Baylor, Kansas Postgame Notes

Kansas 73, Baylor 68

Men's Basketball 1/12/2019 5:46:00 PM

7/9 KANSAS (14-2, 3-1) 73, NR/NR BAYLOR (9-6, 1-2) 68
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 9,091

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor is now 5-30 all-time against KU, including 3-12 in Waco.
Baylor is now 5-3 in home games against top-10 teams over the last three seasons.
Baylor is now 15-6 in Big 12 home games since 2017, including 5-4 against ranked opponents.
Baylor is 104-88 in Big 12 play over the last 12 seasons after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
The Bears are now 77-41 during King McClure's 4-year career and 74-41 in games McClure has played.
Baylor is 271-132 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.

TEAM NOTES

Baylor ended the game on a 20-5 run and held Kansas to zero field goals the last 6:28 minutes.
Baylor attempted a season-high 75 field goals, including a 47-18 second-half margin against Kansas.
Baylor opened the game by going 0-for-14 in field goals before Mark Vital had a layup with 9:34 remaining in the first half.
Baylor led Kansas in second-chance points (14-5), points off turnovers (17-5), offensive rebounds (26-4), bench points (24-13) and points in the paint (32-24).
Baylor went on a 7-0 run and a 6-0 run to pull within three at 22-19 in the first half after being down 18-2.
Baylor shot a season-low 33.3 field goal percentage against the Jayhawks.
Baylor is now 2-4 when trailing at the half this season and 62-156 in the Drew era.
Baylor out-rebounded its opponent (49-30) for the 12^th time in 15 games this season and is 8-4 when out-rebounding its opponent.
Baylor's 26 offensive rebounds is a season high and most since posting 21 vs. Texas Southern on Nov. 6.
All nine Bears who saw game time scored in Saturday's contest.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 884 straight games.
Baylor started Jared Butler, King McClure, Mark Vital, Makai Mason and Mario Kegler for the 1^st time this season, and BU is 0-1 in that starting lineup.
Baylor played without Tristan Clark in the lineup for the first time this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Jared Butler (14 points) scored in double figures for the 4^th time this season and for the first time since scoring 16 against New Orleans on Dec. 29.
Butler made a season-best 4 three-pointers against the Jayhawks (4-for-9).
Butler led the team in scoring for the 2^nd time this season.
Makai Mason (11 points) scored in double figures for the 11^th time this season and 7^th-straight game.
Mason has scored in double-figures in 46 of 73 career Division I games (35 of 62 at Yale).
King McClure (10 rebounds) posted double-figure rebounds for the 3^rd time this season and in his career.
Mark Vital (10 points, 9 rebounds) nearly posted a double-double against the Jayhawks, scoring in double figures for the 5^th time this season.