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Men's Basketball 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
March 1, 2016

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6/6 OKLAHOMA 73 (23-6, 11-6), 19/17 BAYLOR 71 (21-9, 10-7)
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)
Attendance: 11,563

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Tonight marked the 56th series meeting. BU trails 12-44 in the all-time series, including a 4-22 mark in Norman.
- Baylor is 7-9 in its last 16 games against Oklahoma after snapping a 30-game losing streak in the series in 2010.
- Baylor started Johnathan Motley, Lester Medford, Taurean Prince, Ishmail Wainright and Al Freeman for the 6th time in 30 games this season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 4-2 as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 57-22 in its last 79 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Sixteen of the 22 losses have been away from home and 15 of the losses were against ranked teams.
- Baylor is 83-70 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
- Baylor is 23-22 in Big 12 road games since 2012, which trails only Kansas (28-17).

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor trailed 46-20 with 50 seconds left in the first half, but the Bears went on a 48-21 run to take the lead exactly 17 minutes later.
- BU used a 21-2 run to take a 68-67 lead with 3:50 left in the second half. It was the Bears' first lead since 2-0.
- Baylor is 21-2 this season when it has taken a lead at any point in the second half ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the losses were vs. No. 2 Kansas and at No. 6 Oklahoma.
- Baylor won points off turnovers 30-22 and committed one fewer turnover than OU (17-16). The Bears fell to 14-2 this season when winning the turnover battle and 14-2 when getting more points off turnovers.
- Baylor finished with a 6-3 Big 12 road record, which ties the program's best road record in the league's 20-year history (2012).
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 796 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 (17 points) has scored in double-figures in 13 straight games and 42 of the last 48 games. It was his 25th game of 10+ points this season and the 64th of his career.
- Prince (1,241 career points) moved into 14th on Baylor's all-time scoring list, passing David Wesley (1,124), Henry Dugat (1,229), Vinnie Johnson (1,231) and Pierre Jackson (1,235).
- Lester Medford (5 assists) moved into a tie for 8th on Baylor's career assists list with 316, equaling David Wesley and passing Jay Shakir (314).
- Ishmail Wainright (8 points, 7 rebounds) made 2-of-4 from 3-point range, making him 16-of-30 (53%) from downtown over the last 13 games. He was 5-of-20 on 3-point attempts over his first 2 seasons at Baylor.
- Wainright played a career-high 38 minutes, including the entire second half. His previous career-high was 33 minutes.
- King McClure (career-high 17 points) posted his 6th double-figure scoring game.
- McClure made 3-of-4 from 3-point range, making him 17-of-38 on 3-point attempts (45%) over the last 15 games.
- Al Freeman (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 18th time this season and 25th of his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor is 21-4 when Freeman scores 10+ points.

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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