March 13, 2018 Recap | Box Score | Quotes
NR/NR BAYLOR (19-14) 80, NR/NR WAGNER (23-10) 59 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas) Attendance: 1,988 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor opened up its run in the NIT with a win over Wagner to improve to 10-4 all-time in NIT play, including a 5-0 mark in Waco and 10-1 record in the Scott Drew era.
- The game was the first meeting between the two programs.
- Baylor is 32-17 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 10 seasons.
- Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (296) - he is 296-194 at BU and 316-205 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 171 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (204).
- Baylor is 262-125 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 171-78 over the last seven seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor improved to 15-1 this season when leading or tied at halftime, taking a 40-27 advantage into the break.
- Baylor improved to 3-6 on the season when grabbing equal or fewer rebounds than its opponents, trailing 37-39 in the rebound margin.
- Baylor improved to 10-0 on the season and 143-11 in the Drew era when shooting 50% or higher from the floor, posting a 52.6 field goal percentage on 30-57 shooting from the floor.
- Baylor shot 50% (10-20) from the three-point line, marking the ninth time this season that BU has made 10 or more three-point field goals this season.
- 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 869 consecutive games.
- Baylor started Manu Lecomte, Jake Lindsey, Nuni Omot, Mark Vital and Jo Lual-Acuil for the 1st time this season. BU is 1-0 with that starting lineup.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Manu Lecomte (24 points) scored in double-figures for the 26th time this season and 72nd time in his DI career.
- Lecomte had his 10th 20-point game of the season and the 14th of his DI career.
- Lecomte now has 91 made 3-pointers this season, jumping up to No. 7 in program history in three-point field goals made in a season.
- Lecomte has made 162 three-pointers in his two seasons with the Bears, moving up to No. 8 on BU's career leaderboard.
- Terry Maston (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season and 32nd time in his career.
- Nuni Omot (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 14th time in his career, all coming in the 2017-2018 season.
- King McClure (10 points) scored in double-digits for the 13th time this season and the 26th time in his career.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 24th time this season and the 43rd time in his career.
