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21/21 BAYLOR (9-2) 118, NR/NR SAVANNAH STATE (3-9) 86
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,996

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor has started 9-2 or better for the fifth straight season and 9th time since 2007-08 (all except 201-11 & 2012-13).
- Baylor is 24-3 in games against non-Big 12 opponents since the start of the 2016-17 season -- only losses are to South Carolina in 2017 Sweet 16, at No. 21 Xavier and vs. No. 8 Wichita State.
- Baylor has won 47 straight games at home against unranked non-conference teams (last loss was to Northwestern (74-70) on Dec. 4, 2012). BU has won 34 straight regular season games against unranked foes.
- Baylor and Savannah State met for the fourth time -- BU leads the series 4-0 with all four meetings played in Waco.
- Baylor is 136-28 in November and December games in the Drew era, including a 52-6 mark since 2013.
- Baylor is 69-16 in December under Drew and has won 27 straight games in December against unranked foes.
- Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (286) -- he is 286-182 at BU and 306-193 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 161 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (184).
- Baylor is 252-113 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 161-66 over the last six-plus seasons.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor's 118 points are the seventh-most points scored in a game in program history and the most in the Drew era.
- Baylor's 32 team assists tie for third-most in a single game in program history (vs. Oral Roberts, Feb. 27, 1993).
- Baylor scored 60-plus points (61) in a half for the first time since Dec. 31, 2008 vs. Jackson State.
- Baylor used a 21-0 run from the 14:14 to the 8:35 marks of the first half to break open a 37-12 lead.
- Baylor started Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Nuni Omot, Tristan Clark, Manu Lecomte and King McClure for the 10th time this season, and the group is 8-2 as a starting unit.
- Baylor scored 100+ points for the third time this season (107 vs. Central Arkansas, 105 vs. Randall).
- Baylor is 126-16 when leading at half since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 231-42 when leading or tied at half under Drew.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 78 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 846 straight games.
- Baylor had four different players with 5+ assists (Omot 8, Lecomte 7, Vital 6, Lindsey 5).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. posted the fifth 30-20 game in program history, the first since Johnathan Motley went 32-20 vs. Texas on Jan. 17, 2017.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (104 career blocks) took sole possession of ninth place all-time at Baylor, passing Joey Fatta (101, 1989-92).
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (31 points) scored in double figures for the ninth time this season, fifth straight game, and 28th time in his career.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (20 rebounds) collected the 14th double-double of his career, adding his sixth for the season, tied for the most in the Big 12.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. notched his first career 20+ scoring effort, posting a career-high scoring effort, surpassing his previous high mark of 19 (vs. Wisconsin on Nov. 20, 2017 and vs. Randall on Dec. 9, 2017).
- Nuni Omot (18 points) scored in double figures for the sixth time this season, fourth straight game, and seventh time in his career.
- Manu Lecomte (25 points) posted a season-high scoring effort, scoring in double figures for the ninth time this season, fifth straight game, and 55th time in his career. He scored 20 or more points for the fifth time this season and ninth time in his career.
- Lecomte (7-for-13 on 3PFG) set new career highs in three-point field goals made and attempted. He has made at least three three-pointers in nine of 10 games this season, including five straight games.
- King McClure (19 points) scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and the 20th time in his career.
- Mark Vital (12 points) set a new career-high mark in scoring, passing his previous high of 11 (at Xavier, vs. Sam Houston State).
- Vital (9 rebounds) also had a career-high rebounding effort, passing his previous high of seven (three times, most recent vs. Texas Southern). His six assists ties for his career-high (vs. Central Arkansas).
- Obim Okeke (2 rebounds) collected his first collegiate rebounds and his first block in just four minutes on the floor.