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Men's Basketball 2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM
Feb. 27, 2016

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19/16 BAYLOR 86 (21-8, 10-6), nr/nr TCU 71 (11-18, 2-14)
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 6,364

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Tonight marked the 179th series meeting ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the 3rd-most played rivalry in program history. Baylor leads the all-time series 98-81, including a 40-40 mark in Fort Worth and a 9-0 mark as Big 12 rivals.
- Baylor has won its 9 Big 12 series meetings against TCU by an average of 19.3 points per game.
- Baylor started Johnathan Motley, Lester Medford, Taurean Prince, Ishmail Wainright and Al Freeman for the 5th time in 29 games this season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 4-1 as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 21-1 this season when it has taken the lead at any point in the 2nd half of a game.
- Baylor is 57-21 in its last 78 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Fifteen of the 21 losses have been away from home and 14 of the losses were against ranked teams.
- Baylor is 83-69 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
- Baylor is 17-1 when leading at the half this season, 99-12 when leading at the half since 2011-12 and 204-36 when leading at the half in the Drew era.
- Baylor improved to 14-12 in Big 12 road games since 2014, equaling Kansas for the league's best road record.
- Baylor is 23-21 in Big 12 road games since 2012, which trails only Kansas (27-17).
- Baylor's 124 wins since 2011-12 ranks 2nd in the Big 12 behind Kansas (140).

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor hasn't trailed in any of its last 3 Big 12 road games (at Kansas State, at Texas, at TCU).
- Baylor reached double-digit wins in Big 12 play for the 4th time (2010, 2012, 2015, 2016).
- Baylor improved to 6-2 in Big 12 road games, tying its most in a season (6-3 in 2012).
- Baylor recorded its 21st win of the season, tying the 10th-most in program history.
- Baylor (20 assists) improved to 18-1 this season when posting 16+ assists.
- Baylor improved to 21-2 this season when shooting 40% or better from the field.
- Baylor started the game on an 11-0 run over the first 2:37 of game time.
- Baylor out-rebounded TCU 45-21, posting its highest rebound total in Big 12 play since recording 49 boards against TCU on Feb. 4, 2015.
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 795 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from three-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Taurean Prince (22 points) scored in double-figures for the 12th straight game, 24th time this season and 63rd time in his career.
- Prince had his 5th 20-point game of the season and the 14th of his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 12-2 when he scores 20+ points.
- Johnathan Motley (22 points) scored in double-figures for the 15th time this season and 23rd time in his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 19-4 when Motley scores 10+ points.
- Motley had his 7th 20-point game of the season and 9th of his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 8-1 when he scores 20+ points.
- Lester Medford (10 assists) now has 205 assists this season. He joins Nelson Haggerty (284 in 1994-95) and Pierre Jackson (255 in 2012-13 and 223 in 2011-12) as the only players in program history with 200+ assists in a season.
- Medford had his 6th double-digit assist game of the season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 6-0 in those games.
- Medford also tied his career high with 6 rebounds.
- Ishmail Wainright (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 6th time this season.
- Wainright went 2-of-3 from 3-point range, improving to 54% (14-of-26) from downtown over the last 12 games.
- Wainright also had 4 assists and 1 turnover, giving him 17 assists and 2 turnovers over the last 4 games.
- King McClure (8 points) went 2-of-4 from 3-point range, snapping and 0-for-6 stretch over the previous 4 games.

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Players Mentioned

King McClure

#22 King McClure

G
6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

G
5' 10"
Junior
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

G/F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Pierre Jackson

#55 Pierre Jackson

G
5' 10"
Senior
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

King McClure

#22 King McClure

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
G
Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

5' 10"
Junior
G
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

6' 5"
Sophomore
G/F
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

6' 9"
Freshman
F
Pierre Jackson

#55 Pierre Jackson

5' 10"
Senior
G
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F