March 9, 2018 Recap | Box Score
18/18 WEST VIRGINIA (23-9) 78, NR/RV BAYLOR (18-14) 65
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
Attendance: 17,653 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
· Thursday was the 15th series meeting between Baylor and West Virginia. The Bears are now 8-7 all-time against the Mountaineers, including 2-1 at neutral sites and 1-1 at Big 12 Championships.
· Baylor is 16-21 all-time at Big 12 Championships, including 12-13 in the Scott Drew era.
· Baylor is 11-10 in Big 12 Championships since 2009.
· Baylor is 31-17 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 (295) ÃÆ'Æ'à € 'ÃÆ'â ‚¬ ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢' ¬" he is 295-194 at BU and 315-205 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
· Baylor's 170 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (204).
· Baylor is 261-125 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
· Baylor is 170-78 over the last seven seasons.
TEAM NOTES
· Baylor's 26 personal fouls tied the most by the Bears in Big 12 Championship history.
· 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 868 consecutive games.
· Baylor started Manu Lecomte, Jake Lindsey, Nuni Omot, Terry Maston and Jo Lual-Acuil for the 2nd time this season. BU is 1-1 with that starting lineup.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
· Manu Lecomte (27 points) scored in double-figures for the 25th time this season and 71st time in his DI career.
· Lecomte's 27 points tied the 6th-most by a Baylor player in Big 12 Championship history and were the most since Pierre Jackson scored 31 vs. Oklahoma State in the 2013 Big 12 Championship.
· Lecomte had his 9th 20-point game of the season and the 13th of his DI career.
· Lecomte went 10-of-11 at the free throw line, the 3rd-most free throws made by a Baylor player in a Big 12 Championship game.
· Lecomte tied his career-high with 6 rebounds.
· Lecomte now has 85 made 3-pointers this season, 10th-most in a season in program history.
· Terry Maston (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 13th time this season and 31st time in his career.
· Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (4 blocks) had his 5th game this season and 14th career with 4+ blocks.
· Lual-Acuil Jr. now has 145 career blocks, tied with Mamadou Diene (2005-09) for 5th on Baylor's career list.
