Nov. 17, 2017 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
24/24 BAYLOR (3-0) 78, NR/NR ALCORN STATE (0-4) 61
Fri., Nov. 17, 2017
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,330 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor and Alcorn State met for the fourth time in the all-time series, now moving to 4-0 after Friday's game.
- Baylor is now 54-0 against current SWAC teams.
- Baylor is now 2-0 in the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic. BU is 15-3 in five regular-season tournaments since 2013-14.
- Baylor has won 46 straight non-conference home games ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" the nation's second longest streak (Duke, 134). BU has outscored opponents by 1,043 points during the streak (22.7 ppg).
- Baylor is one of 12 teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 10 seasons entering 2017-18.
- Scott Drew earned his 300th career win as a head coach. In his 15th season, Drew is Baylor's all-time wins leader (280) ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" he is 280-180 at BU and 300-191 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 155 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (181).
- Baylor is 246-111 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 155-64 over the last six seasons.
- Baylor started Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Nuni Omot, Tristan Clark, Manu Lecomte and King McClure for the third straight game, and the group is 3-0 as a starting unit this season.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor used two double-digit runs to open a 42-25 halftime lead. BU had an 11-0 run from the 16:40 mark of the first half to the 12:11 mark to take a 18-6 lead. BU also had a 10-0 run from the 10:28 mark to the 6:35 mark for the 31-12 lead.
- Baylor did not allow a point off turnovers for three consecutive halves for the first time since the stat started being kept in 2001. The streak lasted 65 straight minutes and ended at the 15:54 mark of the second half.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 70 consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 16, 2015 vs. Oregon.
- Baylor is 226-42 when leading or tied at half under Drew, and is 120-16 since 2011-12.
- Baylor has led at halftime in 137 of 219 games over the last six-plus seasons, and BU is 155-64 since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 222-62 when outrebounding its opponent under Drew.
- Baylor is 130-26 in November and December under Drew, including a 48-4 mark since 2013.
- Baylor is 65-11 in November under Drew.
- Baylor has the Big 12's second longest active streak with at least one three-point field goal made, doing so in 838 straight games.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Manu Lecomte made his fifth straight start and scored a game-high 17 points for his third straight game in double figures and 49th of his career.
- Terry Maston was one of three Bears with double-digit rebounds.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. made his team-high 38th straight start and posted 16 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for his fourth career double-double.
- King McClure made his 14th straight start and posted his second double-digit scoring game of the season (13).
- Mark Vital tied a career-high seven points.
- Tristan Clark nearly had his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds.
- Jake Lindsey had a season-high eight points and posted one block for the third straight game.
- Lindsey has posted at least four assists and no turnovers for the third consecutive game.