Jan. 9, 2018 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
2/2 WEST VIRGINIA (15-1, 4-0) 57, RV/RV BAYLOR (11-5, 1-3) 54
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018
WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, W.Va.)
Attendance: 12,551 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor fell to 8-5 all-time against West Virginia, including 3-3 in Morgantown.
- Baylor fell to 0-18 all-time against teams ranked in the top-2 of the AP Top 25.
- BU is now 4-20 all-time against AP Top 5 teams, including 4-10 in its last 14 such games.
- Baylor fell to 9-20 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012.
- Baylor is now 37-58 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after starting the Drew era 0-27 vs. ranked teams.
- Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (288) ÃÆ'Æ'à € 'ÃÆ'â ‚¬ ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢' ¬" he is 288-185 at BU and 308-196 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 163 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (191).
- Baylor is 254-116 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 163-69 over the last seven seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor held West Virginia to 29 first-half points, tying its fewest points in the first half this season.
- Baylor was held to a season-low 25 second-half points. Its previous low was 29 at Xavier on Nov. 28.
- Baylor's 19 field goals made tied a season-low, and the .358 field goal percentage was a season-low, while the 21 turnovers tied a season high.
- Baylor started Manu Lecomte, King McClure, Mark Vital, Tristan Clark and Jo Lual-Acuil together for the first time this season.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 83 consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 16, 2015 vs. Oregon.
- Baylor has the Big 12's second longest active streak and the 12th longest nationally with at least one three-point field goal made in 851 consecutive games.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jo Lual Acuil Jr. (11 points) scored in double figures for the 12th time this season and 31st time in his career.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (10 rebounds) had his 8th double-double of the season and the 11th of his career. He's had double-doubles in all 3 career games against West Virginia.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (5 blocks) has recorded at least 2 blocks in each of his last 7 games, including 11 blocks in his 3 Big 12 games played.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. had his 2nd consecutive game with 4+ blocks and the 12th 4+ block game of his BU career. It was his 2nd game this season with 5+ blocks and the 9th of his career.
- Lual Acuil Jr. made the 50th start of his 2-year Baylor career.
- Mark Vital (8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) made his 2nd career start and first start at small forward.
- King McClure made a team-leading 28th consecutive start and played in his 31st consecutive game.
- Manu Lecomte (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 12th time this season and the 58th time in his collegiate career.
- Lecomte had a career-high 6 rebounds.