Feb. 20, 2018 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
21/21 WEST VIRGINIA (20-8, 9-6) 71, RV/RV BAYLOR (17-11, 7-8) 60
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 7,519 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Tuesday was the 14th all-time series meeting against West Virginia. BU leads 8-6, including a 3-3 mark in Waco.
- The BU-WVU season series has been split twice (2014, 2017), BU has swept twice (2013, 2015) and WVU has swept twice (2016, 2018).
- Baylor has won 16+ games for a school-record 11th consecutive season -- the previous record was 2 straight.
- Scott Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (294) -- he is 294-191 at BU and 314-202 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 169 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (200).
- Baylor is 260-122 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 102-84 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.
- BU is 66-13 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the second half of a game, including 15-4 this season.
- Baylor is 169-75 over the last seven seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor suffered its worst home loss since an 11-point defeat (69-58) to West Virginia on March 5, 2016.
- Baylor had its lowest field goal shooting percentage of the season, shooting 32.8 percent. Its previous low was against Texas Tech last Saturday (33.3).
- Baylor's 28 free-throw attempts are the most since the team's 98-96 loss at Oklahoma (15-29).
- Baylor moves to 16-9 when scoring 60 or more points this season and 6-6 in Big 12 play this season.
- Baylor is 2-9 against ranked opponents this season and 2-6 during conference play.
- Baylor moves to 15-7 when outrebounding its opponent this season.
- Baylor moves to 2-1 when scoring equal (28-28) or fewer points in the paint than its opponent.
- Baylor ends its 5-game winning streak, which tied its longest in a single Big 12 season (1998 and 2016).
- Baylor had its lowest halftime score of the season with 18 first-half points vs. West Virginia. The previous season low was 19 first-half points at Texas Tech.
- Baylor has held its last four opponents to an average of 28.3 first-half points.
- The Bears are 4-10 this season when trailing at the half and 3-7 in Big 12 action.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 94 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 864 consecutive games.
- Baylor started Manu Lecomte, Jake Lindsey, Mark Vital, Tristan Clark and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. for the seventh consecutive game. The group is now 5-2 as a starting unit.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (team-high 16 points) scored double digits for the 21st time this season and 40th time in his career.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (16 points, 10 rebounds) recorded his 12th double-double of the season and 15th in his career.
- Manu Lecomte (12 points) scored in double-figures for the 23rd time this season and 69th time in his DI career.
- Jake Lindsey started for the 12th time in his career and for the seventh straight game.
- King McClure (8 points) logged his most points since scoring 8 against Iowa State on Feb. 3.
- Tyson Jolly had a season-high 3 free throws on a season-high 4 free-throw attempts.