Baylor, New Orleans Postgame Notes
12/29/2018 7:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Baylor 84, New Orleans 44
NR/NR BAYLOR (8-4) 84, NR/NR NEW ORLEANS (5-6) 44
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,123
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,123
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor improved to 1-0 all-time against New Orleans.
- Baylor is now 51-14 against current Southland Conference teams.
- Baylor is 14-3 against Southland Conference teams under Scott Drew.
- Baylor is 58-4 in its last 62 nonconference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
- Baylor is 31-2 in its last 33 December games against unranked opponents.
- Baylor is 32-5 against unranked opponents at home since 2016-17.
- Baylor is now 34-9 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.
- Baylor improved to 44-4 in its last 48 non-conference games against unranked teams.
- Baylor moved to 145-33 in November/December games under Drew, including 73-19 in December games.
- The Bears are now 76-39 during King McClure's 4-year career and 73-39 in games McClure has played.
- Baylor is 270-130 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor is 6-0 when leading for 30 minutes or more in a game this season.
- Baylor moves to 3-0 when its opponent scores less than 50 points this season.
- Baylor has now limited its last two opponents to less than 50 points at the Ferrell Center.
- Baylor limited New Orleans to its fewest points in a game since scoring 44 against Butler on Jan. 5, 2013.
- Baylor dominated in assists (22-8), points off turnovers (33-11), bench points (36-18) and points in the paint (40-18) against the Privateers.
- Baylor posted a season-high 22 assists against the Privateers.
- Four Bears (Clark, Mason, Kegler and Butler) scored in double figures for the first time since Nov. 23 against Ole Miss.
- Ten Bears scored in a game for the first time this season.
- Baylor limited New Orleans to a 26.2 field goal percentage, 20 percent below its season average.
- In the first half, Baylor went on a 14-0 run to take a 22-10 lead after trailing 10-8.
- Baylor out-rebounded its opponent for the 9th time this season, improving to 7-2.
- BU extended the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 881 straight games.
- Baylor started Tristan Clark, King McClure, Mark Vital, Makai Mason and Mario Kegler for the 5th time this season, making BU 4-2 with that starting lineup.
- Baylor moved to 6-2 this season and 244-45 under Drew when leading or tied at halftime.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Tristan Clark (17 points) scored in double figures for the 9th time this season and the fourth time in five games.
- Clark (17 points, 12 rebounds) recorded his first double-double of the season against the Privateers and third of his career.
- Clark went 8-of-9 from the field and had a game-high five blocks.
- Clark (game-high 17 points) led the Bears in scoring for the 4th time this season.
- Makai Mason (13 points) scored in double figures for the 8th time this season and fourth-straight game.
- Jared Butler (16 points) scored in double figures for the 3rd time this season and for the first time since scoring 11 against Ole Miss on Nov. 23.
- Mario Kegler (10 points) scored in double figures for the 4th time this season and for the first time since scoring 13 at Arizona on Dec. 15.
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