Baylor, Sam Houston State Postgame Notes
11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Wed., Nov. 30, 2016
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,029
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor is 1 of 17 remaining undefeated Division I teams.
- Baylor is off to a 7-0 start for the 1st time since 2011-12.
- Baylor has won 38 consecutive non-conference home games, dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
- Baylor's 132 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (152).
- Baylor is 163-62 all-time at home under Scott Drew, has had 12 or more wins each season since 2006-07 (145-38) and is 4-0 this season.
- Baylor is 43-8 against in-state opponents since 2011-12 and 57-12 against Lone Star State teams over the last seven-plus seasons.
- Baylor and Sam Houston State met for the 11th time ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU holds a 6-3 edge in games played in Waco.
- Baylor is 46-13 all-time against current Southland Conference members.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, Al Freeman, and Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 6-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 15th season overall (276-183) and 14th at Baylor (256-172).
- Drew is 223-103 since 2007-08 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 62-11 in November games under Drew and 7-0 this season.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor used a 10-0 run in the game's first 5:51 and 20-2 run in the first 10:22 to take control of the contest.
- Baylor is 209-37 under Drew when leading at halftime and 4-0 this season.
- Baylor's 17 points allowed in the first half were its fewest since allowing 15 against Prairie View A&M on Dec. 2, 2015.
- Baylor is 227-23 under Drew when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent and 6-0 this season.
- Baylor is 202-56 under Drew when outrebounding its opponent and 6-0 this season.
- Baylor (season-high 13 3-pointers) made 10 or more 3-pointers for the 2nd time this season
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 807 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.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- King McClure (14 points) scored in double figures for the 2nd time this season and in as many games, and 8th time in his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" he has 29 points in his last two contests after scoring 3 points in the season-opener vs. Oral Roberts and no points in the next four games.
- McClure made a career-high 5 3-pointers.
- Al Freeman (13 points) scored in double figures for the 4th time this season and 31st time in his career.
- Johnathan Motley (career-high 14 rebounds) had double figure rebounds for the 2nd time this season and 7th time in his career.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (career-high-tying 14 rebounds) had double figure rebounds for the 2nd time at Baylor.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (4 blocks) has had at least 1 block in all 7 games this season and multiple block in 6 of 7 contests.
- Ishmail Wainright (season-high 12 points) scored in double figures for the 2nd time this season and 8th time in his career.
- Wainright had a career-high 5 steals.
- Wendell Mitchell had a career-high-tying 2 assists.
- Jake Lindsey had a career-high 2 blocks.