 straight free throws.
- Jake Lindsey made Baylor's first 3-pointer of the game with 13:10 left in the 2nd half ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" it was his 3rd 3-pointer of the season, matching his total from all of last year.
