Dec. 14, 2017 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
21/21 BAYLOR (8-2) 99, NR/NR TEXAS SOUTHERN (0-10) 68
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,459 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor has started 8-2 or better for the fifth straight season and 10th time in the last 11 seasons (except 2012-13).
- Baylor is 23-3 in games against non-Big 12 opponents since the start of the 2016-17 season ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" only losses are to South Carolina in 2017 Sweet 16, at No. 21 Xavier and vs. No. 8 Wichita State.
- Baylor has won 46 straight games at home against unranked non-conference teams (last loss was to Northwestern (74-70) on Dec. 4, 2012). BU has won 33 straight regular season games against unranked foes.
- Baylor and Texas Southern met for the 11th time ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" BU leads the series 11-0.
- Baylor is 135-28 in November and December games in the Drew era, including a 52-6 mark since 2013.
- Baylor is 68-16 in December under Drew and has won 26 straight games in December against unranked foes.
- Baylor is 52-9 against in-state opponents since 2011-12 and 66-13 over the last eight-plus seasons.
- Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (285) ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" he is 285-182 at BU and 305-193 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 160 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (184).
- Baylor is 251-113 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 160-66 over the last six-plus seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor broke the program record for highest field goal percentage in a game (66.12%), breaking the record set in BU's first game this season (66.10 percent vs. Central Arkansas).
- Baylor used a 17-0 run from the 18:21 to the 13:52 marks of the second half to take a 62-37 lead.
- Baylor started Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Nuni Omot, Tristan Clark, Manu Lecomte and King McClure for the ninth time this season, and the group is 7-2 as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 125-16 when leading at half since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 230-42 when leading or tied at half under Drew.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 77 consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 16, 2015 vs. Oregon.
- Baylor has the Big 12's second longest active streak with at least one three-point field goal made, doing so in 845 straight games.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (101 career blocks) moved into a tie for ninth place all-time at Baylor with Joey Fatta (101, 1989-92). He is the 10th player to reach 100 blocks in program history and third fastest (45 games).
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (18 points) scored in double figures for the eighth time this season, fourth straight game, and 27th time in his career.
- Nuni Omot (22 points) scored in double figures for the fifth time this season, third straight game, and sixth time in his career. He's scored 20 or more points for the second time in his career and second straight game.
- Manu Lecomte (22 points) scored in double figures for the eighth time this season, fourth straight game, and 54th time in his career. He scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season and eighth time in his career.
- Lecomte (three three-pointers made) has made at least three three-pointers in eight of nine games this season, including four straight games.
- Lecomte tied a career high with three steals.
- Tyson Jolly scored a career-high-tying two points.
- Obim Okeke scored his first three career points.
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