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Men's Basketball 11/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Nov. 25, 2016

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20/RV BAYLOR (6-0) 66, 10/10 LOUISVILLE (5-1) 63
Fri., Nov. 25, 2016
Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Attendance: 1,655

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor improved to 3-0 this season vs. ranked teams ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU has defeated No. 4 Oregon, No. 10 Louisville and No. 24 Michigan State. The Bears are now 15-14 against AP Top 25 teams since the start of 2014-15.
- Baylor won its 3rd regular-season tournament title of the Scott Drew era ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the 2007 Paradise Jam, the 2011 Las Vegas Classic and the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Baylor played in the championship game of a regular-season tournament for the 3rd time in the last 4 years ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2013 Maui Invitational, 2014 Las Vegas Invitational and 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Baylor has advanced to the championship game of a regular-season tournament 6 times in the Drew era ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2007 Paradise Jam (won), 2008 76 Classic (lost), 2011 Las Vegas Classic (won), 2013 Maui Invitational (lost), 2014 Las Vegas Invitational (lost) and 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis (won).
- Baylor is now 7-16 in its last 23 games against AP Top 10 teams after starting the Drew era 1-26 in those games.
- Baylor's 131 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (152).
- Baylor is off to a 6-0 start for a 5th time in the last 9 seasons.
- Baylor and Louisville met for the first time ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor is now 37-11 against first-time opponents in the Drew era, including a 31-7 mark since 2007-08.
- Baylor is 26-11 in regular season tournaments during the Scott Drew era, including a 13-3 mark since 2013.
- Baylor is 9-14 all-time against current ACC members.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, Al Freeman, and Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 5-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 15th season overall (275-183) and 14th at Baylor (255-172).
- Drew is 222-103 since 2007-08 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 61-11 in November games under Drew and 6-0 this season.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor rallied from 22 points down ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears trailed 32-10 with 4:02 remaining in the 1st half.
- The Bears overcame a 15-point halftime deficit by out-scoring Louisville 43-25 in the 2nd half.
- Baylor held all three Battle 4 Atlantis opponents to 27 or fewer 2nd-half points, while the Bears scored at least 42 points in all three 2nd halves.
- Baylor faced a halftime deficit in all three games at Battle 4 Atlantis ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU trailed by 8 vs. VCU, trailed by 3 vs. Michigan State and trailed by 15 vs. Louisville ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears rallied to win all three of those games.
- Baylor out-scored all three Battle 4 Atlantis opponents by at least 16 points in the 2nd halves ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU out-scored VCU 43-27, out-scored Michigan State 43-25 and out-scored Louisville 42-24.
- Baylor shot 65% from the floor in the 2nd half (17-of-26).
- Three Baylor reserves combined to shoot 13-of-15 in the 2nd half ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 4-of-4 by Jake Lindsey, 5-of-6 by King McClure and 4-of-5 by Terry Maston. They also combined for 7 assists, 0 turnover and 4 steals.
- Baylor is 28-43 when trailing at the half since 2011-12 (3-0 this season).
- Baylor is 28-4 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 806 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 50-135 when trailing at halftime in the Drew era.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Johnathan Motley was named 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis MVP after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
- Motley (15 points) has scored in double-figures in all 5 games played this season. He recorded his 30th career double-digit scoring game, and BU is 24-6 in those games.
- Motley's 60 points at Battle 4 Atlantis tied for 5th-most in tournament history. He tied for 2nd-most with 22 field goals made
- Ishmail Wainright (5 assists, 1 turnover) finished Battle 4 Atlantis with 16 assists and 4 turnovers.
- Wainright (team-high 8 rebounds) also averaged a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game at Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Jake Lindsey had season-highs with 8 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, and he had 0 turnovers in 23 minutes.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (6 blocks) had the 3rd-most blocks ever in a Battle 4 Atlantis game. His 9 blocks in the tournament tied for 4th-most in tournament history.
- King McClure (15 points) had his 7th career double-digit scoring game and his 1st of the season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" he had 3 points over the first 5 games combined.
- McClure was 0-for-9 from the field this season before hitting 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to cut Louisville's lead from 16 to 10 points with 13:12 left in the 2nd half.
- Terry Maston (12 points) scored in double-figures for the 2nd time this season and 10th of his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 9-1 in those games.

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Players Mentioned

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.

#0 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.

F
7' 0"
Junior
SQ
Manu Lecomte

#20 Manu Lecomte

G
5' 11"
Junior
TR
Jake Lindsey

#3 Jake Lindsey

G
6' 5"
Freshman
HS
Terry Maston

#31 Terry Maston

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
1L
King McClure

#22 King McClure

G
6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

G/F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

F
6' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.

#0 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.

7' 0"
Junior
SQ
F
Manu Lecomte

#20 Manu Lecomte

5' 11"
Junior
TR
G
Jake Lindsey

#3 Jake Lindsey

6' 5"
Freshman
HS
G
Terry Maston

#31 Terry Maston

6' 7"
Sophomore
1L
F
King McClure

#22 King McClure

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
G
Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

6' 5"
Sophomore
G/F
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

6' 9"
Freshman
F